204 SUGGESTIONS FOR REDUCING THE EOSS BY FIRE ON VESSELS. 



APPENDIX. 



AN EXTRACT FROM THE RULES AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE VESSEL REGISTER, 

 WHICH WAS ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A STANDARD 

 OF FIRE EQUIPMENT ON VESSELS. 



The following requirements are necessary to obtain a certificate for 

 freight steamers : — 



CONSTRUCTION. 



Section i . All government rules and regulations relating to tlie con- 

 struction, equipment and outfit of the vessel must be complied witli. 



Sec 2. All boilers, main steam and auxiliary lines carrying boiler pres- 

 sure must be thoroughly covered with asbestos or other approved material, 

 and where steam-pipes pass through woodwork they are to be fitted with 

 a proper metal collar or wood protected in an efficient manner. 



Sec. 3. All woodwork within 6 inches of boiler at sides or within 12 

 inches overhead of boiler or steam dome, or within 2 feet 6 inches of uptakes 

 or breeching must be covered with sheet-metal over sheet asbestos. 



Sec. 4. Stoke-hold or fire-room floor must be covered with at least 

 2 inches of brick or cement or other approved material. 



Sec. 5. Where smokestack passes through wood deck, the woodwork 

 must be cut away at least 1 2 inches clear of the outer casing of said stack, 

 and tlie wood must be faced with a metal collar over sheet asbestos. 



Sec 6. Coal bunkers must be thoroughly cleaned out as often as pos- 

 sible and at least once every sixty days during the season of navigation, 

 making sure that all coal dust and rubbish are removed ; special care to be 

 taken in cleaning shelf piece. 



Sec 7. All oil rooms and lamp rooms must be fitted witli steam fire- 

 extinguishers and be thoroughly lined with sheet-metal, with all joints, laps 

 and holes made tight. 



Sec 8. All stoves on board must be securely fastened to the deck and 

 have sheet-metal under tliem extending out all round at least 6 inches in 

 the case of heating stoves and 2 feet on galley stoves, and if stove is within 

 18 inches of a wooden bulkhead, the bulkhead must be protected with sheet- 

 metal over asbestos. All stove-pipes or stacks where passing through 

 wooden bulkhead or partition must be fitted with proper metal ring, and 



