The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-10-07

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may reg ARE substitute therefore a.
ais diserrsion-
EVER s4ea steam vessels carrying
gl@AsenseEs saail also De provided with
q good LIE presesycr. made o. suitable
! Esafes1as Tor every cabin passenger
scE wnish she viii have acconmoaa-
t.5sl. znc also a good life preserver 81
So1g fos each deck or other class pas
s41ser kicn the Inspectors certificate
slIs3 zIiJE Ger 20 carry, including Ibs
onlecrs and crew which life preserves
or aoai- snail be Kept in convenient
a7G acc ssiDie pisces on such vessel u
Tesd.Less for Immediate use il case Of
acciGenL
ave. steamer navigating the oceal,
or 4ns Ike, bay OF sound OF the United
StaGes nall De provided with such
nEmberz OF Hfe6oats. floats, RATS, life
T-@seTvers, nHe carrying pro!ectilss
and the means OF propelIing Ihem, ana
crass. - viii Dest secure the safety
S3l a.. pzssoas OF board such vessel IL.
'cese oi disaster. and every seagoias
sesse. ITTying passengers, and every
such yes sci navigating any Of the NORTH
srn OF northwestern lakes, shall have
the lifeloats required BY Law. provided
UaIa 81 table DOat-diseagagInS appar-
stus SO a-TTs1ged as 10 allow sucA boats
10 be ely launched while such vessels
az 10 allow such dlsengaging apparatus
~ &c operated BY one person dissn-
sagIng 10th ends VI Lne boat simuitA-
Eeously from the tackles by which X
nay Be Covered TO the water. And tie
board o. supervising inspectors SHAH
TX and determine, by their rules ana
regulations, the kind of lIfeboats. rats,
fiCais, life preservers. line-carryIDg
psJlectilss and the means Of propeIlins
them, and drass that shall De used Gil
slcl. vessels, anGalso the kinds and ca
pacity II pumps or other appliances
iOf freeing the steamer from water IN
case Of heavy leakage, the capacity Of
such pumps Or appliances being suited
To the Navigation IN which the steau'T
IS employed" THE provisions OF the
last Sc ton above quoted have Deca
repeaie, so far as they apply 10 the car
rying & line-earTying projectiles and
the mes as OF propeiling them on steam
ers ply az exclusively upon any OF the
lakes, Jays or sounds OF the United
Statesl.
The owner OF any such steamer who
neglect or refuses to provide such life
boats. toats. RATS, life preseryers, line
carrying projectiles and the means Of
propelii1g them, drags, pumps or appli-
ances, ere under the provisions OF the
preceding section, required by the
board o. supervising inspectors and APP
proved by the secretary of the treas
ury, shall be fined one thousand dol
Lars.
livery such steamer carrying pas
sengers on the main deck shall be pro
viGed with permanent stairways AMI
other sufficient means convenient to
the passengers for their escape to the
upper deck in case OF the vessel sink
ing or other accident endangering
life; and in the stowage OF freight upon |
such deck where passengers are carried, |
gangways or passages. sufficiently large
10 allow persons to pass freely through |
them shall be left open both fore and |
dft Of the vessel, and also TO and along |
the guards on each side
The captain or mate OF every such |
seam vessel carrying passengers upon |
the main deck shall assign TO all deck /
mn txba ,aE
space on deck they may occu-
py during the voyage, and such
space shall not thereafter be
occupied by freight nor ovecrowded by
ether persons, nor shall freight be
slowed about the boilers or machin-
cry IN such manner as to obstruct or
prevent the engineer from readily at
tending to his duties.
For every violation OF the provi-
sions o. the two preceding sections the
owners OF the vessel shall be punished
by fire of three hundred dollars
Ever vessel as designated in the
above sections of the navigation laws
r.uSt have wire tiller ropes, excepting
that the, part OF the rope that might
effect compass may be OF rope There
must b. wire bell-pulls TO the engine
room from the pilot house and the two
rooms must be connected by tubes so
rs 10 return the sound Of the engine
bells TO the pilot house.
Steamers carrying more than fifty
passengers must be provided with :
steam nre pump or other
equivalent apparatus for throwing wa
Ter, Watchmen must be provided to
keep watch in the cabins and on each I
ieck to guard against fire and other
hangers and 10 give alarm in case OF /
n ,.idsni ar disaster !.