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Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)

Schedules

Second Schedule

Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974

Annex

Chapter III : Live-Saving Appliances, etc.

Part B — Passenger Ships Only

Regulation 28 : Table relating to davits and lifeboat capacity for ships on short international voyages

 

The following table fixes according to the length of the ship:

(A) The minimum number of sets of davits to be provided on a ship engaged on short international voyages to each of which must be attached a lifeboat in accordance with Regulation 27 of this Chapter;
(B) the smaller number of sets of davits which may be authorized exceptionally on a ship engaged on short international voyages under Regulation 27 of this Chapter; and
(C) the minimum lifeboat capacity required for a ship engaged on short international voyages.

 

Registered length of ship

(A)

 

Minimum number of sets of davits

(B)

 

Smaller number of Sets of davits authorized exceptionally

(C)

 

Minimum capacity of lifeboats

Metres

Feet

 

 

Cubic metres

Cubic feet

31

and under

37

100

and under

120

2

2

11

400

37

,,

43

120

,,

140

2

2

18

650

43

,,

49

140

,,

160

2

2

26

900

49

,,

53

160

,,

175

3

3

33

1 150

53

,,

58

175

,,

190

3

3

38

1 350

58

,,

63

190

,,

205

4

4

44

1 550

63

,,

67

205

,,

220

4

4

50

1 750

67

,,

70

220

,,

230

5

4

52

1 850

70

,,

75

230

,,

245

5

4

61

2 150

75

,,

78

245

,,

255

6

5

68

2 400

78

,,

82

255

,,

270

6

5

76

2 700

82

,,

87

270

,,

285

7

5

85

3 000

87

,,

91

285

,,

300

7

5

94

3 300

91

,,

96

300

,,

315

8

6

102

3 600

96

,,

101

315

,,

330

8

6

110

3 900

101

,,

107

330

,,

350

9

7

122

4 300

107

,,

113

350

,,

370

9

7

135

4 750

113

,,

119

370

,,

390

10

7

146

5 150

119

,,

125

390

,,

410

10

7

157

5 550

125

,,

133

410

,,

435

12

9

171

6 050

133

,,

140

435

,,

460

12

9

185

6 550

140

,,

149

460

,,

490

14

10

202

7 150

149

,,

159

490

,,

520

14

10

221

7 800

159

,,

168

520

,,

550

16

12

238

8 400

 

 


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