Merchant Shipping (Safety and Load Line Conventions) Act 1932

REGULATION XXXIX Table relating to davits and lifeboat capacity.

The following table fixes, according to the length of the ship—

(A)

The minimum number of sets of davits to be provided to each of which must be attached a boat of Class I in accordance with Regulation XXXVIII above.

(B)

The smaller number of sets of davits which may be authorised exceptionally under Regulation XXXVIII.

(C)

The minimum life-boat capacity required, including the life-boats attached to davits and the additional boats, in accordance with Regulation XXXVIII.

(D)

The minimum life-boat capacity required for a ship engaged in short international voyages.

Registered Length of the Ship.		(A.) Minimum Number of Sets of Davits.	(B.) Smaller Number of Sets of Davits authorised exceptionally.	(C.) Minimum Capacity of Lifeboats.		(D.)Minimum Capacity of Lifeboats.
Metres.	Feet.			Cubic Metres.	Cubic Feet.	Cubic Metres.	Cubic Feet.
Note on (A) and (B).—When the length of the ship exceeds 314 metres (equivalent to 1,030 feet) the Administration shall determine the minimum number of sets of davits for that ship; full particulars of its decision shall be communicated to the other Administrations.
Note on (C) and (D).—For the purposes of this table the capacity of a boat of Class II is obtained by multiplying the number of persons for which the boat is certified by 0-283 to obtain the capacity in cubic metres and by 10 to obtain the capacity in cubic feet.
Note on (D).—When the length of a ship is under 31 metres (equivalent to 100 feet) or over 168 metres (equivalent to 550 feet) the cubic capacity of the lifeboats shall be prescribed by the Administration.
31 and under 37	100 and under 120	2	2	28	980	11	400
37 and under 43	120 and under 140	2	2	35	1,220	17	600
43 and under 49	140 and under 160	2	2	44	1,550	24	850
49 and under 53	160 and under 175	3	3	63	1,880	33	1,150
53 and under 58	175 and under 190	3	3	68	2,390	37	1,300
58 and under 63	190 and under 205	4	4	78	2,740	41	1,450
63 and under 67	205 and under 220	4	4	94	3,330	45	1,600
67 and under 70	220 and under 230	6	4	110	3,900	48	1,700
70 and under 75	230 and under 245	5	4	129	4,560	52	1,850
75 and under 78	245 and under 255	6	5	144	5,100	60	2,100
78 and under 82	255 and under 270	6	5	160	5,640	68	2,400
82 and under 87	270 and under 285	7	5	175	6,190	76	2,700
87 and under 91	285 and under 300	7	5	196	6,930	85	3,000
91 and under 96	300 and under 315	8	6	214	7,550	94	3,300
96 and under 101	315 and under 330	8	6	235	8,290	105	3,700
101 and under 107	330 and under 350	9	7	255	9,000	116	4,100
107 and under 113	350 and under 370	9	7	273	9,630	126	4,400
113 and under 119	370 and under 390	10	7	301	10,650	133	4,700
119 and under 125	390 and under 410	10	7	331	11,700	144	5,100
125 and under 133	410 and under 435	12	9	370	13,060	156	5,500
133 and under 140	435 and under 460	12	9	408	14,430	170	6,000
140 and under 149	460 and under 490	14	10	451	15,920	185	6,550
149 and under 159	490 and under 520	14	10	490	17,310	201	7,100
159 and under 168	520 and under 550	16	12	530	18,720	217	7,650
168 and under 177	550 and under 580	16	12	576	20,350
177 and under 186	580 and under 610	18	13	620	21,900
186 and under 195	610 and under 640	18	13	671	23,700
195 and under 204	640 and under 670	20	14	717	25,350
204 and under 213	670 and under 700	20	14	766	27,050
213 and under 223	700 and under 730	22	15	808	28,560
223 and under 232	730 and under 760	22	15	854	30,180
232 and under 241	760 and under 790	24	17	908	32,100
241 and under 250	790 and under 820	24	17	972	34,350
250 and under 261	820 and under 855	26	18	1,031	36,450
261 and under 271	855 and under 890	26	18	1,097	38,750
271 and under 282	890 and under 925	28	19	1,160	41,000
282 and under 293	925 and under 960	28	19	1,242	43,880
293 and under 303	960 and under 996	30	20	1,312	46,350
303 and under 314	995 and under 1,030	30	20	1,380	48,750