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Administration may permit the replacement of some or all of such 

 ladders by approved devices; 



(ii) where there are carried liferafts for which approved launching devices 

 are provided, means for illuminating those liferafts and launching 

 devices during the preparation for and the process of launching, 

 and also for illuminating the water into which those liferafts are 

 launched until the process of launching is completed; 



(iii) means for illuminating the stowage position of liferafts for which 

 approved launching devices are not provided; 



(iv) arrangements for warning the passengers and crew that the ship is 

 about to be abandoned; and 



(v) means for preventing any discharge of water into the liferafts at fixed 

 launching positions, including those under approved launching 

 devices. 



Regulation 20 



Marking of Lifeboats, Liferafts and Buoyant Apparatus 



(a) The dimensions of a lifeboat and the number of persons which it is 

 permitted to carry shall be marked on it in clear permanent characters. The 

 name and port of registry of the ship to which the lifeboat belongs shall be 

 painted on each side of the bow. 



(b) Buoyant apparatus shall be marked with the number of persons in 

 the same manner. 



(c) The number of persons shall be marked in the same manner on 

 inflatable liferafts and also on the valise or container in which the inflatable 

 liferaft is contained. Every inflatable liferaft shall also bear a serial number 

 and the manufacturer's name so that the owner of the liferaft can be 

 ascertained. 



{d) Every rigid liferaft shall be marked with the name and port of registry 

 of the ship in which it is carried, and with the number of persons it is 

 permitted to carry. 



(e) No lifeboat, liferaft or buoyant apparatus shall be marked for a 

 greater number of persons than that obtained in the manner specified in this 

 Chapter. 



Regulation 21 



Specification of a Lifebuoy 



(a) A lifebuoy shall satisfy the following requirements : — 

 (i) it shall be of solid cork or any other equivalent material; 

 (ii) it shall be capable of supporting in fresh water for 24 hours at least 

 32 lbs. (or 14 5 kilogrammes) of iron; 



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