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Indian Pilgrim Ships Rules, 1933 |
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Indian Pilgrim Ships
Rules, 1933, as corrected up to the 1st June 1950. 1. These rules may be called the Indian Pilgrim Ships Rules, 1933. 2. In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context-- (1) “Act” means the Indian Merchant Shipping Act, 1923 (XXI of 1923);
(2)“Approved” means approved by the Central Government;
(3) “Buoyant Apparatus” means buoyant deck seats or buoyant deck chairs on any other buoyant apparatus excepting boats, life-jackets;
(4) “Compartment” means a space between decks other than a cabin;
(5) “Form” means a form appended to these rules;
(6) “Inspector” means the officer appointed by the Central Government for the purpose of sub-section (1) of section 151, and, except in rule 3, includes a person authorised by such officer under section 152;
(7) “Length” in connection with a ship means the registered length of the ship;
(7A) “Person” means a person over the age of one year;
(8) “Section” means a section of the Act;
(9) “Special Boat-deck” means any deck on which boats are carried and of which the space required for the stowage of boats under rule 22 occupies half or more of the length of such deck;
(10) “ Surveyor” means a Surveyor appointed under section 129.
3. On receiving the notice required by section 151, the inspector shall himself proceed to inspect, or shall give a written authority to some competent person to inspect on his behalf, the ship, her provisions, medical stores, equipment, ventilaion, fittings and the like, and the Inspector or person authorised shall satisfy himself that the ship, her provisions, medical stores, equipment, ventilation, fittings and the like fulfil all the requirements imposed by the Act or these rules.
4. The certificates “A” and “B” required under sections 154 and 155 shall be given in Forms I and II respectively and the supplementary certificate B, required under section 198 shall be in Form III.
5. No certificate under section 155 shall be granted between May 20th and September 20th in any year in respect of a ship of a tonnage of less than 500 registered tons, or which is not capable of steaming at least eight knots in ordinary monsoon weather, nor shall such certificate be given at any time unless all the arrangements required by these rules have been made to the entire satisfaction of the Inspector.
6. The Inspector shall see that in all cases where the number of pilgrims exceeds 100, the medical officer has had an opportunity of satisfying himself as to the completeness of the arrangements made for the accommodation and care of the pilgrims under these rules; and shall require such medical officer to furnish a certificate in Form IV countersigned by the master of the ship and to sign the second of the certificates prescribed by rule 112.
Boats and appliances for saving life.
7. Availability and adequacy of lifeboats and buoyant apparatus.-- (1) The lifeboats and buoyant apparatus in every pilgrim ship shall be readily available in case of emergency and shall be adequate.
(2) To ensure that they are readily available, the lifeboats and buoyant apparatus in every pilgrim ship shall be readily available in case of emergency and shall be adequate.
(a) They shall be capable of being put into the water safely and rapidly even under unfavourable conditions of list and trim.
(b) It shall be possible to embark the pilgrims in tbe boats rapidly and in good order.
(c) The arrangements of each boat, life-raft, and article of buoyant apparatus shall be such that it will not interfere with the operation of other boats, life-rafts and buoyant apparatus.
(3) To ensure that they are adequate, the provision of lifeboats, life-rafts and buoyant apparatus shall be in accordance with the requirements of sub-rule (2) of rule 8.
8. Davits.-- (1) (a) Every pilgrim ship shall be provided in accordance with her length, with her length, with the number of sets of davits specified in column A of the table set out in the second schedule to these rules.
Provided that no pilgrim ship shall be required to have a number of sets of davits greater than the number of lifeboats required to accommodate the total number of persons which the ship carries or is certified to carry, whichever number is the greater.
(2) Lifeboats.-- (a) A lifeboat of Class 1 shall be attached to each set of davits.
(b) Where the life-boats carried in pursuance of clause (a) of this sub-rule do not provide the minimum capacity specified in column D of the table set out in the second schedule to these rules or do not provide sufficient accommodation for the total number of persons which the ship carries or is certified to carry, whichever number is the greater, additional lifeboats of Class 1 or Class 2 shall be provided up to the minimum capacity specified in column D after which additional lifeboats or approved life-rafts or approved buoyant apparatus shall be provided to the satisfaction of the Central Government so that the accommodation provided shall be sufficient for the total number of persons which the ship carries or is certified to carry, whichever number is the greater.
(3) When the number of lifeboats carried in pursuance of this rule is more than 13, one of such lifeboats shall be a motor boat fitted with an approved wireless telegraphy installation and searchlight and, when the number is more than 19, two of such lifeboats shall be motor boats is fitted.
(4) Any of the other lifeboats except such as the Central Government may requires to be carried as emergency boats may be motor boats, but these additional motor boats need not be fitted with wireless telegraphy installations are searchlights.
(5) Lifebuoys.-- Every pilgrim ship shall carry at least the number of approved lifebuoys determined in accordance with the following table:--
Length of ship Minimum number of lifebuoys.
Under 200 fee ... ... 6 of which 2 shall be provided with approved self-igniting lights
Not under 200 feet but under 8 of which 4 shall be provided with 300 feet. ... ... approved self-igniting lights.
Not under 300 feet but under 10 of which 6 shall be provided with 400 feet. ... ... approved self-igniting lights.
400 feet and over ... 12 of which 6 shall be provided with approved self-igniting lights.
(6) Life-jackets. --- Every pilgrim ship shall carry one approved life-jacket for every person on board.
(7) Line-throwing appliance.-- Every pilgrim ship shall carry an approved type of line-throwing appliance.
9. Classes of boats.-- For the purposes of sub-rule (2) of rule 6, the standard types of boats are classified as follows:--
Class 1.-- Open boats with rigid slides fitted either (a) with internal buoyancy appliances only, or (b) with internal and external buoyancy, appliances in these rules referred to as lifeboats of Class 1;
Class 2.-- (a) Open boats fitted with internal and external buoyancy, appliances--upper parts of sides collapsible, and (b) decked boats with either fixed or collapsible watertight bulwarks, in these rules referred to as lifeboats of Class 2.
10. Construction strength and capacity, etc., of boats.-- (1) All boats shall be properly constructed, and shall be of such form and proportions that they shall have ample stability in a seaway, and sufficient freeboard when loaded with their full complement of persons and equipment. They shall be fitted and arranged to the satisfaction of the Central Government.
(2) (a) The structural strength of all boats shall be to the satisfaction of the Central Government.
(b) The strength of the boats shall be sufficient to permit of their being safely lowered into the water when loaded with a full complements of person and equipment.
(c) To all open boats, all thwart and side seats shall be fitted as low in the boat as practicable, and bottom boards shall be fitted so that the thwarts shall not be more than 2 feet 9 inches above them.
(4) The cubic capacity of every boat shall be not less than 125 cubic feet.
(5) Omitted.
(6) No boat shall be accepted the buoyancy of which depends upon the previous adjustments of one of the principal parts of the hull.
(7) The weight of a boat when fully laden with persons and equipment shall not exceed 20 tons.
11. Requirements of lifeboats of Class I.-- All lifeboats of Class 1 shall comply with the provisions of Part I of the third schedule to these rules in addition to the provisions of rule 10.
!3. General requirements for motor boats.-- Every motor that carried as port of the statutory lifesaving appliances of a pilgrim ship, shall comply with the following conditions:--
(a)the boat shall comply with the requirements for a lifeboat of Class 1., subject to the provisions of rule 14 as to buoyancy ;
(b) proper appliances shall be provided for putting the boat into the water speedily;
(c) the boat shall be adequately provided with fuel and kept to as to be at all times ready for use;
(d) the motor and its accessories shall be suitably enclosed to ensure operation under adverse weather conditions and provision shall be made for going astern;
(e) the speed shall be at least six knots when fully loaded in smooth water.
(3) If the Surveyor is doubtful as to the number of persons any boat is fit to carry, he may require it to be tested afloat fully laden with equipment and the intended number of persons all wearing lifejackets.
(4) In the case of boats of a depth of more than 4 feet, boats with every fine ends and boats very full in form, the number of persons which the boast is deemed fit to carry may be determined by the Central Government otherwise than in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this rule.
17. General requirements for life-rafts.-- An approved life-raft shall comply with the following conditions:--
(a) It shall be of approved material and construction;
(b) It shall be effective and stable when floating either way up;
(c) It shall be fitted with fixed or collapsible bulwarks of wood, canvas, or other suitable material around both the top and bottom platforms;
(d) It shall have a line security becketed round the outside;
(e) It shall be of such strength that it can be launched or thrown from the ship’s deck without being damaged and if intended to be thrown it shall be of such size and weight that it can easily be handled;
(f) It shall have not less than three cubic feet of air-cases of equivalent buoyancy appliances for each person to be carried thereon;
(g) It shall have a deck area of not less than four square feet for each person to be carried thereon, and it shall effectively support the occupants out of the water.
(h) The air-cases or equivalent buoyancy appliances shall be placed as near as possible to the sides of the life-raft, and such buoyancy appliances shall not be dependent on inflation by air.
18. General requirements for buoyant apparatus.-- (1) Approved buoyant apparatus, whether buoyant deck seats, buoyant deck as buoyancy is concerned for the number of persons equal to the greatest whole number ascertained by dividing the number of pounds of iron which the apparatus is capable of supporting in fresh water by 32, and the apparatus shall be deemed fit to support the number so ascertained ior a number equal to the number of feet in the perimeter of the apparatus whichever number is the smaller.
(2) All approved buoyant apparatus shall comply with the following conditions:-
(a) It shall be of approved material and construction ;
(b) It shall be effective and stable when floating either way up ;
(c) It shall be of such size, strength and weight that it can be handled without mechanical appliances and, if necessary, thrown without damage from the ship’s deck on which it is stowed ;
14. Buoyance appliances of a motor boats.-- The volume of the internal buoyancy appliances of a motor boat and, where fitted, the buoyance appliances shall be at least equal to that of the buoyancy appliances which would be required under these rules if the boat were not a motor boat and shall be increased above that volume if and to the extent that such increase is necessary to compensate for the difference between (a) the weight of the motor and its accessories, and if fitted, the searchlight and the wireless telegraph installations and their accessories, and (b) the weight of the additional persons which the boat could accommodate, if the motor and its accessories, and if fitted, the searchlight and the wireless telegraph installation and their accessories were removed.
15. Increase in buoyancy appliances of motor boats.-- In the case of boats which are deemed fit to carry 100 or more persons the volume of the buoyancy appliances shall be increased beyond the volume required by rule 14 to such extent as may be determined by the Central Government.
16. Carrying capacity of boats.-- (1) (a) Subject as hereinafter provided, the number of persons which a boat shall be deemed fit to carry shall be equal to the greatest whole number ascertained by dividing the capacity of the boat in cubic feet, determined in accordance with the provisions of Part I of the fourth schedule to these rules, or the surface of the boat in square feet determined in accordance with the provisions of Part II of the said fourth schedule, as the case may be, by the standard unit of capacity or unit of surface, as the case may be, shown in the following table :--
Type of Boat. Standard Unit of Capacity
Class 1 (a) 10 cubic feet.
Class 1 (b) 9 cubic feet.
Class 2. 3 1/2 square feet.
(2) The number of persons which a boat is deemed fit to carry shall No--
(a) exceed the number of adult persons wearing life-jackets for which there is proper seating accommodation arranged in such a way that the persons when seated do not interfere to any way with the use of the oars ; and
(b) in the case of lifeboats of Class 2 be such as to reduce the freeboard of the boat, when fully laden, below the minimum freeboard laid down for each type of boat in Part II of the third schedule to these rules.
(d) If it depends for its bouyancy on air it shall not be as constructed as to require inflation before use in an emergency ;
(e)The air-cases or equivalent buoyancy appliances shall be placed as near as possible to the sides of the apparatus ;
(f) It shall have a line securely becketed round the outside of the apparatus.
19. Marking of boats, life-rafts and buoyant apparatus.-- (1) All boats shall be permanently marked to the satisfaction of the Central Government in such a way as to indicate plainly their dimensions and the number of persons which they are deemed fit to carry.
(2) All life-rafts shall be marked in the same manner with the number of persons which they may carry.
(3) All buoyant apparatus shall be marked in the same manner with an indication that they are buoyant and with the number of persons which they are deemed fit to support.
20. Equipment of boats.-- (1) Every boat carried on a pilgrim ship shall be equipped as follows :--
(a) With the full single baned complement of oars and two spare oars, and a steering oar, including a proper curtch or thole-pin socket for later;
(b) With two plugs for each plug hole, attached with lanyards or chains and one set and a half of thole-pins or curtches attached to the boat by lanyards. Plugs shall not be required where proper automatic valves are fitted ;
(c) With a sea anchor, a baler, a galvanised iron bucket, a rudder and a tiller, or yoke and yoke lines, a painter of sufficient length, and a boat-hook. The rudder, the baler, and the bucket shall be attached to the boat by sufficiently long lanyards, and kept ready for use ;
(d) With a vessel capable of holding one quart for each person that the boat is deemed fit to carry. This vessel shall be kept filled with fresh water, and provided with a dipper with lanyard;
(e) With two hatchets one to be kept in each of the boat, and to be attached to the loat by a lanyard;
(f) With a line securely becketed round the outside of the boat;
(g) With an efficient lantern trimmed, with oil in its receiver sufficient to burn for eight hours, or with some other lantern or light approved by the Central Government; and with a box of suitable matches in a waterlight tin;
(h) With a mast and with at least one good sail and proper gear for each ;
(i) With an efficient compass;
(j) With an air-tight case containing two pounds of biscuits for each person that the boat is deemed fit to carry;
(k) With a vessel of approved pattern containing one gallon of vegetable or animal oil, so constructed that the oil can be easily distributed on the water and so arranged that it can be attached to the sea anchor;
(l) With one dozen self-igniting red lights in a water-tight tin;
(m) With half a pound of condensed milk for each person that the boat is deemed fit to carry;
(n) With a suitable locker for the stowage of the small items of the equipment.
(2) Every boat which is deemed fit to carry 100 or more persons shall be fitted with a motor and shall comply with the requirements of rules 13, 14 and 15.
(3) A motor boat need not carry a mast or sail or more than half the complement of oars, but it shall carry two boat-hooks.
(4) A decked boat shall have no plug-hole, but shall be provided with not less than two bilge-pumps.
21. Wireless installations and search-lights on motor-boats.--(1) Where a wireless installation is required by sub-rule (3) of rule 8 of these rules to be carried on a motor boat it shall be capable of transmission and reception of a frequency of 500 kilocycles (wave-length 600 metres) and shall be provided with a source of power sufficient to give a minimum of 10 metre amperes ( the number of metre amperes being determined by multiplying the current in amperes measured at the base of the aerial by the maximum height in metres of the aerial above the water line) and to maintain the installation in operation, allowing for intermittent use, for a total period of six running hours.
(2) Where a search-light is required by sub-rule (3) of rule 8 of these rules to be carried on a motor boat it shall include a lamp of at least 80 watts, an efficient reflector and a source of power which will give effective illumination of a light-coloured object over a width of about 60 feet at a distance of 200 yards for a total period of six hours and shall be capable of working for three hours continuously.
(3) Where the power for the wireless installation and the search-light is derived from the same source, that source shall be of sufficient power to provide for the adequate working of both appliances simultaneously.
22. Equipment of life-rafts.-- The normal equipment of every approved life-raft shall consist of :--
(a) Four oars ;
(b) Five rowlocks ;
(c) A self-igniting lifebuoy light;
(d) A sea-anchor ;
(e) A painter ;
(f) A vessel of approved pattern containing one gallon of vegetable or animal oil so constructed that the oil can be easily distributed on the water, and so arranged that it can be attached to sea-anchor ;
(g) An air-tight receptacle containing two pounds of biscuits for each person to be carried;
(h) A water-tight receptacle provided with a dipper with lanyard containing one quart of fresh water for each person to be carried;
(I) At least one dozen self-igniting red lights and a box of matches in water-tight containers.
23. Stowage of equipment in boats and life-rafts.-- All boats and life-rafts shall be fully equipped before the ship proceeds to sea, and the equipment shall remain in the boat or life-raft throughout the voyage, while the ship is at sea, or shall be stored in some convenient place where it will be immediately available in case of emergency.
24. Stowage and handling of boats, life-rafts and buoyant apparatus.-- (1) All boats attached to davits and all boats stowed under boats attached to davits shall be stowed to the satisfaction of the Central Government in such a way that--
(i) they can be launched in the shortest possible time;
(ii) they will not impede in any way the prompt handling of any other of the boats attached to davits or stowed under boats attached to davits, the life-rafts or the buoyant apparatus carried in pursuance of these rules or the marshalling of the persons on board at the launching stations or their embarketion;
(2) (a) Boats and life-rafts additional to boats stowed under boats attached to davets shall be stowed across a deck, bridge (page no 9)
(4) Where a boat is stowed underneath another boat there shall be provided approved removable supports or other approved appliances, so as to secure that the weight of a boat is not unduly supported by the boat underneath it.
(5) Boats may be stowed on more than one deck on condition that porper measures are taken to prevent boats on a lower deck being fouled by those stowed on a deck above.
(6) Boats shall not be placed in the bows of the ship or in any positions in which they would be brought into dangerous proximity to the propellers at the time of launching.
(7) All life-rafts and buoyant apparatus shall be stowed as to be readily available in case of emergency.
(8) Davits shall be of approved from and shall be suitably placed to the satisfaction of the Central Government. They shall be so disposed on one or more decks that the boats placed under them can be safely lowered without interference from the operation of any other davits.
(9) (a) The davits, fails, blocks, and all other gear shall be of sufficient strength to the satisfaction of the Central Government.
(b) The davits, fails, blocks and all other gear shall be of such strength that the boats can be safely lowered with the full complement of persons and equipment, with the ship listed to 15 degrees either way.
(c) Life-lines shall be fitted to the davit spans, and the falls and life lines shall be long enough to reach the water with the ship at her lightest sea-going draught and listed to 15 degrees either way Hooks shall not be attached to the lower tackle blocks.
(10) The davits shall be fitted with gear of sufficient power to ensure that the boat, fully equipped and manned. , but not otherwise loaded with passengers, can be turned out against the maximum list at which the lowering of the boats is possible.
(11) Boats attached to davits shall have the falls ready for service and means shall be provided for speedily, but not necessarily simultaneously, detaching the boats from the falls. The point of attachment of the boats to the falls shall be so situated as to ensure the boats being easily swung clear of the davits.
(12) The boats’ chocks shall be of such construction and arranged in such manner as shall be satisfactory to the Central Government.
(13) Where more than one boat is served by the same set of davits if the falls are of rope, separate falls are used with mechanical appliances for recovering them, separate falls need not be provided. The appliances used shall be such as to ensure lowering the boats rapidly and in turn. Where mechanical power appliances are fitted for the recovery of the fals, efficient hand gear shall also be provided.
(25) Approved life-jackets.-- (1) An approved life-jacket shall mean a jacket or other approved appliance capable of being fitted on the body, of approved material and construction, which is capable of floating in fresh water for at least 24 hours with 16 1/2 lbs. of iron suspended from it. It shall be reversible and suitable both for adults and children.
(2) No life-jackets shall be approved or carried the buoyancy of which depends on air compartments.
26. Approved lifebuoys.-- (1) (a) An approved lifebuoy shall be of solid cor or other approved material and shall be capable of floating in fresh water for at least 24 hours with 32 lbs. of iron suspended from it.
(b) No lifebuoys filled with beckets securely seized, and at least one on each side of the ship shall be approved or carried.
(2) All lifebuoys shall be fitted with beckets securely seized, and at least one on each side of the ship shall be fitted with a lifeline at least 15 fathoms in length.
(3) Where by these rules lifebuoys are required to be provided with self-lighting lights surchlights shall be lights which cannot be extinguished in water and they shall be kept near the lifebuoys to which they belong with the necessary means of attachment.
27. Stowage of lifebuoys and life-jackets.-- (1) All lifebuoys and life-jackets shall be stowed to the satisfaction of a Surveyor and so as to be readily accessible to the persons on board; their position shall be plainly indicated so as to be known to the persons concerned.
(2) A lifebuoys with a self-igniting light attached to it shall be carried at, each side of the navigating bridge in beckets or cleats in such a manner as to admit of instantaneous release and to ensure its dropping clear of the ships side.
Other ltfebuoy lights required under these rules shall be distributed, attached to lifebuoys, to the Surveyor’s satisfaction.
(3) Lifebuoys shall always be capable of being rapidly cast loose and shall not be permanently secured in any way.
(4) Life-jackets, may be stored either in battens over the passenger decks or in boxes under the charge of serangs as well as in the buoyant seats when these are used. The contents of the boxes shall be clearly painted on them; and illustrated notices in the vernacular shall be posted up in different parts of the ship explaining to pilgrims where to find life-jackets and how to use them. In addition, their use shall be demonstrated by the crew both during boat drills and periodically at other times.
(5) The maring on the boxes and the illustrated notices referred to in sub-rule (4) shall be in English and Urdu characters in the case of a ship sailing from Bombay and in English and Bengali characters in the case of a ship sailing from Calcutta.
28. Approved line-throwing appliances.-- (1) An approved line throwing appliance shall consist of--
(a) Four 2 lb. line throwing rockets with suitable sticks or other approved apparatus capable of throwing a line 5/16ths inch in circumference a distance of 120 yards in clam weather, and
(b) Two lines 5/16ths inch in circumference each not less than, 240 yards in length, having a breaking strain of not less than 150 lbs.
(2) The rockets with the means of igniting them and the lines shall be kept in a water-tight case.
20. Embarkation in the boats and life-rafts.-- (1) Suitable arrangements as required by the Central Government shall be made on every pilgrim ship for embarking the pilgrims in the boats at an embarkation deck. Ship shall be provided throughtout with electrically operated signals controlled from the bridge for summoning pilgrims to master stations.
(2) Every pilgrim ship shall carry not less than one ladder of an approved type at each set of davits. The ladders shall be of sufficient length to reach the waterline will the ship at her lightest seagoing draught and llisted to 15 degrees either way, and shall be carried in such a manner as to be always available for use in embarking the persons in the boats of life-rafts.
(3) The owner of every pilgrim ship shall be required to satisfy the Surveyor by a practical test in his presence that all the boats carried can be launched in reasonable time the number of bands employed in the operation not exceeding the total number of baot hands that will be carried on board under normal service conditions and each boat having when lowered, not less than two men on board and its full equipment.
30. Means of ingress and egress.-- (1) Proper arrangements shall be made to the satisfaction of the Central Government on every pilgrim ship for ingress to and egress from the different compartments and decks.
(2) Emergency lighting:-- Provision shall be made on every pilgrim ship for an electric or other system of lighting, sufficient to the satisfaction of the Central Government for all requirements of safety, in the different parts of the ship, and particularly upon the decks on which the boats are stowed. On ships in which the boat deck is more than 30 feet above the waterline at the lightest seagoing draught, provision shall be made for the illumination from the ship of the boats when alongside and in process of or immediately after being launched. There must be a self-contained source of power capable of supplying, when necessary, this safety lighting system, and placed in the upper parts of the ship above the bulkhead deck.
(3) In every pilgrim ship the exit from every main compartment occupied by pilgrims or crew shall be continuously lighted by an emergency lamp. The power for these emergency lamps shall be so arranged that they will be supplied from the source of power referred to in sub-rule (2) of this rule in the events of failure of the main generating plant.
31. Certificated lifeboatmen.-- (1) The crew of every pilgrim ship shall include, for each boat or life-raft carried as part of the statutory life-saving appliances, a number of certificated llifeboatmen not less than that specified in the following table :-
Prescribed complement of Minimum number of boat or life-raft. certificated Lifeboatmen.
Less than 41 persons ... ... 2
From 41 to 61 persons ... ... 3
From 62 to 85 persons ... ... 4
Above 85 persons ... ... 5
(2) An applicant for a lifeboatmen’s certificate shall be at least 18 years of age and shall submit himself for examination at such times and places as may be directed by the Central Government who, on being satisfied that he has had sufficient service at sea and has been trained in all the operations incurred with launching lifeboats and the use of oars, that he is acquainted with the practical handling of the boats themselves and further to at he is capable of understanding and answering the orders relative to lifeboat service may issue a certificate to him.
(3) If the Central Government has reason to believe that a certificated life boatmen no longer possesses the qualifications described in sub-rule (H) of this rule, it may require him to submit himself for re-examination at such time and place as it may determine, and if he does not prove to the satisfaction of the Central Government that he possesses the qualifications aforesaid, the Central Government may cancel the certificates, whereupon the holder shall deliver the certificate to the Central Government and shall be deemed to be no longer a certificated information.
(4) For the purpose of this rule--
“certificated lifeboatman” means any member of the crew who holds a certificate issued by or under the authority of the Central Government in accordance with the conditions laid down in sub-rule (2) of this rule or any other certificate recognized by the Central Government as equivalent thereto;
“prescribed complement” means the number of persons which a boat or life-raft is deemed fit to carry under these rules.
32. Omitted.
33. Memorandum authorising carriage of smaller life-saving appliances.-- Every memorandum issued under sub-section (3) of section 245-E of the Indian Merchant Shipping Act, 1923, shall be in the form set out in the first schedule to these rules.
When such a memorandum has been obtained by the owner or master of a pilgrim ship, the number of persons stated in the memorandum shall, for the purposes of these rules, be treated as the number of persons which the ship is certified to carry.
Every such memorandum shall be returned at the end of the voyage to which it relates to the officer from whom it was obtained.
34. Boats crews.-- (1) Boats crews shall be carried in every pilgrim ship on the following scale, namely:--
One officer or superior seamen rating and at least two other hands who shall be trained in the operations of launching and handling boats for each lifeboat required to be carried under the provisions of these rules and in addition one officer and six hands to clear away the buoyant apparatus carried.
(2) A man capable of of working the motor shall be assigned to each motor boat, and, where such equipment is required to be carried, there shall be in the crew a man capable of working the wireless telegraphy and searchlight installations.
(3) The officer or rating placed in charge of each boat shall have a list of its crew and shall see that the men placed under his orders are acquainted with their several duties and stations.
(4) The duty of seeing that the boats and other life-saving appliances are at all times ready for use shall be assigned to one or more officers.
35. Muster lists.-- (1) The master of every pilgrim ship shall before the ship sails draw up and have posted in several parts of the ship and in particular in the crews quarters a muster list.
(2) The muster list shall assign duties to the different member of the crew in connection with--
(a) the closing of watertight doors, valves, etc.,
(b) the equipment of the boats, life-rafts and buoyant apparatus generally,
(c) the launching of boats attached to davits.
(d) the general preparation of the other boats, the life-rafts and buoyant apparatus.
(e) the muster of the pilgrims.
(f) the exteinction of fire,
(g) warning the pilgrims,
(h) seeing that the pilgrims have put on life-jackets in a proper manner;
(i) assembling the pilgrims at muster stations,
(j) keeping order in the passages and on the stairways and generally controlling the movements of the pilgrims.
(3) The muster list shall specify definite signals for calling all the crew to their boat and fire stations and shall give full particulars of these signals.
36. Drills.-- (1) In every pilgrim ship musters of the crew for boat drill shall take place weekly when practicable and in ships in which the voyage exceeds one week before leaving port.
The master shall enter or cause to be entered in the official log book a statement of every occasion on which such musters are held and if such muster is not held in any week the master shall enter a statement, of the reasons why the muster was not held in that week.
(2) In every pilgrim ship in which the voyage exceeds one week practice musters of the pilgrim should be held at an early period of each voyage.
(3) Different groups of boats shall be used in turn at successive boat drills. The drills and inspections shall be so arranged that the crew thoroughly understand and are practiced in the duties they have to perform and that all life-saving appliances with the gear appertaining to them are always ready for immediate use.
(4) In carrying out the boat and watertight door drills the crew shall, when practicable, drill in their life-jackets and arrangements shall be made, when possible, for pilgrims to see the crew putting the life-jackets on.
37. Emergency signals.-- (1) The emergency signals for summoning pilgrims, to muster stations shall be a succession of more than six short blasts, followed by one long blast, on the whistle or syren.
(2) The meaning of all signals affecting pilgrims shall be clearly stated in notice in different languages posted in their quarters.
These notices shall be in English and Urdu characters in the case of a ship sailing from Bombay and in English and Bengali in the case of a ship sailing from Calcutta.
38. Emergency boat.-- Every pilgrim ship which is required under these rules to carry two or more boats shall, when at sea, carry an emergency boat slung outboard and ready for action;
Provided that where, in the opinion of the Surveyor, the emergency boat could with advantage be kept in the inboard position, he may allow it to remain so on condition that it is always ready for use. The surveyor shall give the permission in writing to the master of the ship.
39. Boat decks.-- In every pilgrim ship special boat decks shall be kept entirely clear of pilgrims and, in the case of shade-decks, bridge-decks and poop-decks which are utilised for airing space for pilgrims as well as boats, a space sufficient for the working of the boat shall be railed off; and, where boats stowed on a shade, bridge or poop-deck occupy half or more of the total breadth of the deck, the whole of the space abreast the boats shall be railed off and treated as a special boat deck.
Instruments for purposes of navigation.
40. Every pilgrim ship shall be provided with--
(a) Admiralty or Indian Government charts and sailing directions suitable for the voyage she is about to undertake;
(b) not less than two chronometers and less than two sextants or quadrants and barometers, one of the latter being a mercurial barometer.
Fire detective and extinguish appliances.
41. Patrols and detection.-- (1) An efficient particle system shall be maintained on every pilgrim ship so that any outbreak of fire may be promptly detected.
(2) On every pilgrim ship an approved fire-alaram or fire-detecting system shall be provided which will automatically register it one or more points or stations in the ship, where it can be most quickly observed by officers and crew, the presence or indication of fire in any part of the ship which is, in the opinion of the Central Government, not accessible to the patrol system.
42. Spaces occupied by passengers and crew.-- (1) Every pilgrim ship shall be provided with apparatus whereby not less than two powerful jets of water can be rapidly and simultaneously brought to bear upon any part of each deck or space occupied by pilgrims or crew when the water-tight and fire resisting doors are closed.
(2) Every pilgrim ship shall be provided with two approved portable fluid fire extinguishers in each compartment wherein pilgrims and crew are accommodated, and when pilgrims are carried in enclosed spaces above the upper deck there shall be at least one extinguisher on each side of such spaces at intervals of not more than 60 feet.
43. Cargo spaces.-- (1) Every pilgrim ship shall be provided with approved apparatus whereby not less than two powerful jets of water can be rapidly and simultaneously directed into any compartment in which cargo is carried.
(2) Every pilgrim ship of 1,000 tons gross tonnage and upwards shall be provided with approved apparatus whereby fire smothering gas sufficient to give a minimum volume of free gas equal to 30 percent of the gases volume of the largest hold in the ship can be promptly conveyed by a permanent piping system into any compartment in which cargo is carried;
Provided that in the case of the ships prepalled by steam engines, the Central Government may allow the use of steam in lieu of smothering gas if satisfied that a volume of steam equivalent to the volume of gas required by this sub-rule will always be available.
(3) In case in which it is proposed to use steam as a substitute for smothering gas in a steam-driven pilgrim ship, the details of the arrangements prepared including particulars as to the dimensions of the boilers available for the purpose and the capacity of the largest hold, shall be submitted to the Central Government for consideration and approval.
44. Arrangements for infecting steam or other gas into cargo spaces and boiler rooms.-- Where provision is made in any pilgrim ship for the injection of steams or other gas into the cargo spaces and boiler rooms for fire extinguishing purposes, the necessary pipes for conveying the steam or gas to holds or other compartments shall be provided with controlling valves or caoks readily accessible from the deck and so marked as to indicate clearly the compartments to which the pipes are respectively led. Suitable provision shall be made for locking these valves or cocks so as to prevent inadvertent admission of the steam or gas to any compartment. If any pipe is led to a space to which passengers have access, it shall be furnished with an additional stop valve or cock also capable of being locked.
45. Machinery and bunker spaces.-- Every pilgrim ship shall be provided with apparatus whereby not less than two provided jets of water can be rapidly and simultaneously directed into any part of the coal bunker spaces, boiler rooms and machinery spaces.
46. Requirements for ships with coal-fired boilers.-- Every pilgrim ship in which the main boilers are coal-fired shall, in addition to the requirements of rule 45, be provided with not less than two approved portable fluid fire extinguishers in each of the boiler rooms and machinery spaces.
47. Requirements for ships with oil-fired boilers.-- (1) Every pilgrim ship in which the main boilers are coal-firedshall, in addition to the requirements of rule 45, be provided with:--
(a) Conductors for spraying water on oil without undue disturbance of the surface;
(b) A receptacle containing not less than 10 cubic feet of sand, sawdust impregnated with soda, or other approved dry materials in each firing space, and scoops for distributing such material;
(c) Two approved portable extinguishers constructed to discharge froth, or other approved medium suitable for quenching oil fires in each boiler room and in each of the machinery spaces in which a part of the oil fuel installation is situated;
(d) Approved apparatus whereby froth can be rapidly discharged and distributed over the whole of the lower part of the boiler room or of any one boiler room, if which oil fuel units or settling tans are situated. The quantity of froth which can be discharged shall be sufficient to cover, to a depth of 6 inches, the whole area of the plating formed in any one compartment by the inner bottom plating, or by the shell plating of the vessel if there is no double bottom tank. If the engine and boiler rooms are not entirely separate and feul oil can drain from the boiler room bilges into the engine room, the combined engine and boiler rooms shall be considered as one compartment. The apparatus shall be controlled from outside the compartments into which it is required to discharge froth;
(e) One approved extinguisher constructed to discharge froth of not less than 30 gallons capacity in the case of ships having one boiler room, and two such extinguishers in the case of ships with more than one boiler room. These extinguishers shall be provided with hoses on reels suitable for reaching any part of the boiler rooms and spaces containing oil fuel units.
(2) All containers for froth discharging apparatus in pilgrim ships and the valves by which such containers are operated shall be easily accessible and so placed that they will not readily be cut off from use by an outbreak of fire.
48. Requirements for ships propelled by internal combustion engines.--(1) Every pilgrim ship propelled by internal combustion engines shall comply with the requirements of clause (a) or sub-rule (1) of rule 47 of these rules and shall be provided in each of the machinery spaces with not less than one approved 10-gallon extinguisher constructed to discharge froth and also with one approved two-gallon extinguisher constructed to discharge froth for each 1,000 B.H.P of the engines or part thereof, so, however that the total number of two-gallon extinguishers so provided shall be not less than two and need not exceed six.
(2) If in any pilgrim ship propelled by internal combustion engines a boiler is situated in a machinery space, there shall be provided in that space, in place of the 10-gallon extinguisher required by sub-rule (1) of this rule, an extinguisher of 30 gallons capacity, fitted with suitable hose attachments or other approved means for distributing the froth.
49. Pumps.-- (1) Every pilgrim ship of 4,000 tons gross tonnage and upwards shall be provided with not less than three fire pumps operated by steam or other motive power, and every such ship of under 4,000 tons gross tonnage with not less than two such fire pumps.
Provided that in the case of ships the keels of which were laid before 1st September 1931, more than two pumps shall not be required and the main engine sanitary pump shall count as one of the pumps required, if it is to fitted as to be capable of serving the purpose of such pump.
(2) Each of such fire pumps shall be capable of delivering such quantity of water as the Central Government may deem sufficient in two powerful jets simultaneously in any part of the ship.
(3) Each of such fire pumps shall be provided with effective escape valves suitably adjusted and so placed as to prevent excessive pressure in any part of the water-service system.
(4) When more than two such pumps are required they shall not be fitted in the same space.
(5) In ships in which the main boilers are oil-fired, if the engine and boiler rooms are not entirely separated by a steel bulkhead and if fuel oil can drain from the boiler room bilges into the engine room, one of the fire pumps shall be situated in the tunnel or in some other space outside the machinery compartment.
(6) Independent power bilge pumps which are capable of giving a speed of water through the main bilge pipe of not less than 400 feet per minute may be accepted as fire pumps if fitted with suitable sea connections. Other pumps utilised for fire-extinguishing purposes shall be capable of giving a speed of water through the main water pipes of not less than 270 feet per minute.
(7) Pumps used for pumping oil shall not be accepted as fire pumps.
(8) The fire pumps shall be available for immediate use at all reasonable times when the ship is in commission.
50. Water service pipes.-- (1) Every pilgrim ship shall be provided with water service pipes of ample size and made of suitable material to the satisfaction of the Central Government. The main water service pipes shall be made of wrought material, and if of iron or steel, shall be galvanized :
Provided that, in the case of ships the keets of which were laid before the 1st September, 1931, the main water service pipes need not be galvanized.
(2) The diameter of the pipes shall be sufficient to enable an adequate quantity of water to be supplied to the fire hoses which may be coupled to them for simultaneous operation.
(3) The branch water service pipes and hydrants shall be so placed on each deck that the fire hoses may be easily coupled to them.
(4) Cocks or valves shall be fitted in such positions on the water service pipes or branches that any of the fire hoses may be removed while the fire pumps are at work.
51. Fire hoses.-- (1) Every pilgrim ship shall be provided with such number of fire hoses as the Central Government may deem sufficient but not less than three hoses shall be provided in any ship.
(2) Each of the hoses shall be of sufficient length to protect a jet of water to any part of the space in which it is intended to be used.
(3) The fire hoses shall be of leather, seamless hemp, or flax canvas of first class quality, or other approved material. They shall be provided with suitable metal unions and conductors and with goose-neck connections where necessary.
(4) A sufficient number of fire hoses with attachments and conductors shall be suitably distributed about different decks in the ships so as to be readily available for rapid use.
(5) The fire hoses and the abovementioned conductors, etc., and coupling wrenches. If required, shall be kept ready for use in conspicuous positions near the water service hydrants or connections. They shall be used only for the purpose of extinguishing fires or testing the fire extinguishing apparatus at fire drills and surveys.
52. Fluid fire extinguishers.-- (1) Where not otherwise stated in these rules, the capacity of portable extinguishers shall be not more than three imperial gallons and not less than two imperial gallons:
(2) An approved type of portable fluid fire extinguisher discharging a medium other than water may be carried, up to 20 percent, of the total number required by these rules, in lieu of the ordinary water-discharging extinguishers.
(3) Portable fluid fire extinguishers provided in accordance with these rules (apart from those supplied in boiler rooms, etc., specially for use in connection with oil fuel) shall not be of more than two types in any one ship.
(4) All experiments, whether portable or otherwise, shall be placed in positions where they are readily accessible.
53. Smoke helmets and safety lamps.-- Every pilgrim ship shall be provided with not less than two approved equipments, each consisting of a breathing apparatus or smoke helmet and a safety lamp, and these equipments shall be kept ready for use in widely separated places.
54. Emergency appliances.-- Every pilgrim ship shall be provided with the following additional emergency fire fighting appliances :--
Axes ... ... ... ... 2
Crowbars ... ... ... ... 2
One axe and one crowbar shall be kept in an appropriate place at the fore end of the ship and another crowbar and an axe shall be similarly placed in the after end of the ship, to be available in an emergency.
55. Fire drill.-- Fire drill shall be held not less than once a week on board all pilgrim ships and during such drill all fire appliances shall be put into use and the fact entered in the log book.
56. General.-- All fire-existing apparatus and appliances shall be in working order and available for immediate use before a pilgrim ship leaves port and at all times during the voyage.
57. Custody of fire apparatus and fire patrol.-- In every pilgrim ship the fire apparatus shall be placed by the master under the special charge of one of the principal officers of the ship and of the ship’s carpenter, who shall both be held responsible that the apparatus is kept in a state fit for immediate use. As soon as possible after leaving port, the officers and crew shall be divided into parties and assigned to stations in case of fire.
58. Stowage of cargo and disposal of inflammables.-- (1) The cargo of every pilgrim ship shall, before she leaves port, be properly stowed away, and the decks shall be cleared of any loose straw, hay and other inflammable material. Any goods which are dangerous by reason of their inflammability or liability to explosion shall be stowed, subject to the provisions of any law or rules in force, in such manner as to safeguard the ship from danger of fire or explosion. The tanks of motor cars carried on the ship shall be drained before loading.
(2) Before a pilgrim ship leaves port, every pilgrim shall deliver up any lucifier matches, gunpowder, kerosine oil, petrol or other inflammable article in his possession.
59. Use of naked lights and smoking, etc.-- (1) Naked lights shall not be used in the holds or store rooms or between-decks of pilgrim ships, except under trustworthy superintendence.
(2) No person shall read in bed with a naked light.
(3) Casks or drums containing spirit shall not be opened in the holds but shall be hoisted on deck for the purpose.
60. Exemptions.-- In the case of pilgrim ship of less than 1,000 tons gross, when it is shown that adequate arrangements for the extinction of fire have been made and that it is neither practicable nor reasonable to enforce fulll compliance with the requirements of rules 41 to 59 inclusive, such relaxation as the Central Government may deem necessary may be granted.
60-A. The provisions of rule 8, sub-rule (1) of rule 29. Sub-rule (2) of rule 41 apply subject to any exemption in respect of them granted before the 1st January 1939, by the Central Government.
61 62 } Deleted. 63
Fittings and other appliances to be provided on the upper deck and in between-decks.
64. (1) The inspector shall see that sufficient ventilators are provided for the between-decks to give each pilgrim (a) in the upper between-deck 5 square inches and (b) in the lower between-deck 10 square inches of ventilation area exclusive of hatches and side scuttles, and the ventilators are so placed as to afford an equable diffusion of air through all parts. The ventilators of the lower between-deck must act separately from those of the upper between-deck and, if pilgrims are carried on a deck below the lower betweeen-deck such lower between-deck shall be ventilated by an approved mechanical system. Mechanical ventilation may be accepted, in place of natural ventilation but in all cases where it is proposed to place of natural ventilaion but in all cases where it is proposed to fit mechanical ventilation, full details of the arrangement with drawings shall be submitted for the approval of the Central Government.
(2) No pilgrim shall be accommodated on any deck lower than the first between-deck which is below the water-line.
65. Such provision shall be made for affording light to the between-decks by means of side scuttles as the circumstances of the case may, in the judgement of the Inspector, require. The pilgrims shall have the free and unimpeded use of the whole of every hatchway situated over the space appropriated to their use, and each hatchway shall be covered by such substantial gradins as shall, in the opinion of the Inspector, afford the greatest obtainanble amount of light and air. Whenever such hatchway is used as a companion way to the between-decks there shall be erected over it a booby hatch to the satisfaction of the Inspector.
66. (1) Every pilgrim ship shall be lighted with efficient lighting by electricity to the satisfaction of the Inspector and shall carry at least six electric torches of a pattern approved by the Inspector to be utilised under the orders of the master of the ship for the purpose of providing illumination in the compartments occupied by pilgrims in the event of a failure of the main lighting arrangements.
(2) Every pilgrim ship the keel of which was laid on or after 1st July, 1933, and every pilgrim ship which was not certified for the carriage of pilgrims during a period of two years prior to that date shall be provided with two electric generators.
67. Efficient wind-scoops shall be provided for at least 25 percent of the opening scuttles on decks on which pilgrims are accommodated, at least two being provided in each separate compartment, and they shall be placed in position whenever weather conditions permit.
68. The number of pilgrims to be accommodated in any separate compartment shall be conspicuously marked on the bulkheads of such compartment in English and Urdu characters in the case of a ship sailing from Bombay and in English and Bengali characters in the case of a ship sailing from Calcutta.
69. The space to be occupied by pilgrims in any compartment shall be clearly demarcated by lines so as to divide it into small blocks capable of accommodating in accordance with the requirements of sub-section (1) of section 193 or of any order issued by the Central Government under the said sub-section, pilgrims in batches of 5, 8, 10, 12 or other numbers not exceeding 12. The number of pilgrims which every ship block is capable of accommodating shall be marked in that block in English and Urdu in the case of a ship sailing from Bombay and in English and Bengali in the case of a ship sailing from Calcutta.
70. On the upper deck as well as in every compartment in the between-decks to be occupied by pilgrims, there shall be provided an alley-ay at least 11 feet in width. Every such alley-way shall be clearly demarcated by lines.
71. Deleted.
72. The upper-deck of every pilgrim ship shall be either of wood, or of iron or steel sheathed with wood and caulked.
73. Each hatchway (a) shall be provided with an awning or a large tarpaulin tent which shall in bad weather be spread well over the hatchway and securely fastened so as to keep out rain out of the way; and (b) except where arrangements exist for lowering the derick boom in a way which will serve the purpose, shall also be fitted with a strong iron or wooden A-shaped frame for the support of such tent.
74. Every pilgrim ship have poop, quarter deck, waist and forecastle awnings complete and in good order, and six windsails distributed as the Inspector may direct. The awning and windsails shall be kept up so long as the weather does not render this impossible.
75. Strong ladders 2 1/2 feet wide with hand rails of a convenient height shall be provided for every hatchway used as such and not merely as a ventilator; and, as additional means of support for women and children knotted hand ropes shall be fastened conveniently near the ladders.
76. The space to be occupied by pilgrims shall be kept clear from obstructions of any kind whatever and thoroughly clean and dry ; nothing shall be slung up or stowed away between the beams. Every day while the pilgrims are on deck the between-decks shall be carefully cleaned and scrubbed with dry sand mixed with suitable disinfectants.
77. Bamboos, ropes or strong rails shall be securely fastened force and aft to the midship stanchions on the between-deck.
78. No timber or cargo of any kind, and only the necessary fittings properly secured and live-stock for consumption on the voyage, shall be allowed, on the upper-deck which shall, save as aforesaid, be exclusively reserved for the pilgrims.
79. No structural alteration such as the erection of deckhouses for the accommodation of pilgrims or the cutting of decks or side-plates, for ventilators, side scuttles, etc., shall be effected in any pilgrim ship unless it is carried out and approved by the Surveyor at the time o the survey of the vessel under Part III of the Act, a certificate from a Principal Officer of the Mercantile Marine Department that the alterations have been made with the permission and approval of the Surveyor shall be produced for the inspection of the Inspector.
Supply of cooked and uncooen food and water.
80. (1) Every pilgrim, other than a pilgrim of the lowest class, shall be provided by the master of the ship daily throughout the voyage with--
(i) morning tea;
(ii) breakfast;
(iii) luncheon;
(iv) afternoon tea; and
(v) dinner.
(2) Every pilgrim of the lowest class shall be provided by the master of the ship daily throughout the voyage with food on the following scale:--
(a) Morning tea--
(i) One cup of tea.
(ii) Two biscuits or one chapati, according to the pilgrim’s choice.
(b) Day meal--
(i) Rice or chapatis, according to the pilgrim’s choice in such quantity as the pilgrim may require.
(ii) One dish of Halal meat or a vegetable dish with a sweet dish, according to the pilgrim’s choice.
(iii) Omitted.
(iv) Dal in such quantity as the pilgrim may require.
(v) Kachumar or pickles.
(c) Afternoon tea--
One cup of tea, and one biscuit or one piece of cake or sweet meat.
(d) Evening or night meal--
(i) Rice or chapatis, according to the pilgrim’s choice, in such quantity as the pilgrim may require.
(ii) One plate of vegetable dish.
(iii) Dal in such quantity as the pilgrim may require.
(iv) Kachumar or pickles.
(3) Every pilgrim of the lowest class shall at the time of buying his ticket, inform the person who issues the ticket--
(i) whether he will take rice or chapatis for the day meal and the evening or night meal; and
(ii) whether he will have Halal meat or a vegetable dish and a sweet dish for the day meal.
81. Arrangements shall be made on every pilgrim ship to make available to pilgrims apart from the food to be supplied under subrules (1) and (2) of rule 80, the articles mentioned below, on payment of extra charges at the rate specified against each article:--
Name of article Rate Rs.A.P.
Fowl (whole) with gravy ... ... ... 5 0 0 each
Fowl ... ... ... 1 8 0 per plate
Kofta ... ... ... 0 12 0 per plate
Halal Meat Korma ... ... ... 0 12 0 per plate
Biryani ... ... ... 1 8 0 per plate
Kabab Shami ... ... ... 0 2 0 each.
Sardines ... ... ... 0 12 0 each
Egg (boiled) ... ... ... 0 0 0 each
Egg (fried) ... ... ... 0 5 0 each
Kichri Pulao ... ... ... 1 4 0 each
Curry and Rice ... ... ... 1 8 0 each
Rice ... ... ... 0 8 0 each
Paratha ... ... ... 0 4 0 each
Chapati without ghee ... .... ... 0 2 0 each
Leavened Bread ... ... ... 0 6 0 each
Biscuits ... ... ... 0 2 0 each
Halwa or pudding ... ... ... 0 12 0 each
Sweetmeats ... ... ... 2 8 0 each
Dal ... ... ... 0 8 0 each
Tea (without milk) ... ... ... 0 1 6 each
Tea (with Milk) ... ...` ... 0 2 0 each
Cofee with milk ... ... ... 0 4 0 each
Soda water ... ... ... 0 3 0 each
Leemonade and other aerated water (sweet) ... 0 4 0 each
Lemon Sq Wash ... ... ... 0 6 0 each
Syrup (Lemon) ... ... ... 0 4 0 each
Butter ... ... .... 2 12 0 each
Ghee ... ... ... 3 8 0 each
Jam ... ... ... 2 0 0 each
Sugar ... ... ... 0 8 0 each
Chuttney ... ... ... 2 0 0 each
Oranges ... ... ... 0 4 0 each
Sweet Lemonade ... ... ... 0 5 0 each
Apples ... ... ... 0 8 0 each
Plantains ... ... ... 0 1 0 each
Hot water ... ... ... 0 1 0 each
Oats ... ... ... 0 4 0 each
Custard ... ... ... 0 6 0 each
Jelly Crystals ... ... ... 3 14 0 each
Cocon ... ... ... 0 4 0 each
Ovaltine ... ... ... 0 6 0 each
82. Any medicines or any articles of special diet for infants or invalid or sick persons brought by pilgrims for use during the voyage shall, when necessary, be cooked free of charge in the ship’s kitchen.
82A. In case of illness during the voyage, the pilgrim concerned shall be entitled to have special dishes without payment provided that (a) the cost does not exceed the amount paid by him towards food charges, (b) the medical officer of the ship certifies that the special food is necessary and (c) the ingredients are stocked on board.
83. Cooking on board in pilgrims private stoves or sigrees shall be strictly forbidden.
84. (1) All cooks and attendant employed on board a ship for cooking and serving the pilgrims food shall be Muslims. The number of such cooks and attendants shall be such as the Inspector may consider necessary subject to a maximum of three per hundred pilgrims.
(2) Persons including coos, coos mates and all such as are employed in the preparation or handling of food and drink on boarda pilgrim ship shall, before each sailing, be examined medically by the medical officer of the ship or by such other medical officer as may be appointed for this purpose by the owner, agent or master of the ship and any such person found to be suffering from any infectious or contagious disease or to be a carrier of any infections or contagious disease shall not be employed on board a pilgrim ship. Those who are found fit, shall be granted a certificate in Form XIII and a duplicate copy of such certificate shall be supplied by the owner, agent or master to the Health Officer of the port of departure before the ship sails.
85. (1) All articles of food supplied to pilgrims shall be of good quality.
(2) No articles which may be objectionable according to Islamic Shariat shall be used in the preparation of food to be supplied to pilgrims.
86. Every pilgrim of the lowest class shall provide his own plates cups and other receptacles in which food may be served to him during the voyage.
87. In the case of pilgrims of the lowest class, the food to be supplied to them under sub-rule (2) of rule 80 shall be distributed at such places and subject to such arrangements as the Inspector may consider suitable.
88. Articles of food to be made available to pilgrims under rule 81 shall be kept for sale at a place approved by the Inspector and marked with a signboard written in bold letters in English and Urdu in the case of a ship sailing from Bombay and in English and Bengali in the case of a ship sailing from Calcutta announcing that articles of food can be produced there on payment. At the same place shall also be posted--
(i) a table in English and Urdu in the case of a ship sailing from Bombay or Karachi and in English and Bengali in the case of a ship sailing from Calcutta showing the articles of food which a pilgrim is entitled to get daily during the voyage under sub-rule (2) or rule 80; and
(ii) a list in English and Urdu in the case of a ship sailing from Bombay or Karachi and in English and Bengali in the case of a ship sailing from Calcutta showing the names and prices of the articles offered for sale in accordance with rule 81 and any other articles that may also be available for sale.
89. (1) Every pilgrim ship shall have on Board supplies sufficient in the opinion of the Inspector to ensure compliance with sub-rules (1) and (2) of rule 80 and rule 81 during the voyage.
(2) Every pilgrim ship shall, in addition to the supplies required under sub-rule (1) have on board, either as cargo or stores food sufficient, in the opinion of the Inspector to provide for the pilgrims in the event of an accident to the ship’s machinery.
90. Each ship shall be fitted with a condenser or distilling apparatus of sufficient capacity to produce at least one and half gallons of drinking-water a day for every person on board of whatever age, including the crew.
91. No certificate under section 155 shall be granted unless the condenser can not only supply the minimum quantity of water prescribed under rule 90 for each person on board, but also yield every 24 hours 500 gallons of pure, cold water fit to drink.
92. The tanks for storing drinking water on board shall not be placed near the latrines. They shall be protected from all fifth, and shall be so closed that the distribution of the water can be effected only by means of “waste-not” taps fitted to the tanks. Such taps shall be in the proportion of 1 per 250 pilgrims or fraction of that number in excess of 250. Pilgrims shall be allowed to take water from the taps during four periods of two hours each as stated below namely:--
(I) 5 A.M. to 7 A.M.
(ii) 11 A.M. to 1 P.M.
(iii) 4 P.M. to 6 P.M.
(iv) 8 P.M. to 10 P.M.
Provided that the master of the ship when he considers it necessary may vary or reduce the periods specified in clauses (i) to (iv)
93. The water of any tank pronounced bad by the medical officer of the ship shall be immediately rejected and pumped out and the tank shall be cleaned out and disinfected before being re-filled.
94. If there is any doubt so to the quality of the drinking-water stored, or as to the possibility of its pollution, either at its source or in the course of the voyage, it shall be well boiled; and it shall be thrown into the sea as soon as it is possible to obtain a purer supply.
95. Every condenser or distilling apparatus shall have a separate engine for working the circulating cold-water pump, and under no circumstances shall this engine be used for any other purpose than that of feeding the boiler of the condenser.
96. Either upright or horizontal boilers may be used for condensers. Each boiler shall be furnished with a steam-gauge indexed to double the working pressure, a glass water-guage and two separate gauge cocks, one safe-valve and two mud-hole doors for the purposes of cleaning.
97. The boilers and all machinery connected with condensers shall be properly covered in, and every wooden bulkhead in the vicinity of the boilers or condensers shall be covered with sheet lead weighing 4 1/2 lbs. per square foot and securely fastened to such bulkhead.
98. All the piping in connection with the condenser, especially the main suction and the condensed water discharge-pipe, unless laid in such a position that no accident can occur, shall be securely encased.
99. The Inspector shall satisfy himself by actual expirement that the condenser is capable of performing the work required of it.
100. The Chief Engineer or some other competent person, to be approved by the Inspector, shall be appointed to have charge of the distilling apparatus and machinery connected therewith during the voyage.
Cargo.
101. (1) No petroleum as defined in the Indian Petroleum Act, 1899 (VIII of 1899), (except such petroleum as is necessary for use as fuel for the ship during the voyage and the return voyage to India) or explosive as described in the Indian Explosives Act, 1884 (IV of 1884), nor any inflammable oils, spirits, jute, cotton or coal (except such coal as is required for the voyage and the return voyage to India), nor any commodity likely, by reason of its quantity, quality or mode of stowage, to be prejudicial to the safety of th pilgrims, shall be carried on board any pilgrim ship.
(2) Where petroleum is carried in bulk for use as fuel for any pilgrim ship--
It shall have a flash point of not less than 150* Fahrenheit by Abel’s close test and shall be carried in cellular double bottoms under engine and boiler compartments, or under ordinary holds or in peak tanks, deep tanks or bunkers of approved construction.
With each supply of oil taken on board a written guarantee shall be supplied by the vendor, and signed by a responsible official in his employ, of the actual close test flash point, the type of instrument by which the test was made being in every case specified. These particulars shall be carried in the engine room log.
102. Deleted.
103. No pilgrim ship carrying pilgrims from any port in Provinces of India and calling at any other port in the Provinces of India en route to the Hedjaz for the embarkation or disembaration of pilgrims or for the loading or discharge of cargo shall be delayed at the port of call, on account of the embarkation or disembarkation of pilgrims or the loading or discharge of cargo, for a period exceeding forty-eight hours.
Allotment of upper-deck space.
104. No cabin shall be provided for any pilgrim on the upper-deck unless space remains unallotted on that deck after providing the accommodation required for the permanent and temporary hospitals, latrines, and six superficial feet of arising space for every pilgrim on board. Such space as remains unalloted after making provision for these requirements may be reserved for the accommodation of pilgrim sin cabins containing not less than 16 superficial and 96 cubic feet of space per pilgrim. No pilgrim shall be furnished with reserved accommodation on the upper-deck except in a cabin.
105. The airing space on the upper-deck may be distributed among pilgrims of different classes in such manner as the master or owner may desire : Provided that the airing space allotted to any particular class of pilgrims shall be sufficient to provide at least six superficial feet of such space for every pilgrim of that class.
Amount and distribution of baggage.
106. (1) Pilgrims heavy baggage shall be registered and numbered and deposited in the hold before the ship leaves her moorings.
(2) Pilgrims shall be allowed to keep with them only such articles as are absolutely necessary and the articles so kept shall not exceed one maund (82 lbs. ) in weight per pilgrim.
(3) If a pilgrim so desires, the master shall arrange for the safe custody of the pilgrim’s valuables, except those of a bulky nature, during the voyage. A receipt shall be given to the pilgrim for the articles so received for safe custody and on presentation of the receipt the articles shall be returned to the pilgrim.
Hospital accommodation, medical stores, and arrangements for maintaining health, cleanliness and decency.
107. (1) The hospital accommodation required under section 195 shall be provided where convenient. A permanent hospital shall be provided for not less than 2 1/2 percent, of the pilgrims on board containing not less than six bunks and having a deck area of at least 32 superficial feet and dimensions of not less than 192 cubic feet per head. On every pilgrim ship on which there are 50 or more female pilgrims, there shall be a separate permanent hospital, containing not less than two bunks with a deck area of at least 72 superficial feet and dimension of not less than 432 cubic feet, which shall be reserved for the use of women and of children under 12 years of age. The hospitals shall be lighted and ventilated to the satisfaction of the Inspector and shall be provided with raised floors or platforms at least 4 inches off the deck when situated on an iron deck. If on deck they shall be made as secure as any other deck-house, and the deck roof shall be well caulked and covered with painted canvas.* No case of small-pox, cholera, yellow fever or plague shall on any account be treated in a permanent hospital. Permanent hospitals shall be used solely for the accommodation of sick pilgrims, and in so far as they are not required for the accommodation of such pilgrims, shall remain unoccupied.
(2) Every pilgrim ship shall be provided with mattresses, blankets, pillows and bed sheets in the proportion of one mattress, one blanket, one pillow and two bed-sheets for every 40 pilgrims. These articles shall as a rule be used only for non-infectious cases, and in the event of their being used at any time for infectious cases, they shall be destroyed immediately.
(3) Materials shall be carried for the construction on the upper-deck of a separate temporary hospital for the treatment of such cases of sickness as it may be considered desirable specially to segregate (such as small-pox, cholera, yellow fever or plague) and for use in the event of the permanent hospital accommodation becoming insuficient owing to any general outbreak of sickness. The part of the upper-deck upon which such hospital shall, if required, be errected, shall be pointed out and measured off by the Inspector. The framework of the hospital shall be either of iron (in pieces that can be easily fitted together) or of wooden spars or bamboos. The roof shall be tented, and both the roof and the side walls shall be made of stout canvas and be perfectly water-tight, due provision being at the same time made for ventilation.
Provided that when an Isolation hospital of quasi-permanent construction properly ventilated and fitted with electric light and either with fan points or with means of mechanical ventilation is provided on a pilgrim ship to the satisfaction of the Surveyor the more portable requirements as laid down for a temporary hospital may not be insisted upon.
That floor shall be raised at least 4 inches from the deck. The superficial area of the floor shall be not less than the greater of the following areas, namely:--
(a) 144 square feet, or,
(b) such area as will, together with the permanent hospital, accommodate four out of every hundred, or fraction of an even hundred, of the pilgrims on board the ship.
Materials shall also be carried for not less than four portable iron beds of the swinging type provided with means for securing them to the deck.
(4) Every hospital, permanent or temporary, shall be provided with a special latrine.
(5) In cases of sickness which it has been considered desirable to segregate no person other than the Medical Officer and the person or persons charged with the duty of looking after the patients shall have access to the patients and any person other than the medical officer and medical attendants referred to in rule 156 who has had access to the patients shall, so far as possible, be prevented from coming into contact with any other person on board.
108. A suitable dispensary to be approved by the Inspector shall be provided. The dispensary shall be kept open for three hours in the morning and two hours in the evening every day. Urgent cases shall be attended to promptly at any time of the day and night.
109. (1) Every pilgrim ship shall be provided with the articles specified in the first column of the annexed Table. If the number of pilgrims on board does not exceed one hundred, the quantity of each article to be provided shall be that specified in the corresponding entry in the second column of the said Table. If the number exceeds one hundred, the quantity shall be increased in proportion.
Table.
Sago. . . . . . . . . 5bs.
Arrowroot in tin case. . . . . . . 10 “”
Preserved milk* (1.lb.tins). . . . . 1dozen Extract of meat in 2.oz.tins or jars. . . . . 1 lb.
Sugar. . . . . . . . . 5 lbs.
Rum. . . . . . . . . 1 quart bottle.
(2) Issues from these articles shall be made to pilgrims gratuitously as and when the medical officer may in his discretion direct.
110. (1) Every pilgrim ship shall be provided with the medicines, medical appliances and miscellaneous articles specified in the first column of Table A annexed hereto. If the number of pilgrims on board does not exceed one hundred the quantity of each medicine, medical appliance or miscellaneous article to be provided shall be that specified in the corresponding entry in the second column of the said Table A. Where the number of pilgrims exceeds one hundred, the quantity so specified shall be multiplied by the figure specified in the appropriate entry in the second column of Table B annexed hereto. The said medicines, medical appliances and miscellaneous articles, shall be employed with due regard to any instruction contained in the appropriate entry in the third column of the said Table A.
(2) Every pilgrim ship shall in addition be provided with 1 1/2 c.cs. of Lister anti-plague vaccine or 4 c.cs. of Haffkine anti-plague vaccine for every person on board who has not been certified by the Port Health Officer to have been protected against plague, by inoculation immediately before embarkation. Anti-plague vaccine shall be administered in accordance with the instruction enclosed with the phials containing it. Ordinarily in the case of adults Lister anti-plague vaccine shall be administered in two doses of 1/2 c.c. and 1 c.c. respectively and Haffkine anti-plague vaccine in a single dose of 4 c.c. or 3 c.c. according as the vaccine is or is not more than three months old. The vaccine shall be kept in cold storage and used when required and shall be discarded in accordance with the date of expiry on the phials under the order of the Sanitary authority of the port.
(3) No payment shall be demanded or received by any medical officer or attendant from any pilgrim on account of medical attendance, treatment or supply of medicines during the voyage. TABLE A
Wei ght and Measures of the British Pharmacopoeia.
TABLE A -- concld. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 2. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Miscellaneous articles
Adhesive plaster (in the case) or Blastoplast in lieu 1 1/2 yard Anti dipatheria serum 100000 units in 10 Antiseptic gauze 1 1/2 yard Antitetanus scrum 100,000 units in 10 per vessel Bandages (roller) 1 dozen Bed pen (metal) 1 Bed urinal 1 Bongers Food or Horlicks malted Milk 8 oz Bottles, mixture, empty, 6 oz 100 Calico 2 1/2 yards Cholera Vaccine 80 doses per vessel. Corks for bottles 1 dozen Cotton wool (country) antiseptic 1 1/2 lbs Empty Gelatin capsules 50 Flannel 2 yards Fooding cup with narrow spouts 2 per vessel Fresh vaccine lymph 6 tubes Liat 5 yards Papers for powders, etc. 1 quire -------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TABLE B. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of pilgrims on board Figure by which quantity for one hundred pilgrims to be multiplied. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From 101 to 250 Pilgrims 1 1/2 times From 251 to 400 Pilgrims Twice. From 401 to 550 Pilgrims Thrice From 551 to 750 Pilgrims Fourt times. From 751 to 950 Pilgrims Five times. From 951 to 1,151 Pilgrims Six times. From 1151 to 1350 Pilgrims Seven times. From 1351 to 1550 Pilgrims Eight times. From 1551 to 1759 Pilgrims Nine times. From 1751 to 1959 Pilgrims Ten times. From 1951 to 2150 Pilgrims Eleven times. From 2151 to 2350 Pilgrims and so on Twelve times. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
111. Every pilgrim ship shall be provided with the disinfectants instruments and articles specified in the first column of the annexed table, the quantity of each disinfectant and the number of each instrument or article to be provided, being that specified in the corresponding entry in the second column.
TABLE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name of disinfectants and instruments, etc. Quantity or number per Ship. 1. 2. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Disinfectas
Bleaching powder (packed in Jar) 20 lbs. D.D.T. Powder 4 lbs. Dettol 4 oz per 100 pilgrims Fresh slaked lime 20 lbs Methylated alcohol 5 gals Saponified oresol 50 gals Sulphur 22 lbs
Instruments and other Articles Artery forceps (in addition to the one already supplied in pocket dressing case) 1 Bard Parker knife and packed of the blades 1 Boxes, chip, for ointment (1 or each) 18 Catheter India rubber Nos.2,4, 6 and 10 1 set Catheter silver (No. 8 size) 1 set Chloroform mask with mouth gas 1 Clinical thermometer (in addition to the one already supplied in pocket dressing case) 2 Dental syringe with three assorted needles 1 Dispensing bottles 12 each Douche can 1 Enamled bowl 2 Enamelled tray 2 Enamelled feeding cups 2 Enema cap 1 Esmarchs tourniquet 1 Eye cup 1 Eye spud 1 Glass measures 2 oz. 1 Glass measures 2 drachms 2 Hot water bottle or bag 2 Infusion pot 1 Midwifery forceps 1 pair Penknife 1 Pestle and Mortar(brass) 1 Pestle and Mortar (wedgwood) 1
Pocket dressing case to contain 1 probe, 1 director 1 female eatheter, 1 clinical thermometer (in case) 1 pair of scissors, 1 dressing forceps (plated), 6 suture needles 1 artery forceps, 1 Symes abscess knife, 1 straight and 1 curved histuory in 1handle, 1 lancet (bleeding), silk thread for sutures (20 grains) 1 One dressing forcep 1* Additional to that in a pocket dressing case. Rubber gloves 3 pairs Sealed glass tubes with needles and catgut 3 per ship in different sizes Scales and weights(grains) 1 Scissors (shop) 1 Spare weight (grains) 1 net. Spare needles for hypodermic syringe 20 minim 0 Spatula 1 Spirit lamp, glass, 2 ounces 1 Splints (common) 1 set. Steriliser for surgical instruments, small 1 Stethoscope 1 Stomach tube with gag 1 per ship Stretcher ( on efficient carrying stretcher of approved type preferably “Naval” 1 Syringe, car powter 1 Syringe, enema, patent 1 Syringe Record 5 c.c. with 2 needles 2 Syringe Record 10 c.c. with 2 needles 1 Syringe, urethral (male) 1 Syringe, urethral (female) 1 Sphygmomanometers 1 Test tubes 4 Tongue depresser 1 Tongue forceps 1 Transfusion apparatus 1
Tooth Forcepts Upper incisors 1 Lower incisors 1 Lower motor 1 Upper moral right 1 Upper moral left 1 Transfusion apparatus for intravenous saline and a sufficient supply of hypertonic saline in tablet form 1 Water proof sheets 6
For Urine Analysis Acetic Acid 2 oz Acit Nitric cone 2 oz Bendicts solutions 2 oz Liquor potassae 2 oz Litmus paper blue & red 1 box of each Pipette 1 Test tubes stand 1 Urinometer 1 Urine glass 1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
112. The following certificates showing that medicines, etc., have been duly applied and received according to the requirements of rules 110 and 111 shall be produced before the Inspector at the time of the inspection:--
(1) Certified that we have supplied medicines, etc., for pilgrims proceeding to in the S.S. according to the prescribed scale [ or we have supplied medicines, etc., so as to make up deficincies in existing stock up to the prescribed scale].
Dated Chemists.
(2) Certified that I have carefully compared the prescribed scale with the medicines, etc., examined by me on board the pilgrim ship and am satisfied that the supply is correct for the use of pilgrims.
Medical Officer. Health Officer.
Dated Ship
113. (1) Every pilgrim ship shall carry a disinfecting stove approved by the Health Officer of the port in the provinces of India at which the voyage is to commence.
(2) Articles of bedding, carpets and clothes which have been used by patients affected with cholera, plague, dysentary or any other infectious disease or by persons who have had access to such patients shall, if their value is negligible, be thrown into the sea or if the ship is in a port or canal be destroyed by fire. If their value is more than negligible, they shall immediately be carried for disinfection to the disinefecting stove in impermeable bags sprinkled with a solution of corrosive sublimate and shall be disinfected under the supervision of the Medical Officer.
(3) The excreta and dejecta of persons showing symptoms of cholera, plague, dysentery or any other disease, who are not able to use the hospital latrines shall be collected in vessels containing a disinefecting solution, and vessels shall be emptied into the hospital latrines which shall be thoroughly disinfected every time this is done.
(4) Articles other than those specified in sub-rule (2) which have come into contact wiht persons suffering from cholera, plague, dysentery or any other infectious disease shall be thoroughly disinfected in the following manner:--
(a) Articles so contaminated or suspected of being so contaminated shall, unless they are liable to be destroyed by exposure to heat, be disinfected in the disinfecting stoves under pressure, the stove being maintained at a temperature ( to be tested during each operation) of 220* Fahr. and the articles being exposed to this temperature for 15 minutes.
(b) Articles liable to be destroyed by exposure to the heat of a disinfecting stove, such as metals, leather, tables, lockers, etc., shall be disinfected by being washed with disinfecting solution.*
(5) Ships on which cases of cholera, plague dysentery or any other infectious disease have occured shall be disinfected in the following manner:-
(a) The cabins and all parts of the ship occupied by patients suffering or suspected to be suffering from any such disease shall be emptied, and all articles removed and disinfected in accordance with sub-rule (4).
(b) The interior sides, bulkheads, floors and decks of the ship shall be washed with corrosive sublimate solution with the addition of 10 percent of alcohol (i.e., one gallon of methylated alcohol to every ten gallons of the corrosive sublimate solution) and two hours after washing, shall be scrubbed, and then thoroughly washed down with plenty of water.
(c) The hold of the ship shall be strewn from time to time with a sufficient quantity of iron sulphate to neutralise the sulphuretted hydrogen, and the water in the hold shall then, unless the ship is in dock, be pumped out and the hold washed with sea-water and sprinkled with corresive sublimate solution.
114. (1) Every pilgrim ship shall keep on board such stock of the undermentioned materials as may, in the opinion of the Inspector, be sufficient to provide for the burial of at least two percent of the pilgrims, with due regard to the requirements of sub-rules (2) and (4) :--
Long cloth for shrouds.
Bath soap (not second)
Ritha (Soap berries)
Soorma.
Rose Water.
Atar (Rose).
Agar batti(Ambari).
Abir.
Lohan (Benzoin).
Camphor.
Cotton.
A wooden plank with short legs.
A set of screens to form an enclosure while a corpse is being washed.
A brass jug.
A pan or degchi for boiling water.
Scissors.
Needle and thread for sewing shrouds.
(2) When a pilgrim dies on board, the master sahll issue materials for the burial of the corpse in accordance with the scale given below.
Long cloth (if the deceased is a male)-- 13 yards.
Long cloth (if the deceased is a female)-- 20 yards.
Bath soap (if the deceased is a male)-- 1 cake.
Ritha (if the deceased is a female)-- 4 chhattaks.
Soorma (if the deceased is a female) -- 1 penny weight.
Rose water-- 1 pint.
Atar (Rose)-- 1/10th tola.
Agar batti (Ambari)-- 25 sticks.
Loban (Benzoin)-- 1 chhattak.
Camphor-- 1/2 chhattak.
Cotton-- 1 chhatak.
Thread-- As much as required.
Abir-- 2 seers.
(3) The price to be charged by the master for the issue of the materials mentioned in sub-rule(2) shall be fixed from time to time by the Central Government in respect of the province in which the port of departure pilgrim travelling by the ship or any other persons on board are willing to bear the charge, the master shall receive the price of the materials from them. If he does nto receive payment of the price from any friends or relatives of the deceased or from any other person on board, he or the owner or agent shall be entitled to receive payment of the price from the Port Haj Committees of the port at which the deceased pilgrim had embarked.
(4) No charge shall be made by the master for the use of the wooden plank, screens, jug, pan or degchi, scissors and needle being used in each case of burial till they are again required for use in another case of burial and shall not be used for any other purpose : Provided that the wooden plank, jug, pan or degchi, when used in connection with the burial of a pilgrim whose death was due to infectious disease, shall either be destroyed or disinfected under the direction of the medical officer of the ship.
115. (1) In the event of a death from an infectious disease the corpse shall be wrapped in a shroud impregnated with a disinfecting solution and be committed to the sea. Only Muslim members of the staff of the ship shall attend to this work.
(2) In the event of a death from any cause other than infectious disease, the friends or relatives of the deceased on board shall, if they so desire, be permitted to undertake the washing and shrouding of the corpse. When there are no such friends or relatives on board willing to undertake this work, the master shall invite volunteers from other pilgrims, pereferably from those who come from the same province or country as the deceased, and, if no volunteers come forward, the corpse shall be washed and shrouded and committed to the sea by Muslim members of the ship’s staff.
(3) Care shall be taken to secure that all burials at sea are conducted in an orderly and decent manner and, if possible, out of sight of sick pilgrims in the ship’s hospitals and an opportunity shall be given to the pilgrims on board to offer funeral prayers.
(4) In normal circumstances, at the time of committing a corpse to the sea, the ship shall be slowed and the crews shall be completely stopped for such time as the master may deem fit.
(5) Fire-bars shall be used for sinking a corpse and the use of lumps of coal for this purpose shall be avoided.
116. Pilgrims shall air their clothing, blankets, etc., as often as they are required to do so by the medical officer.
117. (1) The following articles and appliances shall be kept on board a pilgrim ship on the scale shown below:--
Scales and weights or a spring balance . . . 1
Block tin saucepans for hospital use exclusively from 1 3 pint to 1 gallon.
Tin pots for pilgrims suffering from sea sickness . . 3 for every 100 pilgrims
Buckets (galvanized iron) . . . . . 2 for every 100 pilgrims
Tin or enamel plates . . . . . 30
Desert spoons, iron tinned. . . . . 30
Tin or enamelled mugs half pint. . . . . 30
Receptacles (covered) for rubbish. . . . 2 in each separated compartment of the vessel for pilgrims of the lowest class.
Qibla indicator (Qibla Numa). . . . . 1 in each main com- partment of the vessel.
Soap. . . . . . . . 1 lb. Per pilgrim.
Safety lanterns with lock and key to each. . . 3 for hatchways. 1 for each latrine. 1 for hospital. 1 for surgeon.
Oil with wicks, or candles to fit lantern. . . . Sufficient for all lanterns to burn at least five hours of every night of the voyage.
(1A) The Receptacle (covered) for rubbish referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be of an approved pattern strongly made of galvanised iron, 2 feet in depth and 18 inches in diameter with two side handles, and a strong fly proof lid, made in two hingod sections opening and shutting automatically.
(2) Every pilgrim who so desires shall be provided, free of charge, by the Master of the ship with half a pound of soap for use on the outward voyage and a half a pound of soap for use on the inward voyage.
118. (1) Every pilgrim ship shall be fitted with a sufficient number of latrines for the exclusive use of pilgrims to the satisfaction of the Inspector. The latrines shall be screened from public view and readily accessible and shall be provided with seats at the following rates, in proportion to the total number of pilgrims which the ship can accommodate, namely not less than 3 for the first 100 and 3 for every additional 100 or fraction of that number in excess of 100. If there be any females among the pilgrims, a proportion of seats shall be screened off and set apart for the exclusive use of females at the rate of 3 for the first 100 females and 3 for every additional 100 or fraction of that number in excess of 100.
Provided that in the case of a ship which is used for the carriage of pilgrims for the first time on or after the 1st December 1949, the proportion of latrine seats to the total number of pilgrims shall not be less than 4 for the first 100 and 4 for every additional 100 or fraction of that number in excess of 100.
(2) In the latrines provided for use of male pilgrims, such number of seats, as the Inspector may direct, shall be set apart for the exclusive use of male pilgrims travelling by the first or second class.
(3) In the latrines provided for use of female pilgrims, such number of seats, as the Inspector may direct, shall be set apart for the exclusive use of female pilgrims travelling by the first or second class.
(4) Latrines shall not be allowed either in the between decks or in the holds. They shall be in a convenient and accessible place on the upper deck and, in the case of temporary latrines, they shall be constructed of steel or other durable material approved by the Central Government and shall be placed close up to the bulwarks or rails. No latrine shall project over the ships side. Every latrine shall be divided into separate and private compartments and each compartment shall not be less than 3 feet by 2 feet in area and shall have a separate entry fitted with a door consisting of two shutters which can be secured with a hook or bolt from the inside. Every compartment shall be well ventilated by means of such openings as will not interfere with privacy and shall be provided with efficient llighting to the satisfaction of the Inspector.
Provided that in the case of a ship which is used for the carriage of pilgrims for the first time on or after the 1st December 1949, each compartment shall not be less than 3 feet 9 inches in length and 3 feet in width and the door of the compartment shall consist of two shutters.
(5) All latrines shall be of a design approved by the Central Government. They shall be maintained in good order and shall be disinefected not less than three times a day when pilgrims are on board.
(6) Not less than two sweepers shall be employed on every pilgrim ship, and one additional sweeper shall be employed for every 100 pilgrims in excess of 100 up to a maximum of five sweepers when the total number of pilgrims does not exceed 1,000. For every 100 or fraction of 100 pilgrims in excess of 1,000 one additional sweeper shall be employed up to a maximum of eight sweepers.
119. (1) In all pilgrim ships at least fouor adequately screened washing places shall be provided on the dec, a sufficient number being reserved exclusively for women.
In the case of ships intended for service as pilgrim ships the keels of which are laid on or after the 1st September 1938 or ships which enter the pilgrim trade on or after the date, there shall be provided on the deck at least one adequately screened washing place per two hundred and fifty passengers the ship is certified to carry. A sufficient number of these washing places shall be reserved exclusively for women.
(2) The washing places shall be supplied with pipes fitted with taps or nozzles able to yield a continuous supply of sea water with pressure even when the ship is at anchor : these taps or nozzles shall be in the proportion of 1 for every 100 pilgrims or fraction of that number in excess of 100.
(3) Of the washing places provided for use of male, pilgrims, such number, as the Inspector may direct, shall be reserved for the exclusive use of male pilgrims travelling by the first or second class.
(4) Of the washing places provided for use of female pilgrims such number, as the Inspector may direct, shall be reserved for the exclusive use of females pilgrims travelling by the first or second class.
119A. (1) In the case of a ship which is used for the carriage of pilgrims for the first time on or after the 1st December 1949, there shall be provided on the deck a ladies dressing room of the size 10 feet by 10 feet. The dressing room shall be adjacent to the washing places reserved for women |