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 cjggjfji  ··**   T1-TLB 46.mS defective as to be !netl'ic·ien.t to accomplish the purposes for a·hit·ll they are respectively hiteiided and designed, shall upon , .·l»nvietion,‘ be fined not more than $2,000, and imay, in addition , thereto, in the discretion of the court, he imprisoned not exceed-` ine; five years. _ f _ _ I- _ _ The powers bestowed ily this section upon the Board of supervising Inspectors —lll·I'(‘S[}(!(‘t of lifeboats, floats, rafts, 1 life preservers, and oth·;·r.life-saving appliances and equipment, ` and the furtherrequireinents herein as to davits, emlH`rkation- I of `passengers in, lifehoats and rafts, and the manning of lifehours and"rafts, and the mu,sters`-and drills of the crews, one s;eann~·i·s navigating th(!·‘U(.'(?2Ul or- any lake', bay, or' sound of. the omitted States, shall be subject to the provisions, liniita-· 2 tiozlyantl minimumrequitreinents dof. the regulations herein set ‘ {onli. and all such vessels shall he-required to comply in all ~ respects therewith: Provided. That foreign vessels leaving parts ol`,»the l'nited states shall comply with thelrnies herein l pi·esez·il»e<l as to lifesaving appliances. their equipment, and the manning of same. ‘ J  . _ 0 ItEGl'L.\'1`10NS. ' Ll`!-lE·SA\’lN(i Arrr.r.·lx¢·r:¤ s·r.xNo.xno ·r,rriis or nous . "l`he standard types of boats classified as follows.: I I (`lass Section l i Type ' ‘ _ A. Upen. Internal i buoyancy · ,3 I " only. ·’ " ' . . . _ . . . » B. Open. Internal and ex- ·(l·.¤mrel5 rigid sides)- ., . - “· _ . · y ternakl buoyancy. , . Q. Pontoon. \\’ell deck, iixcd.- __ · ywater-tight bulwarks. ,/ A.'Open. Upper part of sides / collapsible. . , l ·~i lll 1”;. l.|•l•li(NlH.” Well deck, col- (Partially collapsible si¤les)--.;o.. ’i'l’“U»"é “'&t€"‘tii*~'m? -b“l‘ . . _ ivarlcs. · ~ ‘ Q l`. lfontoon. Flusl1·`de¢·k;,colJ  _» lapsihle wateretight hul-  warks. J srmaxcsrir or izo.yrs·_. _ Each boat must. be of sutlicient strength to enable itrto be safely lowered into the water when loaded with its full com-, plement of personsand equipment.`Z_ " ” _ A1.ri·:rcN.trivr: *rrr1·;s or soars Axo shwrs _ any type of boat may be accepted as equivalent. to ·a boat one of the Dreserfbetl classes and any type of raft as equivalent i to an approved pontoon raft, if the Board. of Supervising In- =·;·<·tm·s, with the approyal of the Secretary of Commerce, is satisfied hy suitable trials that it is as effective as the sténdard . types of the class in quest’ion,- or asthe approved type of pontoon raft, as the case may be.'._. ·, . ; · Motor boats may beaocepted if theycomply with the require ments,-laid down for boats of the drstsclass, but only to a a limited number, which number shall be determined by the lioard of ‘ Supervising Inspectors, with the approval of the Se<·reta.ry of Commerce. ·, _~ » . _ “ r No boat, may be approved the buoyancy of which depends upon the previous adjustment of one of the principal parts of the hull or which has not a cubic capacity of at least one hundred and tu·enty.-live cuhlc·feet,_ n ` .no.x*rs” or‘·r1»m riser cuss · The standard types of lioatsof the first class must. satisfy the following conditions: ,, _ " ’

“1IlP1’IL\'G § 43] la.-——Opcn boats with interizoI_b·zzoya1zcy only The buoyancy of a wooden boat- of this type shall be providedhy waterltight air cases, the total volume of which shall be at least equalto one-tenth of the cubic capacity of the boat. The buoyancy of- a metal boat of this type shall not be less than that- required above for a wooden boat of the same cubic _ capacity, the volume of water-tight air cases being increased accordingly. ‘ ln.-—Open‘boats wif; infernal and external buoymzcg, ‘ ~The internal buoyancy of a, ki-ooaeninmat of this type shall be provided by watertight air cases, the total volume of which is at least equal to_7% per centum of the eubic capacity ‘ of the boat. _ t. , ·, · _ . · ·` The external buoyancy may be of cork ,or» of any other equally _ eiiicient material", bn? such buoyancy shall not be secured by the use of rushes, cork shavings, loose granulated cork, or any other loose granulated `substance, for by any means dependent uuon inflation by air, » . » A _ .If zthe buoyancy is of cork, its volume, for a wooden boat, shall not be less than thirty-three thousandths of ‘ the cubic capacity of the boat; if oij any material other than cork, its volume and distribution shall_be» such that the buoyancy and stabilitysof the boat are not less. than that of a similar boat provided wifhibuoyaucy of cork. .` _ ~ { '_ The buoyancy 'of a metal. boat, shall·‘be_ not less than that requ,i1‘e<l above for a wooden boat-iof the sanie cubic capacity, the volume of the_ air cases audA,e.xternal buoyancy being increased accordingly.` i · { ° ‘ ` 1c.—Q·-——`Ponfoo·»i boats, in uihiich persons can n»ot·bc accommodated below. the dcck,"hat=in·g all eccll deck and ficed a·ai~er-tight .buI`wurks ` e i The area of the 'well deck of a_ boat of this type shall be at least 30 per centum of the total deck! area. The height of the well deck above thewater line at all points shall be at least equal to la per centum of the length of the boat, this height being increased to 1% per centmn of the length of the boat at the ends of the well; _, ·``` _ _ The freeboard of a boat of this type shall be such as to provide for a reserve,b11oy*an¢ty of at least 35 per centuni. t soars or ran sncozvn crass The standard types of boats of the second class must satisfy the following conditions: * ` J _ 2A.-g——Opon. boots hewing the upper port of the sides collapsible A boat of this  shall   fitted both with ¥\'$lt€l?'—filIllE air cases and with external buoyancy, the- volume ot which, for each person which ther boat is able to accommodate, shall be at least equalf to the following `ainounts: Air cases, one and · ave-tenths cubic feet; external buoyancy ,_ (if- of cork), twog tenths cubic foot. J · i' ‘ ‘ ‘The ,Illl.I1lilll1Hl` freeboardfof boats cg this type is fixed in relation to their length; it is measured vertically to the top of the solid hull at the side aniidships, from the water level ‘ when the boat is loaded. _ » i {, , ‘ · 'The freeboard in fresh water shall not beless than the following aruounts: ` ’ > ~  n:s,·:rl Feet Jincher g _ n 8 i - ai · 9 ~ - L. all 10