British Wreck Commissioner's Inquiry

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Board of Trade's Administration
Proposed Extension of Boat Scale

Gross Tons	Boats.	Minimum Total Cub. Cnts. of boats required to be carried under Davits.
10,000 and under 12,000 12,000 and under 15,000 15, 000 and under 20,000 20,000 and under 25,000 25,000 and under 30,000 30,000 and under 35,000 35,000 and under 40,000 40,000 and under 45,000 45,000 and under 50,000 50,000 and upwards.	16 18 20 22 24 24 24 24 26 26	5,500 c. ft. 5,800 c. ft. 6,100 c. ft. 6,400 c. ft. 6,700 c. ft. 7,000 c. ft. 7,300 c. ft. 7,600 c. ft. 7,900 c. ft. 8,200 c. ft.

Please see the accompanying incidental table showing how this number of boats can provide for the three-quarters additional capacity also, if only about 500 cubic feet per boat to 600 cubic feet.

A. H. Y.

Table of incidence (informative).
Gross Tons.	Number of Boats.	Cubic Feet.	C. ft. Additional	Tot. C. ft. at 1 ¾	Equivalent Boats
10,000 and under 12,000 12,000 and under 15,000 15,000 and under 20,000 20,000 and under 25,000 25,000 and under 30,000 30,000 and under 35,000 35,000 and under 40,000 40,000 and under 45,000 45,000 and under 50,000 50,000 and upwards.	16 18 20 22 24 24 24 24 26 26	5,500 5,800 6,100 6,400 6,700 7,000 7,300 7,600 7,900 8,200	4,125 4,350 4,575 4,800 5,025 5,250 5,475 5,700 5,925 6,150	9,625 10,150 10,675 11,200 11,725 12,250 12,775 13,300 13,825 14,350	19 say or 16 20 " " 16 21 " " 18 22 " " 19 24 " " 20 24 " " 20 25 " " 21 26 " " 22 27 " " 23 28 " " 24

One-fourth of the above boats may be carried inboard, but they should not exceed 500 cubic feet in capacity, so that they may be readily drawn up to the davits.A. H. Y.30.312.

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