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 2282 INTERNATIONAL LOAD LINE CONVENTION. JULY 5,1930. Rule XII. - Oarriers or Sockets. Carriers oc sockets. Carriers or sockets for hatchway beams and fore-anQ-afters are Cleats. to be of steel at least ~ inch thick, and are to have a width of bearing surface of at least 3 inches. Rule XIII. -C leats. Strong cleats at least 2~ inches wide are to be fitted at intervals of not more than 2 feet from centre to centre; the end cleats are to be placed not more than 6 inches from each comer of the hatchway. Rule XIV.- Battens and Wedge8. Battens and wedges. Battens and wedges are to be efficient and in good condition. Tarpaulins. Rule XV.- Tarpaulins. At least two tarpaulins in good condition, thoroughly water- proofed and of ample strength, are to be provided for each hatchway in an exposed position on freeboard and superstructure decks. The material is to be guaranteed free from jute, and of the standard weight and. quality laid down by each Administration. Rule XVI.- Security oj Hatchway OOVf,rs. Security of hatchway At all hatchways in exposed positions on freeboard and super- covers. structure decks ring bolts or other fittings for lashings are to be provided. Where the breadth of the hatchway exceeds 60 per cent. of the breadth of the deck in way of the hatchway, and the coamings are required to be 24 inches high, fittings for special lashings are to be provided for securing the hatchway covers after the tarpaulins are battened down. Rule XVII. -Oargo and other Hatchways in the Freeboard Deck within Superstructure8 which a~'e fitted with Closing Appliances uss efficient than Class 1. eJ.TarmstroBot (talk):~ carao. The construction and fitting of such hatchways are to be at least equivalent to the standards laid down in Rcl9 XVIII. Hatchway coamlnp and closing &rraIlIe- menta. Rule XVIII. -Hatchway Ooamings and Closing Arrangp,ments. Cargo, coaling and other hatchways in the freeboard deck within superstructures which are fitted with Class 2 closing appliances are to have coamings at least 9 inches in height and closing arrangements