The ship is to be upright and in smooth w^ater

2. 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 ;

3. The number of 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 ;

4. Each boat when being lowered must have on board at least two men and its

full equipment as required by the rules. The time allowed for putting all the boats into the water shall be fixed by a formula to be determined by the Government of each High Contracting Party, each Government undertaking to communicate its decision to the Governments of the other Contracting; Parties.

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Article XLII.

Additional Boats and Pontoon Rafts.

If the lifeboats attached to davits do not provide sufficient accommodation for all the persons on board, additional lifeboats of one of the standard types shall be provided.

This addition sliall brina; tho total capacity of the boats on tlie sliiji at least up to tlie

greater of the two followiug amounts :-

(a) The minimum capacity required by these Regulations ;

(h) A capacity sufficient to accommodate seventy-five 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.

Mimmum Number of Davits and of Open Boats of the First Class. — Minimum

Boat Capaciti/.

The following table fixes, according to the length of the shiji : —

(a) TTie 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

attached to davits, in accordance with Article XLI above,

and the additional boats, in accordance with Article XLII above.

Registered Length of the Ship.

Minimum

Minimum capacity

Minimum

number

of life-boats.

i number of sets of

of open boats

Metres.

Feet.

davits.

of the first claFS.

Cubic

metres.

Cubic

feet.

and under

100 and under

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When the length of the ship exceeds 31-4 ineti-es (equivalent to 1,030 feet) the Government of the State to which the ship belongs shall determine the minimum number of sets of davits and of open boats of the first class for that ship ; full particulars of its decision shall be communicated to the Governments of the other Contractiuf Parties.

Article XLIV.

Haiu/liny of Boats and Rafts.

The arrangements for launching boats on either side of the ship may be made either by means of appliances for transferring the boats or rafts from one side of the deck to the other, or by stowing some of the boats not under davits, or rafts, in rows across the deck or by any other equally satisfactory means.

The davits and other appliances for lowering the boats shall be placed on one or more decks in such positions that the handling of the boats can be satisfactorily carried out. They shall not be placed in the bows of the ship or in places where the proximity of the propellers might constitute a danger to the boats at the time of launching.

Boats may only be stowed on more than one deck on condition that proper measures are taken to prevent boats on an upper deck damaging those stowed below them.

If several boats are served by the same set of davits arrangements shall be made to prevent the falls fouling when they are recovered.

Article XLV.

Life- Jackets and Life- Buoys.