Navigation (Life-saving and Fire Appliances) Regulations (Cth)
STATUTORY RULES.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVIGATION ACT 1912-1920.
I,
THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the
advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations
under the
Dated this fourth day of July, 1923.
FORSTER,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
AUSTIN CHAPMAN,
Minister of State for Trade and Customs.
Navigation (Life-saving and Fire Appliances) Regulations 1923.
PART I.—PRELIMINARY.
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“Surveyor” means a person appointed under the
Navigation Act 1912-1920 to survey ships and their equipment:“Collector” means the Collector of Customs for a State, and includes any principal officer of Customs doing duty at the time and place and any officer doing duty in the matter in relation to which the expression is used:
C.9769.—Price 8d.
“Approved” means approved by the Minister:
“Daylight” shall be reckoned as extending from one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset:
“Length” where a ship is referred to means registered length:
“Passenger Ship” means a ship which carries more than twelve passengers:
“Person” means a person over the age of one year.
“Sea-going” means proceeding beyond the partially smooth, water limits approved by a Deputy Director.
PART II.—CLASSIFICATION OF SHIPS.
Class I.—Sea-going passenger steam-ships.
Class II.—Sea-going steam-ships not certified to carry passengers.
Class III.—Sea-going sailing ships certified to carry passengers.
Class IV.—Sea-going sailing ships not certified to carry passengers.
Class V.—River and bay ships certified to carry passengers
Class VI.—River and bay ships not certified to carry passengers.
PART III.—EQUIPMENT OF SHIPS WITH LIFE-SAVING-APPLIANCES.
Class I.
Provided that if the aggregate capacity of the life-boats carried by a ship of this class exceeds the capacity required by regulation 96, the Director may allow one or more life-rafts, conforming to the conditions laid down in that regulation, to be carried in lieu of any of the remaining life-boats which would otherwise be required by this regulation.
(2) The master or owner of a ship of this Class claiming to carry on any voyage fewer life-boats and life-rafts than will provide sufficient accommodation for all the persons for which the ship is certified, must declare before the Collector, at the time of clearance, that the life-boats and life-rafts actually carried will be sufficient to accommodate all persons who will be carried at any time during the voyage to foreign ports and back to the Commonwealth, or between Australian ports, as the case may be.
Provided that no ship shall be required to have a number of sets of davits greater than the number of boats required to accommodate the total number of persons which is carried, or which the ship is certified to carry, whichever number is the greater:
Provided further that the Director may, where it appears to him necessary, having regard to the height at which the boats are carried above the centre of the load-line disc, and to the other circumstances of the case, require a ship of this class to carry in lieu of, or in addition to, davits, some other approved form of launching appliances, or such arrangements for launching boats as are, in his opinion, effective.
(2) Any additional life-boats which may be required to make up the total life-boat accommodation may be boats of Class 1 or Class 2.
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a ) on short voyages near the coast specially approved by the Deputy Director; or(
b ) on daylight excursions during periods specified by the Deputy Director and specially approved by him,
shall not be required to carry—
(i) more sets of davits than are specified in table A of Schedule II.; or
(ii) life-boats of a greater aggregate cubic capacity than is specified in table B of Schedule II.,
for a ship of her length.
(2) If a foreign-going passenger steamer is permitted by the terms of the passenger certificate to carry, between specified ports or places abroad, a number of passengers in addition to the number allowed when the ship is proceeding to sea from Australia, and such a voyage has been approved in accordance with the provisions of the last preceding sub-regulation, that ship shall, so far as concerns the additional passengers carried between those ports or places, comply with the regulations of the Board of Trade of the United Kingdom applicable to the class of home-trade voyage to which the voyage has been approved as similar.
Class II.
Provided that if the total number of life-boats required under this regulation exceeds two, a boat of Class 3 may be carried in lieu of one of them; and if the number exceeds three, one or two boats of Class 3 may be carried in lieu of the same number of life-boats.
Class III.
Class IV.
(2) If only one life-boat is required under this regulation, a boat of Class 3 shall be carried in addition, and if the number of life-boats required under this regulation exceeds two, a boat of Class 3 may be carried in lieu of one of them.
Class V.
Class VI.
PART IV.—GENERAL.
A. Open life-boats with internal buoyancy only.
B. Open life-boats with internal and external buoyancy.
C. Pontoon life-boats having a well deck and fixed water-tight bulwarks.
A. Open life-boats having the upper part of the sides collapsible.
B. Pontoon life boats having a well deck and collapsible water tight bulwarks.
C. Pontoon life-boats having a flush deck and collapsible water-tight bulwarks.
A. Open boats which have not the buoyancy required for life-boats of Class 1.
Class 1.
A.—
(2) In the case of a metal boat, an addition shall be made to the cubic capacity of the air-tight compartments, so as to give her buoyancy equal to that of the wooden boat.
(2) If the external buoyancy is of cork, its volume, for a wooden boat, shall not be less than thirty-three thousandths of the cubic capacity of the boat; if of any material other than cork, its volume and distribution shall be such that the buoyancy and stability of the boat are not less than that of a similar boat provided with external buoyancy of cork.
(3) In the case of a metal boat, an addition shall be made to the cubic capacity of the air-tight compartments, so as to give her buoyancy equal to that of the wooden boat.
(2) The height of the well deck above the water-line at all points shall be at least equal to ½ per cent. of the length of the boat, this height rising to 1½ per cent. of the length of the boat at the ends of the well.
(3) The free-board of a boat of this type shall be such as to provide for a reserve buoyancy of at least 35 per cent.
Class 2.
A.—
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(2) The minimum free-board of boats of this type is fixed in relation to their length; it shall be measured vertically to the top of the solid hull at the side amidships, from the water-level when the boat is loaded.
(3) The free-board in fresh water shall not be less than the following amounts:—
Length of the Boat in feet. | Minimum Free-board in Inches. | |
26 | .. | 8 |
28 | .. | 9 |
30 | .. | 10 |
(4) The free-board of boats of intermediate lengths shall be found by interpolation.
(2) The depth of the boat shall be measured vertically from the underside of the garboard strake to the top of the deck at the side amidships, and the free-board shall be measured from the top of the deck at the side amidships to the water level when the boat is loaded.
(3) The free-board in fresh water shall not be less than the following amounts, which are applicable without correction to boats having a mean sheer equal to 3 per cent. of their length:—
Depth of Boat in Inches. | Minimum Free-board in Inches. | |
12 | .. | 2¾ |
18 | .. | 3¾ |
24 | .. | 5⅛ |
30 | .. | 6½ |
For intermediate depths the free-board shall be obtained by interpolation.
(4) If the sheer is less than the standard sheer defined above, the minimum free-board shall be obtained by adding to the figures in the table one-seventh of the difference between the standard sheer and the actual mean sheer measured at the stem and stem post; no deduction shall be made from the free-board on account of the sheer being greater than the standard sheer or on account of the camber of the deck.
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a ) She shall comply with the requirements for a life-boat of Class 1, and proper appliances shall be provided for putting her into the water speedily.(
b ) She shall be adequately provided with fuel, and kept so as to be at all times fit and ready for use.
(2) Where the number of life-boats is not less than ten, two of them may be motor boats.
(3) The Director may, on the application of an owner, allow a greater number of motor boats to be carried, if he is satisfied that the efficiency of the life-saving equipment will not thereby be diminished.
(2) They shall be fitted and arranged to the satisfaction of the Director.
(2) The orifices for that purpose shall be such that the water cannot enter the boat through them when they are intermittently submerged.
(3) The number and size of the orifices shall be determined by the surveyor for each type of boat by a special test.
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a ) the pontoon boat shall be loaded with a weight of iron equal to that of its complement of persons and equipment; and(
b ) In the case of a boat 28 feet in length, 2 tons of water shall be cleared from the boat in a time not exceeding the following:—
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c ) In the case of a boat having a length greater or less than 28 feet, the weight of water to be cleared in the same time shall be for each type directly proportional to the length of the boat.
(2) Boats that have been properly marked need not be re-measured, unless there is reason to believe that the marks have been tampered with or are otherwise defective or improper.
(3) The marks shall be kept legible for the surveyors who inspect the ship.
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(i) if it is greater than the number of persons for which there is proper seating accommodation, the latter number being determined in such a way that the persons when seated do not interfere in any way with the use of the oars; or
(ii) if, in the case of boats other than open boats of Class I., the free-board, when the boat is fully loaded, is less than the free-board required by these Regulations.
L denotes the length of the boat in feet from the inside of the planking or plating at the stem to the corresponding point at the stern post; in the case of a boat with a square stern the length is measured to the inside of the transom.
A, B, C, denote respectively the areas of the cross-sections at the quarter length forward, amidships, and the quarter length aft, which correspond to the three points obtained by dividing L into four equal parts (the area corresponding to the two ends of the boat are considered negligible).
(2) The areas A, B, C shall be deemed to be given in square feet by the successive application of the following formula to each of the three cross-sections:—
h denotes the depth measured in feet inside the planking or plating from the keel to the level of the gunwale, or, in certain cases, to a lower level, as determined by these Regulations.
a, b, c, d, e denote the horizontal breadths of the boat measured in feet to the inside of the planking at the upper and lower points of the depth and at the three points obtained by dividing h into four equal parts (a and e being the breadths at the extreme points, and c at the middle point, of h).
Provided that in no case shall the depth employed in the calculation exceed the actual depths at these points.
Length. —From the intersection of the outside of the planking with the stem to the corresponding point at the stern post or, in the case of a square-sterned boat, to the after side of the transom.
Breadth. —From the outside of the planking at the point where the breadth of the boat is greatest.
Depth. —Amidships inside the planking from the keel to the level of the gunwale, but the depth used in calculating the cubic capacity may not in any case exceed 45 per cent. of the breadth.In all cases the ship-owner shall have the right to require that the cubic capacity of the boat shall be determined by exact measurement.
L denotes the length in feet from the intersection of the outside of the planking with the stem to the corresponding point at the stern post.
a, b, c, d, e denote the horizontal breadths in feet outside the planking at the points obtained by dividing L into four equal parts and subdividing the foremost and aftermost parts into two equal parts (a and e being the breadths at the extreme subdivisions, c at the middle point of the length, and b and d at the intermediate points).
(i) It shall be reversible and fitted with bulwarks of wood, canvas, or other suitable material on both sides. These bulwarks may be collapsible.
(ii) It shall be of such size, strength, and weight that it can be handled without mechanical appliances, and, if necessary, be thrown from the vessel’s deck.
(iii) It shall have not less than 3 cubic feet of air-cases or equivalent buoyancy for each person whom it can accommodate.
(iv) It shall have a deck area of not less than 4 square feet for each person whom it can accommodate, and the platform shall not be less than 6 inches above the water level when the raft is loaded.
(v) The air cases or equivalent buoyancy should be placed as near as possible to the sides of the raft.
(2) In verifications of free-board the pontoon boats shall be loaded with a weight of at least 165 lbs. for each adult person that the pontoon boat is authorized to carry.
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a ) they can be launched in the shortest possible time;(
b ) even under conditions of list and trim unfavorable from the point of view of the handling of the boats and rafts as large a number of persons as possible can be embarked in them; and(
c ) as large a number of the boats and rafts as possible shall be capable of being launched on either side of the ship, either by means of approved appliances for transferring them from one side of the deck to the other, or by stowing some of the additional boats or rafts in rows across the deck, or by some other equally satisfactory means.C.9769—3
(2) Where covers of life-boats are used, they shall consist of canvas or other material approved by the surveyor. Wooden lifeboat covers shall not be used on passenger ships registered in Australia or engaged in the coasting trade. Provided that the operation of this sub-regulation shall not take effect till twelve months after these Regulations come into force.
(3) Covers shall not be laced to a boat, but may be secured by having sewn to them lugs or crow-feet, in pairs, with a single lanyard of small stuff spliced into the outboard lug, passing under the keel and toggled or slip-hitched to the inboard lug, or in any other equally efficient manner approved by the surveyor.
(4) Every life-boat on a ship registered in Australia shall be secured in the chocks by suitable grypes having slip-hoops, or other approved device for quickly casting adrift.
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a ) Additional life-boats may be stowed under life-boats of Class 1 attached to davits.(
b ) Additional life-boats may be stowed in tiers of two or three one above another, or they may, subject to such conditions as the Director imposes, be fitted one within another.(
c ) Additional life-boats and rafts may be stowed in rows across a deck, bridge, or poop.(
d ) Means shall be provided to the satisfaction of the surveyor for attaching additional life-boats to the davits, and lowering them into the water, in the shortest possible time, and in the case of boats not stowed under davits for securing their transfer to the ship’s side in the shortest possible time.
(2) They shall be fitted on one or more of the decks in such positions that the boats can be efficiently lowered from them, and shall be so spaced and placed that the boats can be swung out with facility.
(3) Davits shall not be fitted in the bows of a ship, but they may be fitted in any other position in the ship, provided that the boats are not brought into dangerous proximity to a propeller at the time of launching.
(2) Life-lines shall be fitted to the davit spans, and shall be long enough to reach the water when the vessel is light.
(3) Hooks shall not be attached to the lower tackle-blocks.
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a ) the full single-banked complement of oars and two spare oars and a steering oar;(
b ) two plugs for each plug-hole, attached with lanyards or chains, and one set and a half of thole pins or crutches, attached to the boat by sound lanyards. Plugs shall not be required where proper automatic valves are fitted;(
c ) a sea anchor, a bailer, a galvanized-iron bucket, a rudder and a tiller, or yoke and yoke lines, a painter of sufficient length, and a boat-hook. The rudder, the bailer, and the bucket shall be attached to the boat by sufficiently long lanyards, and kept ready for use;(
d ) a vessel capable of holding one quart for each person that the boat is deemed fit to carry. This vessel shall be kept filled with fresh water, and provided with a dipper with lanyard;(
e ) two hatchets, one to be kept in each end of the boat, and to be attached to the boat by a lanyard;(
f ) a line securely becketed round the outside of the boat; and(
g ) an efficient lantern trimmed, with oil in its receiver sufficient to burn eight hours; or with some other lantern or light at least as effective approved by the Director.
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a ) a mast or masts, and with at least one good sail and proper gear for each:Provided that this paragraph shall not apply to an approved motor boat;
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b ) an efficient compass of the “liquid” type provided with suitable means of illumination at night;(
c ) an air tight case containing 2 lbs. of biscuits for each person for whom the boat is approved;(
d ) one gallon of vegetable or animal oil, and a vessel of approved pattern for distributing it on the water in rough weather. The vessel shall be capable of being attached to the sea anchor; and(
e ) one dozen self-igniting red lights in a water-tight tin, and a box of suitable matches in a water-tight tin.
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a ) four oars and one set and a half of thole pins or crutches attached to the raft by sound lanyards, and a steering oar;(
b ) a sea anchor and a painter of sufficient length;(
c ) a vessel capable of holding one quart for each person that the raft is deemed fit to carry. The vessel shall be kept filled with fresh water, and provided with a dipper with lanyard;(
d ) a line securely becketed round the outside of the raft;(
e ) a self-igniting life-buoy light;(
f ) one gallon of vegetable or animal oil and a vessel of approved pattern for distributing it on the water in rough weather; the vessel shall be capable of being attached to the sea anchor;(
g ) an air-tight case containing 2 lbs. of biscuits for each person for whom the raft is approved; and(
h ) one dozen self-igniting red lights in a water-tight tin, and a box of suitable matches in a water-tight tin.
(2) Such of the articles as are liable to be stolen or mislaid shall be properly secured to the boat or raft.
(3) If it is not practicable to place the whole of the equipment in the boat or raft the part not so placed shall be stowed in a suitable locker near by, and each article shall be marked with the number of the boat or raft to which it belongs.
(4) In the case of ships registered in Australia such movable articles of the equipment as may become flotsam shall, for the purpose of identification, be indelibly marked, to the satisfaction of the surveyor, with the ship’s name.
(2) The upper end of the rope ladder shall, at all times when the ship is at sea, be kept secured to the ship’s gunwale or deck, but the remainder of the ladder, when not in use, may be rolled up and stowed in the life-boat attached to davits.
(2) The buoyant apparatus shall be of approved material and construction, and if it depends for its buoyancy on air shall not require to be inflated before use, and shall be marked in such a way as plainly to indicate that it is buoyant and the number of persons for which it is approved.
(2) It shall be capable of floating in fresh water for at least 24 hours with 32 lbs. of iron suspended from it.
(2) The life-buoy lights shall, to the satisfaction of the surveyor, be efficient and inextinguishable in water.
(2) Life-buoys shall always be capable of being rapidly cast loose, and shall not be rigidly secured in any way.
Provided that in the case of a foreign-going, Australian-trade or limited coast-trade passenger steamship no life-saving appliance shall be accepted in lieu of a life-boat required by these Regulations, except either some other approved type of a life-boat or a life-raft approved as being in every respect as efficient as the pontoon life-raft described in regulation 67.
Provided further that no life-raft shall be accepted on a foreign-going, Australian-trade or limited coast-trade (trading Inter-State) passenger steam-ship in lieu of a life-boat required by these Regulations unless the total cubic capacity of the life-boats provided is at least equal to the greater of the two following amounts:—
(i) 75 per cent. of the total capacity required to accommodate all the persons on board; or
(ii) the minimum capacity required by column C of the table in Schedule 1.
PART V.—EXEMPTIONS AND MODIFICATIONS.
Provided that, in the case of a foreign-going, Australian-trade, or limited coast-trade passenger steamer, the number of davits fitted shall not be less than the minimum number of open boats of Class 1 required by these Regulations, except in the following cases:—
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a ) If a large proportion of the persons on board are accommodated in boats whose length is greater than 50 feet, a further reduction in the number of sets of davits may be allowed if the surveyor is satisfied that the arrangements are in all respects satisfactory.(
b ) In the case of ships the keel of which was laid on or before the 31st December, 1914, the minimum number of sets of davits may, if the ship is between 245 feet and 460 feet in length, be one less, and if the ship is 460 feet or more in length, two less (one on each side of the ship) than the minimum number of open boats specified in column B of the table in Schedule I.:
Provided further that, in the case of a foreign-going, Australian-trade or limited coast-trade passenger steam-ship, the owner of the ship in question shall be required to prove, by a test made under the following conditions in the presence of a surveyor, that all the boats can be efficiently launched in a time to be fixed by the surveyor:—
(i) The ship is to be upright and in smooth water;
(ii) The time is the time required from the beginning of the removal of the boat covers, or any other operation necessary to prepare the boats for lowering, until the last boat, or pontoon raft, is afloat;
(iii) The number of the men employed in the whole operation must not exceed the total number of boat hands that will be carried on the vessel under normal service conditions; and
(iv) Each boat when being lowered must have on board at least two men, and its full equipment as required by these Regulations.
Provided always that—
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a ) the ship’s certificate of survey or of equipment is in currency;(
b ) no such permit shall be granted if proper facilities are available for such docking or repairs at any of the ports to which the ship is usually trading; and(
c ) the ship is, in the opinion of the Deputy Director, in every other respect capable of undertaking the extended voyage without danger to the ship, her crew, or passengers.
PART VI.—ROCKET LINE-THROWING APPARATUS.
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a ) a line-box containing four lines, each not less than 200 yards in length, flaked ready for immediate use;(
b ) a waterproof magazine containing not less than four (4) rockets, each of sufficient power when fired to stretch the full length of a line;(
c ) one life-buoy to be fitted with a canvas sling breeches of approved specification, also with two thimbles, grummetted to the lifebuoy—one on each side;(
d ) tail block and sufficient rope, of suitable size, to be available for use as an endless whip; and(
e ) four (4) painted wooden tags of wood or stamped metal for attachment to rocket line containing instructions to the rescuing people on shore.
(2) The line-box required by this regulation to form part of the rocket line-throwing apparatus shall be watertight when closed and shall have lanyards or straps for carrying the box and an approved attachment for holding and firing the rocket.
(3) The breaking strain of each rocket line forming part of the apparatus shall be approximately 400 lbs.
(4) Each rocket forming part of the apparatus shall be indelibly stamped on the casing with the maker’s name and the date of manufacture.
(5) Any rocket or any other portion of the apparatus that has, in the opinion of the surveyor, deteriorated with age shall be condemned. Any article so condemned shall be immediately withdrawn from use and replaced by an article of sound quality.
PART VII.—FIRE APPLIANCES.
Division I.—General.
In the case of new ships and other ships coming under Australian registration of 4,000 tons gross and upwards shall, on coming under survey for the first time, be provided with at least three (3) pumps; steam-ships under 4,000 and over 2,000 tons, with at least two (2) pumps; and steam-ships under 2,000 tons with one pump or more. One of the pumps in the case of vessels over 2,000 tons shall be situated elsewhere than in the main engine-room.
(2) In order to convey the water from the pumps, metal water-service pipes, of a size and material approved by the surveyor, shall be fitted fore and aft the ship on the weather deck, and shall be provided with branches to the various compartments in which the passengers and crew are carried.
(3) The water-service pipes shall be provided with release cocks and valves, which will enable the water supply to be controlled while the pumps are at work.
(4) The water-service pipes shall have coupling valves so disposed that two single lengths of hose can be quickly coupled thereto, and two powerful jets of water simultaneously directed to any part of any compartment when the bulkhead doors are closed.
(5) Subject to sub-regulation (7) of this regulation, the minimum amount of fire hose required to be carried by the ship shall be two hoses for use, and kept available, on the weather deck.
(6) When passengers are accommodated between decks, at least two additional fire hoses shall be provided in respect of each watertight compartment in which passenger accommodation is situated between decks.
(7) Fire hoses shall be of leather, seamless hemp, or flax canvas of first-class quality, or other material approved by the Director. Fifty per cent. more than the minimum amount of fire hose specified in sub-clause (5) shall be provided in ships requiring a twelve-months’ certificate of survey. The hoses shall be in lengths of about 60 feet, and shall be provided with suitable metal unions and conductors.
(8) The hoses and nozzles shall be kept ready for use in racks conspicuously marked near the coupling valves.
(9) Fire hoses shall not be used for purposes other than extinguishing fires or testing the apparatus at fire drills and surveys.
(10) Working wash-deck hose will not be acceptable as fire hose.
(11) Provision shall be made in passenger steam-ships whose keels are laid after these Regulations come into force whereby a sufficient supply of steam can be conveyed to every space filled with cargo, for the purpose of extinguishing fire. Provision for the supply of steam shall not be required in ships under 2,000 tons gross register.
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a ) with a perforated nozzle to spray the discharge from the fire hose;(
b ) with steam from the boilers led to pipes perforated for the emission of steam into the lower parts of each boiler-room; the control of this steam supply shall be outside the boiler-room;(
c ) in each stokehold, with a receptacle holding about 10 cubic feet of sand, sawdust impregnated with bicarbonate of soda, or other approved dry material suitable for extinguishing fire. Suitable scoops for distributing the sand, sawdust, or other material are to be provided; and
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(2) Subject to the approval of the
Director of Navigation, the requirements of the last preceding sub-regulation
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(2) The extinguishers on any vessel shall not be of more than two kinds. They shall be kept where likely to prove most serviceable in cases of emergency, and shall bear on each apparatus printed instructions regarding its use, the maker’s name, and dated guarantee as to the sufficiency of the extinguisher for the pressure generated when it is put into use.
(2) As required by the last preceding sub-regulation, surveys of all fire appliances in connexion with this Part of these Regulations shall be carried out according to the latest instructions to surveyors issued by the Board of Trade of the United Kingdom.
Division 2.—Sea-going Steam-ships.
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a ) with not less than twelve fire buckets, to be kept filled with water and ready for use in case of emergency; and(
b ) in the case of steam-ships under 4,000 tons gross register, with one smoke helmet; and, in the case of steam-ships of 4,000 tons gross register and upwards, with two smoke helmets, of a type approved by the Director, which shall be stowed under protection from the weather and available for immediate use, and, when two are carried, in separate places on the ship; and(
c ) with a safety-lamp of a type approved by the Director; and(
d ) with portable chemical fire extinguishers of a fluid type approved by the Director, to be distributed in the proportion of not less than two on each deck of each compartment in which passengers or crew are accommodated, and two in the machinery space; and(
e ) where passengers are carried in enclosed spaces above the upper deck, in addition to any other fire-extinguishing equipment required by these Regulations, with at least one extinguisher on each side of those spaces at intervals of about 60 feet.
Provided that in those ships—
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a ) it shall not be compulsory to provide more than six fire buckets;(
b ) it shall not be compulsory to provide more than three portable chemical fire extinguishers in all, in the spaces occupied by the officers and crew, and two in each compartment occupied by the passengers;(
c ) in the case of a passenger steam-ship under 500 tons gross register, or a cargo steam-ship under 1,000 tons gross register, it shall not be compulsory to provide a smoke helmet or safety-lamp; and(
d ) in the case of a cargo steam-ship under 500 tons gross register, it shall be a sufficient compliance with the requirement of these Regulations in regard to water-service pipes and fire hoses if the service pipes with their branches are so arranged, and fire hose is provided for such minimum amount as will permit of a jet of water from one hose being brought to bear on any part of the vessel’s holds, bunkers, or crew’s quarters.
Division 3.—Sea-going Sailing Ships.
The arrangement of hoses shall be such that two powerful jets of water may rapidly and simultaneously be brought to bear on any part of the ship.
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a ) an efficient hand or power pump, approved by the surveyor, together with a fire hose adapted to reach all parts of the vessel;(
b ) not less than six fire buckets, to be kept filled with water and ready for use in case of emergency; and(
c ) portable chemical fire extinguishers available for immediate use in the spaces occupied by the officers and crew:Provided that the total number need not exceed three.
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a ) a fixed or portable hand pump approved by the surveyor, having suitable suction and delivery hose with metal conductor;(
b ) not less than four fire buckets, to be kept filled with water and ready for use in case of emergency; and(
c ) not less than two portable chemical fire extinguishers available for immediate use in any part of the vessel.
Provided that in those ships—
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a ) it shall not be compulsory to provide the fixed or portable hand pump and hose; and(
b ) if the pump is not provided, two additional fire buckets shall be provided.
Division 4.—Small Motor Vessels.
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a ) at least two (2) fluid extinguishers of an approved type;(
b ) a box of sand of not less than 1 cubic foot in capacity, and a suitable scoop for distributing the sand;(
c ) in larger vessels or in special circumstances, additional fire-extinguishing appliances, including fire buckets and/or fire hose may be required by the surveyor.
(2) The extinguishers shall be placed in positions ready for immediate use, one at each end of the vessel, and be protected from accidental movement.
(3) The men in charge should be fully cognisant of the method of using the fire-extinguishing apparatus, and, when practicable, they should be present when tests are being made by the surveyors. Permanent instructions are to be attached to each apparatus showing how it is to be operated and also to state whether the apparatus may be stowed in any position or in a certain position only.
SCHEDULE I.
TABLE SHOWING THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF SETS OF DAVITS AND THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF OPEN BOATS REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED IN A STEAM-SHIP IN CLASS I., FOREIGN-GOING, AUSTRALIAN TRADE OR LIMITED COAST TRADE, TRADING INTER-STATE, AND THE MINIMUM LIFE-BOAT CAPACITY FOR THE PURPOSES OF REGULATION 96.
Registered Length of the Ship. | (A.) Minimum Number of Sets of Davits. | (B.) Minimum Number of Open Boats, Class 1. | (C.) Minimum Aggregate Capacity of Lifeboats in Cubic Feet. | ||
Feet | Feet. | ||||
100 and under 120…………………………... | 2 | 2 | 980 | ||
120 | „ |
| 2 | 2 | 1,220 |
140 | „ |
| 2 | 2 | 1,550 |
160 | „ |
| 3 | 3 | l,880 |
175 | „ |
| 3 | 3 | 2,390 |
190 | „ |
| 4 | 4 | 2,740 |
205 | „ |
| 4 | 4 | 3,330 |
220 | „ |
| 5 | 4 | 3,960 |
230 | „ |
| 5 | 4 | 4,560 |
245 | „ |
| 6 | 5 | 5,100 |
255 | „ |
| 6 | 5 | 5,640 |
270 | „ |
| 7 | 5 | 6,190 |
285 | „ |
| 7 | 5 | 6,930 |
300 | „ |
| 8 | 6 | 7,550 |
315 | „ |
| 8 | 6 | 8,290 |
330 | „ |
| 9 | 7 | 9,000 |
350 | „ |
| 9 | 7 | 9,630 |
370 | „ |
| 10 | 7 | 10,650 |
390 | „ |
| 10 | 7 | 11,700 |
410 | „ |
| 12 | 9 | 13,060 |
435 | „ |
| 12 | 9 | 14,430 |
460 | „ |
| 14 | 10 | 15,920 |
490 | „ |
| 14 | 10 | 17,310 |
520 | „ |
| 16 | 12 | 18,720 |
550 | „ |
| 16 | 12 | 20,350 |
580 | „ |
| 18 | 13 | 21,900 |
610 | „ |
| 18 | 13 | 23,700 |
640 | „ |
| 20 | 14 | 25,350 |
670 | „ |
| 20 | 14 | 27,050 |
700 | „ |
| 22 | 15 | 28,560 |
730 | „ |
| 22 | 15 | 30,180 |
760 | „ |
| 24 | 17 | 32,100 |
790 | „ |
| 24 | 17 | 34,350 |
820 | „ |
| 26 | 18 | 36,450 |
855 | „ |
| 26 | 18 | 38,750 |
890 | „ |
| 28 | 19 | 41,000 |
925 | „ |
| 28 | 19 | 43,880 |
960 | „ |
| 30 | 20 | 46,350 |
995 | „ | 1,030............................................ | 30 | 20 | 48,750 |
When the length of the ship exceeds 1,030 feet, the minimum number of sets of davits and the minimum number of open boats shall be as specified by the Director.
SCHEDULE II.
TABLE A.—SHOWING THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF SETS OF DAVITS REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED IN A STEAM-SHIP IN CLASS I. WHILE ENGAGED IN CARRYING PASSENGERS ON SHORT VOYAGES OR DAYLIGHT EXCURSIONS APPROVED BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR.
Length of Steam-ship in Feet. | Minimum Number of Sets of Davits. | ||
Under 180.................................................................. | 2 | ||
180 and under 210...................................................... | 3 | ||
210 | „ |
| 4 |
240 | „ |
| 5 |
270 | „ |
| 6 |
300 | „ |
| 7 |
330 | „ |
| 8 |
In the case of a steam-ship of over 360 feet, the number of sets of davits to be provided shall be prescribed by the Director.
TABLE B.—SHOWING THE MINIMUM AGGREGATE CUBIC CAPACITY OF LIFEBOATS TO BE CARRIED IN A STEAM-SHIP IN CLASS I. WHILE ENGAGED IN CARRYING PASSENGERS ON SHORT VOYAGES OR DAYLIGHT EXCURSIONS APPROVED BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR.
Length of Vessel in Feet. | Minimum Aggregate Capacity of Lifeboats, in Cubic Feet. | |||
100 and under 120...................................................... | 300 | |||
120 | „ | 140...................................................... | 400 | |
140 | „ | 160...................................................... | 500 | |
160 | „ | 180...................................................... | 600 | |
180 | „ | 195...................................................... | 700 | |
195 | „ | 210...................................................... | 800 | |
210 | „ | 225...................................................... | 950 | |
225 | „ | 240...................................................... | 1,080 | |
240 | „ | 255...................................................... | 1,250 | |
255 | „ | 270...................................................... | 1,450 | |
270 | „ | 285...................................................... | 1,700 | |
285 | „ | 300...................................................... | 1,900 | |
300 | „ | 330...................................................... | 2,150 | |
330 | „ | 360...................................................... | 2,400 | |
In the case of a steam-ship of under 100, or over 360 feet, the cubic capacity of the lifeboats to be carried shall be prescribed by the Director.
Printed and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by Albert J. Mullett, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.
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