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 2292 INTERNATIONAL LOAD LINE CONVENTION.•JULY 5, 1930. Specifications. SCALE of Freeing Port Area. Protection of crew. Load line for steam· ers. Length. Length of Bulwarks in .. Well" in Feet. 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 Above 65 Freeing Port Arp-!!. on 6I\ch side In Square Feet. 8.0 8.5 9.0 9.5 10.0 10.5 11.0 11.5 12.0 12.5 13.0 1 square foot for each additional 5 feet length of bulwark. The lower edges of the freeirg ports are to be as near the deck as practicable and preferably not higher than the upper edge of the gunwale bar. Two-thirds of the freeing port area required is to be provided in the midship half of the well. In ships with less than the standard sheer the freeing port area is to be suitably increased, . Al l such openings in the bulwarks are to be protected by rails or bars spaced about 9 inches apart. If shutters are fitted to freeing ports, ample clearance is to be provided to prevent jamming. Hinges are to have brass pins. Rule XXXI. -Protection oj Grew. Gangways, lifelines or other satisfactory means are to be provided for the protection of the crew in getting to and from their quarters. The strength of houses for the accommodation of crew on Hush deck steamers is to be equivalent to that required for superstructure bulk- heads. Part UI.-Load Line Cor Steamers. Rule XXXII. -Length (L). The length used with the Rules and Freeboard Table is the length in feet on the summer load water-line from the foreside of the stem to the afterside of the rudder post. Where there is no rudder post,