Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-21
Paper A.-Well-Decked Steamers.
Proportion Covered.
PAPER e.

The above reduction in freeboard Tor
summer voyages from European and
Mediterranean ports is to be made from
April 20 September inclusive In other
parts Of the world the reduced freeboari
should be used during the corresponding
or recognized summer months. Double
the above reduction to DE allowed for
voyages in the fine season in the Indian
seas. between the limits of SueZ and
Singapore. An additional frceboard Of
two inches shall be required for all yes
sells up to and including $50 feet in the
length when entering the North 4Atlant-
ic when sailing TO. or from the Mediter-
ranean Or any British or European
port, and which may sail to. or from. or
call at, in British North America, or
eastern ports in the United States north
of Cape Hatteras. from October to
March inclusive.
PAPER c.
Footnotc to Table D.
An additional freeboard Of 3 inches is
required for the North Atlantic trade
and is to apply to all vessels sailing to
or from the Mediterranean, or any
British or European port. and which
may sail to. or from call at. ports in
the United States north Of Cape Halter
as, from October to March inclusive.
PAPER ..
90 The freeboards assigned by the
following tables are not intended to ap-
ply to vessels when navigating inland
waters or rivers and when stretch of
such water has to be traversed such
deeper loading will be permissible as
may b.. due TO The weight of fuel re-
uulrcd for consumption between the
points Of departure and the open sea.
PAPER T..
H. 1T is TO be understood that the
deductions under this paragraph are
never TO exceed those granted under
.,,~ti .1f
length covered by poop. bridge-house
and topgallant forecaste
PAPER r.
- For lengths Of erection covering:
05-1OO allow q deduction of S5-100. the
difference Of the freeboard.
For $40 allow a deduction of $40; for
$40 allow 7-10.
APPENDIX b.
Rules TO Regulate the Depth Of Loading
IN Of Turret f3eck Vessels and Vessels
"a OF Smaller Types.
The following agreement has been ar
rived at by the conference of the repre-
sentatives of the Board of Trade.
Lloyds Register, the British Corpora
ton and Bureau VerItas:
l. A "turret" is q strongly construct
ed continuous erection at the middle
line Of vessel forming with he main
harbor deck an integral part OF the hull
and OF breadth not exceeding siX-tenths
the greatest breadth of the vessel.
= The freeboard. calculated accord
ing to the rule given is in consideration
of the turret being continuous. Where
the turret is separated within the six
tenths length amidships additional
strength viii be required to compensate
for this
3. Hatch coamngs iii least . feet
high, and castings to engine and boiler
openings at least feet inches high, TO
be fitted above the .'turret' deck.
4. The volume Of the turret to be es-
timated from normal beam line drawn
through the point where vertical line
at the quarter breadth Of vessels cuts
the upper surface Of the vessels deck.
Where the turret is nearly 0ne-half the
breadth of the vessel, and its traverse
section is of rounded form at its base, the
line of the turret to be drawn through
the point where the vertical line at the
quarter breadth cuts the upper surface
continued in the same course as the
normal line Of beam.
5. The severe buOyancy required by
the tables to be estimated by taking 60
per cent. of the volun,e of the turret.
The height of the tllrret allowed for is
not to exceed % per cent. of the mould
ed depth.
6. The moulded depth of the vessel to
be taken to be the depth at side from
the beam line as before defined "a The
top Of the keel
Z. If n Vessel has sheer to determine
the volume of Thu. turrct, the iurret base
line to be drawn at each section as de-
scribed above. At the extreme fore-end
Of the vessel the base of the turret to be,
parallel to the turret deck.
3. No allowance shall be made for
respect of either forecastle or poop, or
both Of them provided that such allow
anca for poop or forecastie shall! not ex-
coed that due 10 a poop or forecas'tie
equal to one-cighth OF the length of the
snip. I'he allowance 10 be in proportion
to its length and the breadth as com
pared With the breadth of the ship at,
the after-end of the forecastle, or fore
end Of the poop.
8. The traverse and Longitudinal!
strength Of the vessel TO be regulated
by that required for a three dec:" or
spar deck" vessel Of the same length.
breadth. moulded depth and co-efEicient
of finencss.
10. Where wood lower deck is re-
CURED for the standard vessel. and the
same is dispensed with compensat ting
strength must be furnished
II. II the frame spacing be increased
one-fourth. the thickness OF all the plat
ing. excepting slarboard and sheer
stfakes. should he increased by one
twentieth Of an inch over The thickness
required in the standard ship. Other. in
cleases in spacing should be dealt with
IN the same proportion
u. Should a vessel be constructed
with a turret exceeding six -tenths the
breadth Of the vessel, or should the CEN
ter line of disc when asccrtained reach
point above the junction of the Yer
iicai side when the rounded gunwalc
1hll particulars and calculations with
the proposed assignment TO be submit
ted TO The Board Of Trade before free
boards are. assigned.
- The freeboards in the certificates
Issued TO be set off in feet and inches;
from the line Of the turret deck,