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(vi) It shall be fitted with a painter and have a line securely becketed 

 round the outside. 



(b) The number of persons for which buoyant apparatus is certified shall 

 be the number, 



(i) ascertained by dividing the number of pounds of iron which it is 

 capable of supporting in fresh water by 32 (or the number of 

 kilogrammes divided by 14 5), or 



(ii) equal to the number of feet (equivalent to 30 -5 centimetres) in the 

 perimeter, 



whichever is the less. 



Regulation 34 



Number of Lifebuoys to be Provided 



The minimum number of lifebuoys with which passenger ships are 

 provided shall be fixed by the following table: — 



PART C.-CARGO SHIPS ONLY 

 Regulation 35 



Number and Capacity of Lifeboats and Liferafts 



(a) (i) Every cargo ship, except tankers of 1,600 tons gross tonnage and 

 upwards, ships employed as whale factory ships, fish processing or canning 

 factory ships, and ships engaged in the carriage of persons employed in the 

 whaling, fish processing or canning industries, shall carry lifeboats on 

 each side of the ship of such aggregate capacity as will accommodate all 

 persons on board, and in addition shall carry liferafts sufficient to 

 accommodate half that number. 



Provided that, in the case of such cargo ships engaged on international 

 voyages between near neighbouring countries, the Administration, if it is 

 satisfied that the conditions of the voyage are such as to render the compulsory 

 carriage of liferafts unreasonable or unnecessary, may to that extent exempt 

 individual ships or classes of ships from this requirement. 



(ii) Every tanker of 1,600 tons gross tonnage and upwards shall carry 

 lifeboats on each side of the ship of such aggregate capacity as will 

 accommodate all persons on board. 



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