5Interpretation

5 Interpretation

(1) In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

approved means approved by the Authority.

cargo space means the space used for cargo including cargo oil tanks and trunks to such spaces.

crew space means accommodation as defined in section 138B of the Act provided for the crew of a ship not being accommodation which is also used by or provided for the use of passengers.

length, in relation to a ship, means the length of the ship as measured from the fore edge of the stem to the after edge of the sternpost at the level of the upperdeck.

length, in relation to a fire hose, means the length of disconnected hose as measured between the terminal couplings.

passenger space means space provided for the use of passengers, or the passengers and crew, of a ship.

portable fire extinguisher means a fire extinguisher, weighing not more than 25 kilograms when fully charged, that:

(a) in the case of a fire extinguisher in which the fire extinguishing medium is liquid — has a capacity of not more than 131/2 litres, and not less than 9 litres, of liquid;

(b) in the case of a fire extinguisher in which the fire extinguishing medium is carbon-dioxide — has a capacity of not less than 3 kilograms of carbon-dioxide; or

(c) in the case of a fire extinguisher in which the fire extinguishing medium is dry powder:

(i) is of the kind in which a mixture of the dry powder and an expellant is stored under pressure; and

(ii) has a capacity of not less than 41/2 kilograms of dry powder.

tanker means a cargo ship constructed or adapted for the carriage in bulk of fluid cargoes of an inflammable nature.

the Act means the Navigation Act 1912.

water spray nozzle means a nozzle suitable for spraying water on burning oil.

(2) Where a word or phrase used in these Regulations is defined in section 187A of the Act, that word or phrase so used has, unless the contrary intention appears, the meaning given it in that section.

(3) In these Regulations, a reference to the tonnage of a ship shall be read as a reference to the gross registered tonnage of the ship.

(4) For the purposes of these Regulations, a ship shall be deemed to have reached a stage of construction similar to the laying of a keel when: