Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-28
BOAT INSPECTION
RULES AMENDED
Changes Announced by Federal
Board Of Supervising
Engineers.

The Steamboat Inspection Service has
issued circular letter dated July z, 1870,
addressed TO inspectors OF the service,
steamboat companies and others con
cerned, publishing the following action
taken by the executive committee OF The
Board of Supervising Inspectors at the
meeting held on June 20, 1920.
The section of Rule V relating 10 station
bills, drills and reports Of masters con
taired in all classes Of the te neral Rules
and Regulations was amended go az To
read az follows:
ut shall he the duty Of the officer in
charge of every steamer carrying pah-
sengers and all other vessels Of over BOO
gross tons propelled by machinery and
subject TO inspection to cause 10 be pre-
pared station bill for his own depart
fnent and one also for the engineer de
.partment, in which shall be assigned a
post or station Of duty for every person
employed ON board such vessel IN case
Of fire or other disaster, which station
bills shall be placed IN the most con
snictlous places on board for the obaerva~
ton of the crew And it shall be the duty
Of such master. or Of the mate or ofiicet
next i'm command. once at least IN each
week. Ia raIl all hands 90 quarters and
exercise them in the discipline and in the
tnlashing and swinging ont Of the life
boats, weather permitting, and IN the Use
Of the fire pumps and all other apparatus
for the safety of life ON board of such vee-
eel. with especial regafd for the drill OF
the crew in the method of adjusting life
preseiveia and educating passengers and
Others IN this procedure and To see that
all the equipments required by law arc m
complete working order for immediate
use and the fact Of the exercise Oi the
eicw, az herein contemplated, shall be
entered upon the vessels log book, stating
the day of the month and hour when 50
exercised. and II shall he the duty Of the
inspectors Ia require the officers and crew
of all such yeesela r. perform the Bfoie-
sand drills and discipline IN the presence
of the said inspectors 1T intervals suffi-
cientlv frequent % assure the said IN
spectnrs hv actual observation that tire
foregoing requirements Of this section are
complied with The master If every such
vessel shall also report monthly to the
local inspectors the day and date of such
EXERCISE and drill tho condition Of the
vessel md her equipment. and also the
, number III passengers carried and sny
neglect or omission on the part Of the
officer in command II such vessel e
strictly enforce this rule shall be- deemed
catiae for The suspension or revocation q
| the license Of such officer
"The general iirp-aiarm signal shall bt
q continuous rapid ringing of the ship
| hell for 4 period ~ not less than 1flseconls
/ and this sigma shall not be used for any
| other purpose whatsoever The master
~ any vessel may establish such Other
emergency signals. IN addition to the ring
ing ri the ship bell rs will provide the
/ al the officers and All the crew Of th'
| vessel will have positive and certain notice
| Of tho existing emergency.
''One copy 81 this section shall be fur
| nahei every vessel 70 which this Eertinr
applies. which copy shall be framed undo
| glass and posted IN conspicuous place %
the vessel