.§;481 -· ,o_QM__e_~.t;._o,;t.l_, o ;:_o_,:11;a;m .5.6,-:; The number, types, and capacity of llfehoats end life rafts, ·
- together with the proportion of such accommodation to the
number of persons· on board which shall. be cerried. on steam 'veésels `011`the Great Lakes, on routes three `mlles o1·_ less OQ- . shore or ovenj waters whose dejth is not su&cieut to submerge _ all the decks- of the vessels, and on all other lakes, `and on rivers, bays, dud éouxlds, ehall be- determined by regixlations of ·V the Board of Supervising Imnpéctors, approvcdby the Secretary e of 'C¤OIHI1l€1‘C{!. __ _ '· · - _ A ~ .` ·_ Q All regulations by the Board of Supervising Inspectors hp- · proved by_ the, Secretary of C0llllll9§;#C€,. autlnorizged by' this section, shall be txjeusmittett to Congress as soon as practicable l after they ere matlee '_ ‘ ‘ ° · _ I o The mretary.of;Cou1merce_is authorized in specific cuses·to` exempt existing vessels from the 'requiremeuts of-this section _ that the davits shall. be- of such strength and shall be- iltted } with a gear of sutlicient power to insure thet the boats can be · lowered with their full complement of persons and equipment, c the vessel being assumed ,to have d list of fifteeu degrees, Where their strict application would not ‘be._p1factlcable or reasonable. “ _ »CER'I‘IFlCATED 1.1is·¤:ao·A;;· MEN-—MA1éNING_ ow mum noxrsl There shell be for each poet or raft a number of lifeboat meneatleest equal tolthat specified- as follows: It the boat_.p1· raft carries twenty-Eve persons `or less, the `minimum number o£‘certiHca'ted lifeboat men shall be` one; it the boat or ratt carries*twenty-six `pérsoué and less than forty-one petsons the mini-· ` mom number of certihcated Ilteboat men shall be two; lf_ the ' boat or- raft éarries forty-ohe persons gud less than sixtyoue persons the minimum number of ceptiflcdted lifeboat men shall be tlujeo;_ it thehoat or raft carries fnjom sixtrone to eighty- tive persons, the minimum number of certificated lifeboat men` shall he four; it ·thelboat or fait carries ffromeighty-$11; to one lntxndredtnud ten persons, the minimum number, ot certiui cateq lifeboat men shall be Eve`; lt the boetor raft cdrljies troxh one hundred and eleven to one hundred and sixty` perl ‘ sons, the minimum number Bot certidcated lifeboat men shall he six; if the. boator raft carrie; from one hundred and sixty; one to two hundred end ten persons, the ?mlx1imum’¤umbett of certmcated lifeboat men shall be seven.; and, thereetter, one additional oertlécated lifeboat _ men for each additional. `ilfty persons: Provided, Thatjt the raft cerrles‘·i1ftee¤ porsour or . less ln 1ic·euse§i_ ohlcer or able seamen need `not be placed in' eharge lotleuch raft :_ Provided Turtltcr, That one-halt the num- _ ” ber of rafts carried shall lnewfc n_ capaclty·`ot.exceetlin$ ilfteen l>€T$0¤$·“M t f _ ‘~ - The allocation ot the certldceted lifeboat men to each boat and raft remhins `withih thedlscrction of the master, according to the circumstances. ‘ , , » - _ By " certihceted lifeboet"xpan’{ is meentauj member of the crew who holds in certihcute ot e®cle¤cy` isuued °¥umlei.· the . authority of the Secretary ofbommerce, who is herelziy directed to provide for the issue ot, such certlhcates. . _` In order to obtain the speclel lifeboat {made ceztmcate the applicant must·proi¢·e to the sattstéctiohtot auomcer dwizhnted by the Secretary ot Commerce that he haslbeen trained 111111 the eopeiiohs connected with lnupchlng liteboets and ·the_`use oi omje ; that he is ecqueinted with the practical handling-of the boots themselves‘;~ end, turthexs, that he ie cepebleot undo:-·` standing `smd eusweiihg the orders relative to llfeboet service. uemsrxo or mms A licexxscd omcer or able- seamen? shell be plac@ in charge ot `ehch boat or pontoon mit; he shell have ey llet of lt! lifeboat men, and other members of its crew which shall be‘su¤cie¤t tort her sate management, and shell eee that the menfpleced unda his orders aueacquxilntcd with their severel duties and stations.
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_`A mary qapable of working the motor shall ba asslgncd to each _ ._ motor boat, · ‘ _ ‘ · _ . " · · . The duty of seeing that the bouts, pontoon rafts,'a11d_ other -life-saving appliances are at all times ready for use shall bé · assigned tb _0ne`o1·” moraomeérs. ; “ r xbsrmn nom. Amr ummm e Specidl duties for the event 'ot mi —emer¥ge!)cy shall be allotted tc. cacltmember of -thé crew. _ · · . The migster lip shows sill these special dutiegs, and indiqutes, in particular, the station to which each. man must gc, and the duties that he has td pérforin. _` · ‘ ' Before the vessel sails themuster list shall be drawn up and exhibited, and tlie proper autherity;. to bc designated- by the Secretary of Commerce, shall he sutismed that the muster list has beef; prepared fdr the vessel. It shall be pmted in several parts ot the vessélysmd iu—pm.·ticula1‘ in thé‘crew’g quarters. _ uvswm usr The muster list shall assign duties to tbl; ditterent menibers of the. crew in §‘0Il!l€CU.0!}· with-- _ _ ` (a) The clnsing of the winter-tight doors, vulvns, and sb forth. (b) The equipment ot_the boats and rafts generally. (c) ·-The lauuqhing of the boats attached to davits. (d) The general preparation of the other [boats and the pontoon rafts. _` · ' (e) The muster df the passengérs, (f) The extinction of tire. L ·” _ , ._ - The muster list shall assign; to the members of the stewards' department their several" duties in 1·éYation_ to; the passengers at 3 time ot emergency. _ iljhcso duties sha}; iucludeg-·_ ·` (a) Warning the passengers. ·‘ ` (b) Seéiug that they are dressed and have put on theixrliio jackets-inn proper mamiet, x `“ “Q ° (c) Assembling the xiassengersg , — (d) Keéping order in the pasmggg and on the stuhjways, cmd, generally, controlling the movements at the passkngers; * ’ '1‘hé.must6r_list shall ppceify dednite Alarm signals for calling all the crew otthe boat `angl fire ptations, and shall give-full particdlprqdt these signals. _— * `· ·· · · ‘ Mvsrnss Ann nuxnm _ [ Musters of the érewsut theirboat mgdjirg stations, fdllnwed by boat and nre dril1s;°mspéct§v,ely, shall behelgl- at least once ahweek, either iuagiort or at An entry shall bgmadé in the 0§ci¤.1_1c§book of these drills, 0:.0t the reason why they cmgld not beheld. _ _ . M ‘ " 1 `
Diffetexit. groups ot boats shalilbcjzsed in tain at successive
boat drills. ·· The drills and inspéctions shall be s0 arixu1gcd· · z` that the <:réw‘ thoroughly. ‘unde1·¤ta¤d and are practiced fin the Z duties thai have. to péxrtorm, and that hl! the boats and pontoon rafts on the snip with the géar appertsinlngr to them are ab w¤ys~re¤dy‘for immediate usé. ·· " » z _' uri uqxckrs nm htm sums t _ A litejdcket ot an a.ppr¤vcd.typé, or other appliance ct equal buoygqcg and capable Qt beink Htmd on the bodi, shag! be cur-; pied fo1·`eve;~y person “餷 board, aud, in additiaxg g suiticicut _ Yuumber of life jackets; br other cquitalent appliances, guifable tor chilklmu. ~ ‘ » ~ t " ‘ First. A lite Jacket éshzill sntlqfi the itollowinig conditious:_ Ka) It shall bq of approved material md construction. _ (b) It shal1=‘_be‘capabIe ot supporting in huh wgter for twe¤ty·-tom- hours mteen; .p0u¤ds__avoitdupois 0: lion, t; Lita jackets the buoyanci bf which depends on air compat- - ments are prohibited: ° ”
