Div 4Small Motor Vessels.

Division 4.—Small Motor Vessels.

Small motor vessels.

114. (1) Small motor vessels carrying passengers shall be equipped with fire extinguishing appliances as follows:—

(a) if under 45 feet in length with—

(i) at least (2) fluid extinguishers of an approved type; and

(ii) a box of sand of not less than 1 cubic foot in capacity, and a suitable scoop for distributing the sand.

(b) if 45 feet and upwards in length—

the equipment specified in paragraph (a) of this sub-regulation and, in addition, such appliances including fire buckets and/or fire hose, as may be required by the surveyor.

(2) The extinguishers shall be placed in positions ready for immediate use, one at each end of the vessel, and be protected from accidental movement.

(3) The men in charge should be fully acquainted with the method of using the fire-extinguishing apparatus, and, when practicable, they should be present when tests are being made by the surveyors. Permanent instructions are to be attached to each apparatus showing how it is to be operated and also to state whether the apparatus may be stowed in any position or in a certain position only.