srxrrasnmn ooNGRmss.~ -os;·1s:s. 1915. 1181 offshore except cover waters whose depth is not sumcient to submerge all the decks of the vessel, have onboard a total number of persons, _ passengers and crew greater than that for whom accommo» dation rs provided rn the lrfeboats and pontoon life rafts on board. The accommodation provided in lifeboats shall in every case be sumcrent to accommodate at least seventyéivqlper centum of the persons gr; _ 'lghiebnumber and typefshof 'oeglgaats and life}; ts shall etermrn yregulationso e u ` ectors mi, approved by the Secretary of Commerce: P dugng the; ,°¥¤¤*¤¤¤¤SI,1‘_¥¤v¤ mterval from Msay hfteenth to September fifteenth, inclusive, any such steamer sha be required to carry achommodationfor not less than fifty per centum of persons on board in lifeboats and pontoon l1fe_ rafts, of which accommodation not less than two—fiftlm shall be m lrfeboats a?<h§.hr1§•?)-;€·f‘;hsfuéay be in collapsible boats or unidler regulatronso e 0 u “Iusp§ctors,a ro. e Secretary of Commerce: P ?ticr, at all pggsenger q,§,‘},“,,§f,’}f"§’_}:,?';;,*;{’*”‘ vessels of the United States, the keels of which are laidmfter the first of July, nineteen hundred and fifteen, for service on ocem routes, or for service from September fifteenth to Mag fifteenth on the Great Lakes on routes more than three miles o shore shall be built to can·y, and shall lm, ono h lifeboats and life rafts to accommodate all Hpgrrsons on , incllfriing passengers and crew: And ,,§j"““ °‘ P°“'°°”·"· fu , That not more than twer1ty-five centum of suc equipment may be in pontoon life rafts or ccigaaible lifeboats. At no moment of its voyage may any cargo steam vessel of the a.°E”£°Qr°1°l.°°i§La'°“°'° United States on the Great Lakes have ou board a total number of ‘ ‘ persons greater thaw that for whom accommodation B provided in the lifeboats on The number and types of such boats shall be determined by regulations of the Board of Supervising Inspectors a ph ed bieh Sec f Co p rov the rotary 0 mmerce. e num r, types, and capacity of lifeboats and life rafts, to- ,,h§,§%{{,:f§’,§_’ '°' gether with the (prolplortion of such accommodation to the number of Elsons on boar w 'ch shall be carried on steam vessels on the Great es, on routes three miles or less offshore or over waters whose de th is not sumcieut to submerge all the decks of the vessel, and on allpother lakes, and on rivers, bays, and sounds, shall be determined by regulations of the Board of Supervising Inspectors, approved by
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regu ations e oar o u pectors appro ,,,,0,,,,0c _ ‘ by the Secretary of }Commerce, authorized by Act, shall be transmitted to Congress as soon as practicable a ter are made. Fnm mm of dm, The Secretary of Commerce is authorized in speci c cases to exempt mhanuimu in qp. existing vessels from the requirements of this section that the davrts °°“°°· shall be of such strength and shall be fitted with a gpar of sufficient power to insure that the boats can be lowered with their full complement of ersons and equi ment, the vessel being assumed to have a list of fifteen degrees wlliere their strict application would not be practicable or reasonable. cmrmcarmo LIFEBOAT mm-rnNNrNo or *1*1-11: soars. m$¤“."°°°°° m°°°'° There shall be for each boat or raft a number of lifeboat men at N`”°b°"°°°k°d‘ least equal to that specified as follows: If the boat or raft carries twenty-five persons or less, the minimum number of certificated lifeboat men shall be one; if the boat or raft carries twenty-srx persons and less than fort{—one persons the minimum number of certificated lifeboat men shall e two; if the boat or raft carries forty-one persons and less than sixty-one persons the minimum number of certrficated lifeboat men shall be three; if the boat or raft carries from sirrty-one to eight -five persons, the minimum number of certihcated lifeboat men shall be four; if the boat or raft carries from eighty-six to one
