FIFTEENTH SCHEDULE.

Number and Dimensions of Boats for Fishing Boats entered in the Fishing Boat Register.

COLUMN 1.

Registered Tonnage.

1145 02 2

SIXTEENTH SCHEDULE.

Maximum Fees for Inspection of Lights and Fog Signals.

For each visit made to a ship on the application of the owner and for each visit made where the lights or fittings are found defective..

£ s.

Scheds.

XVI.
XVIII.

Section 420.

d. [36 & 37 Vict. c. 85, s. 30, Sched. III.]

0 10 0

such in

Provided that the aggregate amount of fees for any spection shall not exceed one pound whatever may be the number of separate visits.

SEVENTEENTH SCHEDULE.

LIFE SAVING APPLIANCES.

Constitution of the Committee.

(1.) Three shipowners selected by the Council of the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom.

(2.) One shipowner selected by the Shipowners Associations of Glasgow and one shipowner selected by the Liverpool Steamship Owners Association and the Liverpool Shipowners Association conjointly.

(3.) Two shipbuilders selected by the Council of the Institution

of Naval Architects.

(4.) Three persons practically acquainted with the navigation of vessels selected by the shipmasters' societies recognised by the Board of Trade for this purpose.

(5.) Three persons being or having been able-bodied seamen selected by seamen's societies recognised by the Board of Trade for this purpose.

(6.) Two persons selected conjointly by the Committee of Lloyd's, the Committee of Lloyd's Register Society, and the Committee of the Institute of London Underwriters.

Section 429.

[51 & 52 Vict. c. 24,

Sched. I.]

EIGHTEENTH SCHEDULE.

Precautions as to Grain Cargo (a).

(1.) There shall not be carried between the decks, or, if the ship has more than two decks, between the main and upper decks, any grain in bulk, except such as may be necessary for feeding the cargo in the hold, and is carried in properly constructed feeders.

Editors' Note:

(a) The Regulations approved by the Board of Trade, which, by s. 453, sub-s. (1), may be adopted in lieu of these precautions, are contained in official notices, obtainable in pamphlet form, either directly or through any bookseller, from the King's printers.

Section 453.

[43 & 44 Vict. c. 43, s. 4.]

Sched. XVIII.

(2.) Where grain (except such as may be carried in properly constructed feeders) is carried in bulk in any hold or compartment, and proper provision for filling up the same by feeders is not made, not less than one-fourth of the grain carried in the hold or compartment (as the case may be) shall be in bags supported on suitable platforms laid upon the grain in bulk: Provided that this regulation with respect to bags shall not apply

(a.) To oats or cotton seed; nor

(b.) To a ship which is a sailing ship of less than four hundred tons registered tonnage, and is not engaged in the Atlantic trade; nor

(c.) To a ship laden at a port in the Mediterranean or Black Sea, if the ship is divided into compartments which are formed by substantial transverse partitions, and are fitted with longitudinal bulkheads or such shifting boards as hereinafter mentioned, and if the ship does not carry more than one-fourth of the grain cargo, and not more than one thousand five hundred quarters in any one compartment, bin, or division, and provided that each division of the lower hold is fitted with properly constructed feeders from the between decks; nor

(d.) To a ship in which the grain cargo does not exceed one-half of the whole cargo of the ship, and the rest of the cargo consists of cotton, wool, flax, barrels or sacks of flour, or other suitable cargo so stowed as to prevent the grain in any compartment, bin, or division from shifting.

(3.) Where grain is carried in the hold or between the decks, whether in bags or bulk, the hold or the space between the decks shall be divided by a longitudinal bulkhead or by sufficient shifting boards which extend from deck to deck or from the deck to the keelson and are properly secured, and if the grain is in bulk are fitted grain-tight with proper fillings between the beams (b).

(4.) In loading the grain shall be properly stowed, trimmed, and secured.

Editors' Note:

(b) As to the construction of this clause and para. 4 (b) of the Regulations of Aug. 1881, see The Rothbury (1888), 57 L. J. P. 99; 13 P. D. 119.

NINETEENTH SCHEDULE.

Sched. XIX.

PART I.

STATEMENTS IN THE CASE OF SALVAGE BY HER MAJESTY'S SHIPS (c).

(1.) Particulars to be stated both by the salvor and by the master or other person in charge of the vessel, cargo, or property saved:

(a.) the place, condition, and circumstances in which the vessel, cargo, or property was at the time when the services were rendered for which salvage is claimed:

(b.) the nature and duration of the services rendered.

(2.) Additional particulars to be stated by the salvor:-
(a.) the proportion of the value of the vessel, cargo, and pro-
perty, and of the freight which he claims for salvage, or
the values at which he estimates the vessel, freight, cargo,
and property respectively, and the several amounts that
he claims (d) for salvage in respect of the same:

(b.) any other circumstances which he thinks relevant to the said
claim.

(3.) Additional particulars (e) to be stated by the said master or other person in charge of the said vessel, cargo, or property :(a.) a copy of the certificate of registry of the said vessel, and of the indorsements thereon, stating any change which (to his knowledge or belief) has occurred in the particulars contained in the certificate; and stating also to the best of his knowledge and belief, the state of the title to the vessel for the time being, and of the incumbrances and certificates of mortgage or sale, if any, affecting the same, and the names and places of business of the owners and incumbrancers :

(b.) the name and place of business or residence of the freighter (if any) of the said vessel, and the freight to be paid for the voyage on which she then is :

(c.) a general account of the quantity and nature of the cargo at the time the salvage services were rendered:

(d.) the name and place of business or residence of the owner of the cargo and of the consignee thereof :

(e.) the values at which the master or person making the statement estimates the vessel, cargo, and property, and the freight respectively, or if he thinks fit, in lieu of the estimated value of the cargo, a copy of the vessel's manifest:

Editors' Notes:

(c) See s. 558 and note thereto.

(d) See note (b) to s. 558, as to incapacity of officer commanding His Majesty's ship to agree amount of salvage.

(e) The master or other person in charge has also to add a statement of his willingness to execute a bond in form, so far as circumstances will permit, set out in Part II. See s. 558, sub-s. (1).

Section 558.

[1854, s. 486.]

Sched. XIX.

(f.) the amounts which the master thinks should be paid as salvage for the services rendered (ƒ):

(g.) an accurate list of the property saved in cases where the vessel is not saved:

(h.) an account of the proceeds of the sale of the vessel, cargo,
or property, in cases where the same or any of them are
sold at the port where the statement is made:

(i.) the number, capacities, and condition of the crew of the
vessel at the time when the services were rendered: and
(k.) any other circumstances he thinks relevant to the matters in
question.

[1854, Table W.]

PART II.

SALVAGE BOND.

[N.B.-Any of the particulars not known, or not required, by reason of the Claim being only against the Cargo, &c., may be omitted.]

Whereas certain salvage services are alleged to have been rendered by the vessel [insert names of vessel and of commander], commander, to the merchant vessel [insert names of vessel and master], master, belonging to [name and place of business or residence of owner of vessel], freighted by [the same of the freighter], and to the cargo therein, consisting of [state very shortly the descriptions and quantities of the goods, and the names and addresses of their owners and consignees]:

And whereas the said vessel and cargo have been brought into the port of [insert name and situation of port], and a statement of the salvage claim has been sent to [insert the name of the consular officer or judge of the colonial court of admiralty or vice-admiralty court and of the office he fills], and he has fixed the amount to be inserted in this bond at the sum of [state the sum].

Now I, the said [master's nume], do hereby, in pursuance of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, bind the several owners for the time being of the said vessel and of the cargo therein and of the freight payable in respect of that cargo and their respective heirs, executors, and administrators, to pay among them such sum not exceeding the said sum of [state the sum fixed], in such proportions and to such persons as if the parties agree on any other court, substitute the name of it here] the High Court in England shall adjudge to be payable as salvage for the services so alleged to have been rendered as aforesaid.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this [insert the date] day of

Signed, sealed, and delivered by the said [master's name].

(L.S.)

In the presence of [name of consular officer or judge of the colonial court of admiralty or vice-admiralty court, and of the office he fills].

Editors' Note:

(ƒ) See note (b) to s. 558, as to incapacity of officer commanding His Majesty's ship to agree amount of salvage.