Construction

(1) All vessels shall be of good marine design and construction. Hull arrangements, materials used, scantlings Merchant Ships (Registration) 47 of structure, bulkheads, main and auxiliary machinery, electrical installations, propulsion and steering system shall be of an approved type. (2) All vessels shall be of good marine design and construction so as to have at all times sufficient stability, whether under power or sail propulsion. (3) An efficient bilge pumping system shall be fitted to all vessels, having suctions and means of drainage so arranged that any water that may enter any compartment can be pumped overboard. Sail boats and motor boats shall be equipped with efficient bilge pumping system of a manual or electric type. Motor vessels shall have at least one independent bilge pump of sufficient capacity. Bilge pumping. Hatches, doors and other openings. (4) Exposed hatches and doors shall be of an approved construction and be efficiently connected to the adjoined structure. Portlights, windows and other openings, shall be of an approved type for yachts. (5) A sufficient number of freeing ports or scuppers shall be provided to free the weather decks of water. Deck drainage. (6) Anchoring and mooring equipment for motor vessels shall be adequate depending on the type and size of vessel as specified in the First Schedule. The anchors and anchor size of chain cable ropes, hawsers and warps shall be of an approved type. The minimum weight of anchors used in motor boats and sail boats shall be in accordance with the Table set out in the First Schedule. (7) All vessels shall have bulwarks or rails on weather decks accessible to passengers and crew. First Schedule.