268 SOCIETY NAVAL ARCHITECTS AND MARINE ENGINEERS. 



addition shall bring the total capacity of the boats on the vessel at least up to the greater of 

 the two following amounts : 



(a) The minimum capacity required by these Regulations; 



(b) A capacity sufficient to accommodate 75 per cent of the persons on board. 



The remainder of the accommodation required shall be provided either in boats of Class 

 1 or Class 2, or in pontoon rafts of an approved type. 



Article XLIII. 



minimum number of davits and of open boats of the first class minimum boat 



capacity. 



The following table fixes, according to the length of the vessel — 



(A) The minimum number of sets of davits to be provided, to each of which must be 

 attached a boat of the first class in accordance with Chapter VI, Life Saving Appliances, 

 Article 47, of the Convention, and Article XLI above. 



(B) The minimum total number of open boats of the first class, which must be at- 

 tached to davits, in accordance with Article XLI above; 



(C) The minimum boat capacity required, including the boats attached to davits and 

 the additional boats, in accordance with Article XLII above. 



