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(ii) For liferafts which are permitted to accommodate not more than 

 12 persons; one knife and one baler; for liferafts which are 

 permitted to accommodate 13 persons or more; two knives and 

 two balers. 



(iii) Two sponges. 



(iv) Two sea-anchors, one permanently attached to the liferaft and one 

 spare. 



(v) Two paddles. 



(vi) One repair outfit capable of repairing punctures in buoyancy 

 compartments. 



(vii) One topping-up pump or bellows, unless the liferaft complies with 

 Regulation 16 of this Chapter. 



(viii) Three tin-openers. 

 • (ix) One approved first-aid outfit in a waterproof case. 



(x) One rustproof graduated drinking vessel. 



(xi) One waterproof electric torch suitable for signalling in the Morse 

 Code, together with one spare set of batteries and one spare bulb 

 in a waterproof container. 



(xii) One daylight signalling mirror and one signalling whistle. 



(xiii) Two parachute distress signals of an approved type, capable of giving 

 a bright red light at a high altitude. 



(xiv) Six hand flares of an approved type, capable of giving a bright red 

 light. 



(xv) One set of fishing tackle. 



(xvi) A food ration, determined by the Administration, for each person 

 the liferaft is permitted to accommodate. 



(xvii) Watertight receptacles containing three pints (or-one and a half litres) 

 of fresh water for each person the liferaft is permitted to 

 accommodate, of which one pint (or half a litre) per person may 

 be replaced by a suitable de-salting apparatus capable of producing 

 an equal amount of fresh water. 



(xviii) Six anti-seasickness tablets for each person the liferaft is deemed 

 fit to accommodate. 



(xix) Instructions on how to survive in the liferaft; and 



(xx) One copy of the illustrated table of life-saving signals referred to in 

 Regulation 16 of Chapter V. 



(b) In the case of passenger ships engaged on short international voyages 

 of such duration that in the opinion of the Administration all the items 

 specified in paragraph (a) are unnecessary, the Administration may allow one 

 or more liferafts, not being less than one-sixth of the number of the liferafts 



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