Merchant Shipping (Safety And Load Line Conventions) Act 1932

Regulation XXXVU.K.

Equivalent for and Weight of the PersonsU.K.

In the tests for determining the number of persons which a boat or life raft can accommodate, each person shall be assumed to be an adult person wearing a life-jacket.

In verifications of freeboard the decked boats shall be loaded with a weight of at least 75 kilogrammes (165 lbs.) for each adult person that the decked boat is authorised to carry.

In all cases two children under 12 years of age shall be reckoned as one person.