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(ii) Each feeder shall contain not less than 2 per cent, of the quantity 

 of grain carried in that part of the hold or compartment that it feeds except 

 as otherwise provided for in paragraph (a) of Regulation 4 of this Chapter. 



(b) When bulk grain is carried in deep tanks primarily constructed for the 

 carriage of liquids to which paragraph (c) of Regulation 6 of this Chapter 

 applies or that are divided i5y one or more permanent steel longitudinal 

 divisions fitted grain-tight, feeders to the tanks may be omitted if the tanks 

 and tank hatchways are completely filled and the hatch covers secured. 



Regulation 8 



Common Loading 



For the purpose of Regulations 4 and 7 of this Chapter lower holds and 

 'tween deck spaces over them may be loaded as one compartment under the 

 following conditions: — 



(a) longitudinal bulkheads or shifting boards shall be fitted deck to deck 

 in the 'tween deck of a ship having two decks; in all other cases 

 the longitudinal bulkheads or shifting boards shall be fitted for the 

 upper third of the total depth of the common spaces; 



(/?) in order to secure an adequate flow of grain all spaces shall comply 

 with the requirements of Regulation 9 of this Chapter and openings 

 shall be provided in the wings of the deck immediately below the 

 uppermost deck forward and aft of the ends of the hatchways as 

 necessary to provide in combination with the hatchways a maximum 

 feeding distance of 8 feet (or 2 44 metres) measured in a fore and 

 aft line. 



Regulation 9 



Trimming and bagging of end spaces 



When the distance, measured in a fore and aft line, from any part of a 

 hold or compartment to the nearest feeder exceeds 25 feet (or 7-62 metres) 

 the bulk grain in the end spaces beyond 25 feet (or 7 62 metres) from the 

 nearest feeder shall be levelled off at a depth of at least 6 feet (or 1 83 metres) 

 below the deck, and the end spaces filled with bagged grain built up on a suitable 

 platform. a.<^. required in paragraph (h) of Regulation 5 of this Chapter. 



Regulation 10 



Bulk grain in 'tween decks and superstructures 



Bulk grain shall not be carried above deck, in the 'tween deck of a two 

 deck ship, or in the uppermost 'tween deck of a ship having more than two 

 decks except under the following conditions : — 



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