MERCHANT SHIPPING (INSTRUCTIONS TO SURVEYORS) (PASSENGER SHIPS) REGULATIONS

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MERCHANT SHIPPING (INSTRUCTIONS TO SURVEYORS) (PASSENGER SHIPS) REGULATIONS - NOTES

- CHAPTER 369C

INDEX

A

Accessibility of bilge distribution boxes, cocks, valves, etc. 
....................		122(d)
Accessibility of Sounding pipes 
....................................................................		124
Accessibility of Water to tail shaft liner 
......................................................		249(d)
Accommodation, annual survey of 
................................................................		96
Accumulation tests on boiler safety-valves 
.................................................		233
Accumulation tests on Evaporator safety-valves 
.........................................		218(g)
After-peak Bulkhead 
...........................................................................
...........		14
Air bottles 
...........................................................................
............................		130(b), 177, 278
Air bottles Transverse strength of material 
.................................................		177
Air Compressors 
...........................................................................
.................		130(b), 282, 283
Air Pipes to fuel tanks 
...........................................................................
........		130(b), 260, 274(d)
Air Receivers 
...........................................................................
.......................		130(b), 277
Air Receivers (riveted) 
...........................................................................
.......		277(b)
Air Pipes and sounding pipes 
........................................................................		15(4)
Alterations to bilge pumping arrangements 
.................................................		118(b)
Alterations to Safety-valves 
..........................................................................		234
Alternatives, Acceptance of equivalent arrangements 
................................		118(d)
Alternative Machinery to replace defective auxiliaries 
..............................		288
Anchors, chain cables, etc. 
...........................................................................
.		81
Angle of heel calculation 
...........................................................................
....		13, 74
Angle, rivet and stay bars for boiler construction to be tested 
..................		157-161
Annealing 
...........................................................................
.............................	｛	104, 147(b), 156(b), 167, 168, 171, 175
Annealing of Copper pipes 
...........................................................................
.		220(c)
Annealing of steel castings and forgings 
.....................................................		104
Annual Surveys 
...........................................................................
....................		89, 130
Appropriation of spaces 
...........................................................................
.....		1(5C)
Approved designs, Distillers (List of) 
.........................................................		252
Approved designs, Safety-valves (List of ) 
..................................................		235
Approved Steel makers (List of) 
..................................................................		145
Arrangement of bilge pumping, drainage and pipes 
....................................	｛	119, 120, 122, 123, 125
Arrangement of bilge pumping, on motor ships 
..........................................		126
Arrangement of bilge pumping, (Modifications under Simla Rules) ........		127
Arrangement of bilge pumping, (Modifications for River Trade) .............		128
Ash Shoots, Ejectors 
...........................................................................
...........		46
Astern Power. (Availability of) 
.....................................................................		294
Authority and application of regulations 
......................................................		118(a)
Authority of Governor to modify bilge pumping arrangements 
.................		118(c)
Automatic feed systems 
...........................................................................
......		244(b)
Automatic valves and fittings for water gauges 
...........................................		241(d)
Auxiliary Compressors 
...........................................................................
.......		282(b)(c)
Auxiliaries, Survey of 
...........................................................................
.........		130
Auxiliaries, Alternative machinery or spares 
..............................................		288
		
		
		B
Baffles or dash plates in evaporators to be removed 
..................................		218(c)
Ballast 
...........................................................................
...................................		53(3)
Bell mouthing of boiler tubes and superheater tubes 
..................................		210(b), 213(c)
Bends, Copper pipes 
...........................................................................
............		220(b)
Bend tests of Materials intended for boilers and Machinery 
.....................	｛	147(d) (e) (f), 148(b), 155, 157, 159, 161, 166, 170, 177
Bend test-pieces, Dimension of 
....................................................................		125(i), 148(bIII)
B.H.I. 
...........................................................................
.....................................		1
Bilge Pumping Annual Survey 
.......................................................................		130(b)
Bilge Pumping Arrangement of pipes 
..........................................................		120
Bilge Pumping (Ballast system to be separate) 
...........................................		122
Bilge Pumping Diameter of Main and branch suctions 
..............................		121
Bilge Pumping Direct suctions to machinery spaces 
.................................		123
Bilge Pumping Drainage of insulated holds 
.................................................		119
Bilge Pumping General requirements for passenger ships 
........................		119
Bilge Pumping Main injection valve 
.............................................................		125(h)
Bilge Pumping Motor ships 
...........................................................................		
126
Bilge Pumping Mud boxes and strums 
.........................................................		123
Bilge Pumping Non-return valves 
.................................................................		122(b)
Bilge Pumping Oil Fuel ship bilges to be clean 
..........................................		272(III)
Bilge Pumping Passenger ships subsequent to July 1931 
..........................		118(b) (c)
Bilge Pumping Passenger ships previous to July 1931 
..............................		118(b) (c)
Bilge Pumping Passenger ships (River Trade) 
............................................		128
Bilge Pumping Passenger ships (Simla Rules) 
............................................		127
Bilge Pumping Pipes, (Diameter of ) 
...........................................................		121
Bilge Pumping Pipes, Made of lead not permitted where oil fuel is carried .		
269(e)
Bilge Pumping Power pumps to be placed in a separate compartment ......		125(e)
Bilge Pumping Self-closing cocks to sounding pipes 
.................................		124
Bilge Pumping Substitution of alternative appliance or arrangements ......		118(d)
Bilge Pumping Suction pipes not to pass through D.B. Tanks 
...................		120(b)
Bilge Pumping Tunnel well suctions 
............................................................		123
Bilge Pumping Valves, cocks, etc. 
................................................................		122
Blast air bottles 
...........................................................................
...................		130(b), 177, 278
Blast air bottles Means for internal inspection 
...........................................		278(b)
Blast air pipes 
...........................................................................
......................		130(b), 279, 282(b)
Blow off valve of boilers 
...........................................................................
....		243
Ministry of Shipping Certificates for boilers, machinery and Auxiliaries 		
129(d)(e), 143, 144
Boilers Accessibility for inspection by surveyor 
.......................................		133
Boilers Annual Survey of 
...........................................................................
...	｛	129(b), 131, 133-137, 140-142
Boilers Auxiliary in motor ships 
..................................................................		285
Boilers Auxiliary valves to be as few as possible 
.........................................		239(c)
Boilers Blow down valve 
...........................................................................
....		243
Boilers Brickwork and bridges to be removed 
............................................		131(b)
Boilers Certified by the Ministry of Shipping 
.............................................		129(d)
Boilers Butt straps must be cut from plate 
..................................................		178
Boilers Cocks and valves (Designs and Materials) 
.....................................		236-244
Boilers Cracks in furnaces 
...........................................................................
.		135
Boilers Declaration of the safety of 
.............................................................		139
Boilers Defects to be reported 
.....................................................................		142
Boilers Defects when under test 
...................................................................		137(e)
Boilers Departures from regulations to be notified to P.S.S. 
....................		139, 141(b)
Boilers Donkey 
...........................................................................
...................		129(b), 285
Boilers Dressing the surface of shells 
.........................................................		137(f)
Boilers Drilling of furnace plate, shell, etc. 
................................................		133, 139
Boilers End plates to be shielded from hot gases 
.......................................		178(e)
Boilers Examination of after hydraulic test 
.................................................		137(f)
Boilers Extensive repairs, hydraulic test on completion of 
.......................		137(e)
Boilers Feed arrangements 
...........................................................................
.		244
Boilers Girder stays, position of 
..................................................................		190(c)
Boilers Heating Surface, highest level to be marked 
..................................		240
Boilers Hydraulic tests 
...........................................................................
.......		133, 135, 137, 162(4)
Boilers Hydraulic tests of boilers which cannot be examined internally ..		
137(c)
Boilers Inside to be examined 
.......................................................................		133, 137
Boilers Insulation of when using oil fuel 
......................................................		269(b)
Boilers Insulation of boiler casings 
..............................................................		254
Boilers Lagging not to be applied to new boiler before hydraulic test 
......		137(a)
Boilers Lifting of for inspection 
...................................................................		136, 137(g)
Boilers Longitudinal stays 
...........................................................................
..		201
Boilers Manufacture nad Materials of 
..........................................................		143-214
Boilers Materials to be tested 
.......................................................................		144, 178
Boilers Means for examination and cleaning 
...............................................		179
Boilers Mudholes and sightholes 
..................................................................		179
Boilers New arrangements of 
........................................................................		141, 234
Boilers Not to be certified if Surveyor not satisfied 
..................................		136
Boilers Not to be hydraulically tested if regulations not complied with ..		
137(d)
Boilers Oil fuel for 
...........................................................................
.............		254-256, 285
Boilers Old 
...........................................................................
..........................		137(b) (c)
Boilers Parts which cannot be seen at survey 
..............................................		133
Boilers Plans should be submitted 
...............................................................		139
Boilers Plates which show defects when being worked into new boiler ..		137(f)
Boilers Precautions regarding stays 
............................................................		134
Boilers Pressure not to be increased 
...........................................................		140, 226-236
Boilers regulations not complied with 
........................................................		137(c)
Boilers Right-hand closing of all valves on 
.................................................		236(b)
Boilers Room casings to be insulated when oil fuel is used 
......................		254
Boilers Safety-valves 
...........................................................................
...........		226-235, 239
Boilers Self-closing valves 
...........................................................................
.		239(b)
Boilers Small 
...........................................................................
.......................		133, 137(b) (c), 179
Boilers Stages of manufacture to be observed 
............................................		152
Boilers Stamping to the hydraulic test results on 
.......................................		138
Boilers Stays 
...........................................................................
.......................	｛	134, 148(a), 157-160, 186, 200-202
Boilers Steel makers, (Approved List) 
........................................................		145
Boilers Steel process of manufacture 
..........................................................		143
Boilers Studs penetrating plate to have nuts on inside 
................................		236(c)
Boilers Survey of when connected to other boilers under steam 
..............		133
Boilers Test cocks on 
...........................................................................
.........		242
Boilers Thick shell plates 
...........................................................................
...		137(f)
Boilers Too hot to be examined 
....................................................................		133
Boilers Tubes 
...........................................................................
.......................	｛	162, 163, 203, 205, 207, 210, 213(b)
Boilers Uptakes etc. preventing examination of 
...........................................		133
Boilers Ued for loading and unloading ship 
................................................		129(b)
Boilers Valves to shut with right hand action 
..............................................		236(b)
Boilers Vertical 
...........................................................................
..................		179
Boilers Water gauges; position of 
...............................................................		240(a-e)
Boilers Water gauges; required 
....................................................................		240
Boilers Water-tube 
...........................................................................
.............	｛	131(b), 207, 210, 213(b), 239(b)
Boilers Welding prohibited in certain cases 
...............................................		134, 178
Boilers Welding repairs of an extensive nature 
..........................................		134
Boilers Working pressure and examination of plans 
..................................		137, 226-236
Boiler rules Auxiliary in Motor Ship 
...........................................................		285
Boiler rules Back and front tube plates 
.......................................................		191, 199
Boiler rules Butt straps 
...........................................................................
......		182
Boiler rules Combustion chamber stays 
......................................................		202
Boiler rules Circumferential seams 
.............................................................		184(a-c)
Boiler rules Cocks and valves 
.......................................................................		236-244
Boiler rules Compensating plates for large holes 
.......................................		185(b)
Boiler rules Cylindrical drums for W.T. boilers 
.........................................		208
Boiler rules Dished ends 
...........................................................................
....		189
Boiler rules Doors (Manhole) 
......................................................................		185, 192, 206
Boiler rules Flat plates 
...........................................................................
.......		190
Boiler rules Furnaces, Corrugated or ribbed, or grooved 
..........................		194
Boiler rules Furnaces, Maximum thickness of 
...........................................		195(a)
Boiler rules Furances, Plain 
..........................................................................		193
Boiler rules Furnaces, Spherical 
..................................................................		195
Boiler rules Girders stays to Combustion Chamber tops 
...........................		190(c), 240
Boiler rules Haystack boilers (uptakes of) 
..................................................		198
boiler rules Headers and analogous fittings 
................................................		209
Boiler rules Headers Flat surfaces of 
..........................................................		209(d)
Boiler rules Hemispherical 
..........................................................................		188
Boiler rules Large holes in shell 
..................................................................		185
Boiler rules Longitudinal stays 
....................................................................		201
Boiler rules Manholes and mudholes in flat plates 
....................................		192, 206
Boiler rules Manholes in shell 
.....................................................................		185, 206
Boiler rules Ogee ring 
...........................................................................
.......		197
Boiler rules Pitch of Rivets 
.........................................................................		180, 181
Boiler rules Pressure gauges 
.......................................................................		238
Boiler rules Riveted joints 
...........................................................................		
183, 184
Boiler rules Salinometer cock 
.....................................................................		237
Boiler rules Smoke tubes 
...........................................................................
..		205
Boiler rules Stays 
...........................................................................
...............	｛	134, 148(a), 157-160, 186, 200, 201, 202
Boiler rules Stays irregularly pitched 
.........................................................		190(c)
Boiler rules Stay tubes 
...........................................................................
.......		203
Boiler rules Tubular superheaters for cylindrical boilers 
.........................		213
Boiler rules Washers, doublers and strips on flat plates 
...........................		190
Boiler rules Water tube (General) 
...............................................................		207, 239(b)
Boiler rules When applicable to evaporators, Generators, etc. 
................		218
Boiler rules Working pressure on shells 
....................................................		187
Bottoms (double extent of ) 
.........................................................................		15
Brackets for propeller shafts 
.......................................................................		106
Branches on Evaporators 
...........................................................................
...		216
Brake for steering gear 
...........................................................................
......		292(f)
Breakdowns Surveyor to be notified 
...........................................................		130(a)
Bronze Testing of 
...........................................................................
...............		144
Bulkhead Collision 
...........................................................................
.............		14(1)
Bulkhead Construction 
...........................................................................
.......		18
Bulkhead Construction (Coasting Trade) 
.....................................................		65
Bulkhead Construction (River Trade) 
..........................................................		70
Bulkhead deck (Definition of) 
.......................................................................		6(4)
Bulkhead (examination for renewal of S. and P.C.) 
....................................		93
Bulkhead (equivalent position of) 
................................................................		13(5)
Bulkhead (Fire resisting) 
...........................................................................
...		52
Bulkhead (Fire resisting) (Coasting Trade) 
................................................		67
Bulkhead (Fire resisting) (River Trade) 
......................................................		73
Bulkhead (Fire resisting) (Simla International) 
..........................................		63
Bulkhead Hose Testing 
...........................................................................
.......		26
Bulkhead Longitudinal 
...........................................................................
........		19
Bulkhead Machinery and Aft Peak 
................................................................		14(2)
Bulkhead Minimum spacing of 
.....................................................................		13(6)
Bulkhead Openings in 
...........................................................................
.........		28
Bulkhead Openings in (River Trade) 
.............................................................		71
Bulkhead Pipes through 
...........................................................................
......	
	30
Bulkhead Recesses in 
...........................................................................
.........		13(3)
Bulkhead Spacing of 
...........................................................................
...........		1(5a)
Bulkhead Steps in 
...........................................................................
................		13(4)
Bulkhead Stiffeners 
...........................................................................
.............	｛	18(3)
Appendix II
Butt Straps Effective strength of 
..................................................................		182



		C
Cables, chain, etc. 
...........................................................................
...............		81
Cargo and Coaling ports 
...........................................................................
.....		47, 49
Cargo and Coaling ports plans of 
..................................................................		74
Cast iron Malleable 
...........................................................................
.............		109
Cast iron Ordinary not allowed 
.....................................................................		112
Cast steel crank couplings 
...........................................................................
..		245(b)
Cast steel crank webs 
...........................................................................
..........		169, 245(c)
Cast steel to be tested 
...........................................................................
.........		168-171
Castings principal steel, manufacture and testing of ship 
...........................		100, 106
Castings iron malleable, side scuttles, etc. 
..................................................		109-111
Castings (ordinary cast iron) 
.........................................................................		112
Castings process of manufacture 
..................................................................		103, 104
Castings steel side scuttles, etc. 
...................................................................		107, 108
Cementing, survey prior to 
...........................................................................
.		3
Ceiling over bilges 
...........................................................................
..............		119
Certifying letters from Ministry of Shipping 
..............................................		129(d) (e)
Chains, rods and shackles for steering gear 
.................................................		292(a) (b)
Circumferential seams (boilers) 
..................................................................		135, 184
Clockwise closing of boiler valves 
..............................................................		282(b)
Coal fired ships Direct bilge suctions required 
..........................................		125(f)
Coal fired ships Bye-pass to main discharge 
...............................................		125(h)
Cocks, bilge 
...........................................................................
.........................		122
Cocks, valves, etc. on boilers 
........................................................................		131(c), 236-244
Coils for Evaporators 
...........................................................................
.........		218(e) (f)
Coils for Distillers 
...........................................................................
.............		251
Collision bulkhead 
...........................................................................
..............		14(1)
Collision bulkhead scantlings etc. 
...............................................................		18
Combustion Chamber stays 
..........................................................................		158(b), 159, 160, 202
Combustion Chamber stays nicked bend test 
.............................................		160(c)
Combustion Chamber stays nuts 
..................................................................		202(c) (d)
Compartment (permissible length of) 
.........................................................		10
Compasses 
...........................................................................
..........................		76-79
Compressors (Air) 
...........................................................................
.............		282, 283(c)
Compressors (Auxiliary) 
...........................................................................
...		282(b) (c)
Construction and strength 
...........................................................................
..		17
Construction existing ships 
..........................................................................		113
Construction survey during 
..........................................................................		1
Cooking Ranges (oil fired) 
..........................................................................		274
Cooling water for cylinders 
.........................................................................		280
Copper pipes 
...........................................................................
.......................		220, 244(f)
Copper pipes (Air) 
...........................................................................
.............		279
Copper pipes hydraulic tests of 
...................................................................		220(c)
Copper pipes radius of curvature of bends in 
.............................................		220(b)
Copper pipes surfaces of in distillers to be tinned 
....................................		251
Copper pipes working pressure 
.....................................................................		220(b)
Coupling bolts and flanges 
...........................................................................		
245(b), 250
Cracks in boiler plates 
...........................................................................
......		135
Crank Shafts 
...........................................................................
.......................	｛	164, 167, 169, 245, 247, 250, 275
Criterion of Service 
...........................................................................
..........		11, 56
Cylinders, liners and covers for oil engines 
..............................................		276
Cylinders, cooling water for 
.......................................................................		280
Cylinders, (Motor) to have relief valve fitted 
...........................................		283



		D
Deadlights 
...........................................................................
..........................		49(2)
Decks, Examination of 
...........................................................................
.....		93
Decks, Openings in weather 
........................................................................		50
Decks, W.T. 
...........................................................................
.......................		20, 93
Decks, Weathertight (definition of) 
...........................................................		6(14)
Declaration of safety of boiler of unknown history 
..................................		139
Defects Engines, boilers, fittings or apparatus 
..........................................		137(e) (f), 142, 162(b)
Defects Plates and forgings to be free from 
..............................................		137(e) (f), 152
Definition of subdivision terms 
...................................................................		6
Delays Prevention of 
...........................................................................
.........		139, 141(a)
Delta metal to be tested 
...........................................................................
.....		144
Deviations from approved plans of boilers and machinery 
.......................		141(b)
Deep tank suctions to have lock up valves or blank flanges 
......................		122(a)
Diameter of bilge suction pipes 
..................................................................		121
Diesel engines, annual survey of 
.................................................................		130
Diesel engines, Running survey of 
..............................................................		130-130(b)
Discharge Main and auxiliary 
.......................................................................		48
Discharge pipes, valves and scuppers 
..........................................................		44, 45
Dished ends of air receivers 
........................................................................		277(b)
Dished ends of boilers 
...........................................................................
......		189
Distillers 
...........................................................................
............................		251-252
Distillers capacity of 
...........................................................................
........		251
Distillers copper surfaces of to be tinned 
.................................................		251
Distillers safety valves for 
..........................................................................		251
Distress Signals 
...........................................................................
.................		82-88
Donkey Boilers 
...........................................................................
..................		129(b)
Doors Cargo, etc. 
...........................................................................
...............		47-49
Doors fire resisting 
...........................................................................
...........		52, 63, 67, 73
Doors (Manhole) 
...........................................................................
...............	｛	153, 185, 192, 206, 216
Doors Watertight in bulkheads 
...................................................................		32-41, 60, 66
Double Bottoms (extent of) 
.......................................................................		15
Double Bottoms tanks, bilge pipes not to pass through 
...........................		120(b)
Double Bottoms tanks, sounding pipes 
.....................................................		
124
Draining tanks for oil fuel heaters 
.............................................................		263
Drainage of Air bottles 
...........................................................................
....		278
Drainage of Air receivers 
...........................................................................		
277
Drainage of Steam pipes 
...........................................................................
..		223
Drainage of Superheaters 
...........................................................................		
215
Draught (definition of) 
...........................................................................
....		6(6)
Dressing surfaces of boiler plates 
.............................................................		137(f)
Drums for Water-tube boilers 
...................................................................		208
Dry Docking after launching 
......................................................................		4
Dry Docking Examination of hull 
..............................................................		90
Duties of surveyors 
...........................................................................
..........		89



		E
Electric Lighting, Equipments 
...................................................................		291
Electric Lighting, in oil fuel spaces 
..........................................................		270
Electric Auxiliary machinery 
.....................................................................		295
Electric Propelling machinery 
..................................................................		289
Electrodes (General) 
...........................................................................
......		99
Elongation of Angle, rivet and stay bars for boilers 
...............................		158, 161(b)
Elongation of Boiler plate materials 
........................................................		154(c)
Elongation of Boiler tubes 
........................................................................		162
Elongation of Forgings 
...........................................................................
...		165
Elongation of Steel Castings 
.....................................................................		169
Emergency Bilge Piping 
...........................................................................
.		122(d)
Emergency Bilge Pumps 
...........................................................................	
｛	122(d), 125(b) (g),
		128(b) (c) (d)
Emergency Lighting and Power 
................................................................		129(b)
Engine baffles and dash plates to be removable 
......................................		218(c)
Engine certified by Board of Trade 
..........................................................		129(d) (e)
Engine defects to be reported 
...................................................................		142
Engine new arrangements 
..........................................................................		141
Engine Oil 
...........................................................................
........................		275-288
Engine Spares to be carried 
.......................................................................		288
Engine Survey of 
...........................................................................
..............		129-295
Engine Trials of 
...........................................................................
................		132
Engine-room ventilation 
...........................................................................
..		287
Equipment other than L.S.A. 
.......................................................................		76-88
Escape of gases from refrigerator plant 
....................................................		253
Escape valves to distiller 
...........................................................................
..		251
Evaporators 
...........................................................................
........................		137, 216-219
Evaporators Baffles or dash plates 
.............................................................		218(c)
Evaporators Diameter of reducing orifice to be stamped on 
...................		218
Evaporators Flanges 
...........................................................................
..........		218(b)
Evaporators Large branches, doors and other openings 
...........................		216(c)
Evaporators Mountings for 
.........................................................................		218(d)
Evaporators Steam coils 
...........................................................................
...		218(e) (f)
Evaporators Studs 
...........................................................................
..............		217
Evaporators Thickness of shell 
...................................................................		216(a) (b), 218
Examination of boilers, means of 
...............................................................		179
Exhaust valves, seats, springs, etc. to be examined 
...................................		130(b)
Existing Passenger Steamships 
...................................................................		113-117
Exits from W.T. Compts 
...........................................................................
...		51, 62
Expansion, Provision for in steam and feed pipes 
.....................................		222
Expansion, Provision for in Bilge pipes 
.....................................................		120(b)



		F
Factor of subdivision 
...........................................................................
.........		10(2)
Feed, Automatic control of in Water-tube boilers 
....................................		244(e)
Feed, Heaters 
...........................................................................
.....................		217, 219
Feed, Heaters hydraulic test of 
...................................................................		219
Feed, Heaters identification marks to be stamped on 
...............................		219
Feed, Injectors 
...........................................................................
...................		244(c)
Feed, Pipes (Arrangement of) 
.....................................................................		244
Feed, Pipes (General) 
...........................................................................
.......		220, 221
Feed, Pipes hydraulic test 
...........................................................................		
220(c), 221(c)
Feed, Pumps, exclusive use for boiler feeding 
.........................................		244(e)
Filters (Feed) 
...........................................................................
.....................		217, 219, 244(f)
Filters (Feed) hydraulic test of 
...................................................................		219
Filters (Feed ) identification marks to be stamped on 
..............................		219
Filters (Feed) relief valves 
..........................................................................		219, 244(f)
Fire appliances 
...........................................................................
...................		254, 271, 274(VI)
Fire in galley, provision for escape of passengers 
....................................		274(b)
Fire insulation of boiler casings 
..................................................................		254
Fire prevention in oil fuel ships 
...................................................................		254
Fire resisting bulkheads 
...........................................................................
.....		52, 63, 67, 73
Fire resisting bulkheads Annual survey 
.......................................................		96
Flanges on air receivers 
...........................................................................
.....		277(b)
Flanges and bolts for shafting 
......................................................................		250
Flanges on evaporators 
...........................................................................
......		217(b)
Flanges on headers and analogous fittings of water tube boilers 
.............		209(c)
Flanges oil fuel pipe (Scantlings) 
...............................................................		265
Flash point (general instructions, etc.) 
......................................................		254-256, 272, 274(V)
Flat plates (Boilers) 
...........................................................................
..........		190
Flat headers of water tube boilers 
..............................................................		209(d)
Flat plates manholes and mudholes in 
........................................................		192, 206
Flats, W.T. (Construction of) 
......................................................................		20
Flattening tests on rivet heads 
.....................................................................		161(a2)
Flexible hoses to bilges 
...........................................................................
....		125(f)
Floodable Length 
...........................................................................
..............		7, 8
Floodable Length Calculation and curves 
..................................................		Appendix I
Foreign flags transference from (testing of steampipes) 
.........................		225
Forgings (General instructions) 
..................................................................		167
Forgings Manufacture and testing of hull 
...................................................		100-106
Forgings tests to be made (machinery) 
.......................................................		148(a-b), 164-167
Form of ship, Check during building 
...........................................................		1
Freeboard (definition of) 
...........................................................................
..		6(7)
Freeing Ports 
...........................................................................
.....................		50(2)
Fuel Oil.   Bilge suction pipes not to be made of lead 
..............................		269(e)

Fuel Oil.   Boilers to be lagged 
...................................................................		269(b)
Fuel Oil.   Burners 
...........................................................................
.............		267(d), 272, 274(III)
Fuel Oil.   Clearance between boilers and tank top 
...................................		269(c)
Fuel Oil.   Coffer dams 
...........................................................................
.....		257(e)
Fuel Oil.   Cooking ranges 
...........................................................................		
274
Fuel Oil.   Flash point 
...........................................................................
........		254-256, 272
Fuel Oil.   Funnel dampers and uptakes 
.......................................................		268
Fuel Oil.   Gauge glasses 
...........................................................................
...		261(e)
Fuel Oil.   General 
...........................................................................
..............		254
Fuel Oil.   Heaters 
...........................................................................
..............		263, 269(d)
Fuel Oil.   Lines of piping to be examined at annual survey 
......................		130(b)
Fuel Oil.   Pipes (materials of) 
....................................................................		265-272
Fuel Oil.   Pipes to be tested 
........................................................................		265, 267, 279(b), (c)
Fuel Oil.   Pipes to be fitted with non return valves 
...................................		283(e)
Fuel Oil.   Portable lamps (use of) 
..............................................................		270
Fuel Oil.   Precautions to protect cargo 
......................................................		257(f)
Fuel Oil.   Pumps 
...........................................................................
................		262, 264
Fuel Oil.   Settling tanks 
...........................................................................
....		257-259, 286
Fuel Oil.   Storage 
...........................................................................
..............		257, 259
Fuel Oil.   Storage and settling tanks to be tested 
......................................		259(b)
Fuel Oil.   Torches to be extinguished after use 
........................................		272(II)
Fuel Oil.   Valves and fittings 
.......................................................................		266, 267
Fuel Oil.   Valves of motor engines to be examined 
..................................		130(b)
Fuel Oil.   Woodwork prohibited in stokehold 
...........................................		269(d)
Furnaces Corrugated, ribbed or grooved 
.....................................................		194
Furnaces Old (Repairs to by welding) 
.........................................................		135
Furnaces Spherical 
...........................................................................
.............		195
Furnaces Standard B.E.S.A. specifications 
.................................................		194
Fusible Plugs 
...........................................................................
......................		277, 278, 283



		G
Galleys Oil fired 
...........................................................................
................		274
Gangway, cargo and coaling ports 
...............................................................		47, 49
Gear Steering 
...........................................................................
.....................		292
Generators Steam 
...........................................................................
..............		217, 218
Girder Stays for C.C. tops 
...........................................................................		
190(c), 204
Gases from bitumastic coatings 
..................................................................		269(f)
Gases inflammable from oil fuel 
................................................................		270, 272(IV)
Gases Refrigerating 
...........................................................................
...........		253
Gauges, Lubricating oil system 
...................................................................		281



		H
Haystack boilers, uptakes of 
.......................................................................		198
Headers, Analogous fittings of Water-tube boilers 
.................................		209
headers, Flanges to have fillet 
....................................................................		209(c)
Headers, in contact with fire 
.......................................................................		209(f)
Headers, in way of sighting doors of Water-tube boilers 
........................		209(e)
Headers, sighting holes 
...........................................................................
....		209(b)
Headers, thickness of at tube holes 
...........................................................		209(d) (f)
Headers, tube holes in 
...........................................................................
......		210(c)
Heaters Feed 
...........................................................................
.....................		217, 219
Hemispherical ends 
...........................................................................
..........		188
Holes (large) in boiler shells 
......................................................................		185
Hose Testing of bulkheads 
...........................................................................		26
Hull and fittings, Annual survey of 
..............................................................		90, 91
Hydraulic tests after extensive repairs 
........................................................		137(c)
Hydraulic tests after repairs of welding 
......................................................		135
Hydraulic tests air bottles 
...........................................................................
.		177, 278(a)
Hydraulic tests air compressors cylinders 
.................................................		282(d)
Hydraulic tests air receivers (riveted) 
........................................................		277(b)
Hydraulic tests air pipes 
...........................................................................
....		279
Hydraulic tests Boiler mountings 
................................................................		236(f)
Hydraulic tests Boiler tubes 
.........................................................................		162(bIV), 210(e)
Hydraulic tests Cylinder liners and covers (motor engines) 
.....................		276
Hydraulic tests Defects showing at 
.............................................................		137(e)
Hydraulic tests Distiller coils 
.....................................................................		251
Hydraulic tests Double ended boilers, two surveyors to attend 
...............		137(f)
Hydraulic tests Duration of 
.........................................................................		137(g)
Hydraulic tests Evaporators 
.........................................................................		137
Hydraulic tests Evaporators coil and shell 
.................................................		137, 218(f)
Hydraulic tests Feed filters 
.........................................................................		219
Hydraulic tests Feed pipes of solid drawn steel 
........................................		176, 224
Hydraulic tests Feed pipes of copper 
.........................................................		220(c)
Hydraulic tests Government pressure gauge to be used 
...........................		137(h)
Hydraulic tests heaters and feed filters 
.....................................................		219
Hydraulic tests internal and external examination after test 
....................		138(g)
Hydraulic tests when regulations not complied with 
................................		137(d)



		I
Inclining Experiment 
...........................................................................
........		53, 74
Increase of boiler pressure 
.........................................................................		140
Independent power bilge pumps 
.................................................................		125-128
Inlet and discharges, main and auxiliary 
....................................................		48
Indicators on steering gear 
.........................................................................		293
Indicator, watertight doors 
.........................................................................		37
Injection (bilge) 
...........................................................................
................		125(h)
Inner skin, W.T. 
...........................................................................
.................		24
Inspection of boiler plates 
...........................................................................		
152, 156
Inspection of testing machines 
....................................................................		296
Insulated holds, Drainage of 
.........................................................................		119
Insulated holds, Sounding pipes to 
...............................................................		124
Iron combustion chamber stays 
...................................................................		160
Iron steam pipes 
...........................................................................
.................		221-224
Iron wrought used in construction of ships 
................................................		98



		L
Lagging not to be applied before hydraulic test 
.........................................		137
Lagging to be removed for the hydraulic test 
.............................................		224
Leads and lead lines
 
...........................................................................
...........		80
Length (definition of) 
...........................................................................
........		6(2)
Lifeboats Motor engines of to be surveyed annually 
.................................		129(b)
Lifebuoy Lights 
...........................................................................
..................		85
Lifting boilers out for inspection 
................................................................		136
Lighting Emergency installation to be surveyed 
........................................		129(b)
Liners (Cylinder) 
...........................................................................
...............		276
Liners on tail shafts 
...........................................................................
...........		129(c) (d) (e)
Loadlines, subdivision 
...........................................................................
.......		1, 16, 59, 92
Locking of safety-valves 
...........................................................................
...		229, 231
Longitudinal bulkheads W.T. 
.......................................................................		19
Longitudinal stays 
...........................................................................
..............		157-159, 201
Longitudinal stays to be supported in D.E. boilers 
....................................		201(e)
Lubricating pumps 
...........................................................................
.............		130(b), 281



		M
Machines (Testing) 
...........................................................................
............		296
Machinery certified by the Board of Trade 
................................................		129(d) (e)
Machinery comprises 
...........................................................................
........		129(b)
Machinery condition and sufficiency for service 
......................................		129
Machinery defects to be reported 
...............................................................		142
Machinery Electrical main propelling 
........................................................		289
Machinery New arrangements to be approved 
...........................................		141
Machinery spaces common to boiler rooms require circulating bye-pass 		
125(h)
Machinery spaces (definition of) 
...............................................................		6(11)
Machinery spaces direct suctions to bilges 
...............................................		123
Machinery spaces in oil fuel ships 
.............................................................		269
Machinery Survey of 
...........................................................................
.........		129-295
Machinery Trials before issuing declaration 
.............................................		132, 293
Machinery Used for loading and unloading ship 
.......................................		129(b)
Main circulating pump bilge injection valve 
.............................................		125(h)
Main steam pipes. Periodic tests of 
..........................................................		224
Malleable cast iron 
...........................................................................
...........		109
Manholes Air receivers 
...........................................................................
....		227(b)
Manholes and mudholes in flat plates 
........................................................		192
Manholes and other large openings in boiler shells 
.................................		185
Manholes doors 
...........................................................................
................		153, 192, 206
Manholes doors studs 
...........................................................................
......		206
Manual Pumps 
...........................................................................
..................	｛	125(a) (c) (g),
		128(b) (c) (e)
Margin line 
...........................................................................
.......................		6(5)
Masters and mates (compass certificates) 
...............................................		78
Materials Defects, freedom from 
.............................................................		152
Materials Duplicate tests 
...........................................................................		
149
Materials Failures to be reported 
..............................................................		152
Materials Hull 
...........................................................................
..................		98
Materials Manufactures certificates for tubes 
.........................................		162(bIV)
Materials Number and nature of tests on plates 
.......................................		153
Materials Tests. Surveyor to be notified 
...................................................		146
Materials Testing of 
...........................................................................
.........		143-178
Materials Unnecessary tests of 
..................................................................		151
Materials Untested, to be reported to P.S.S. 
.............................................		144
Metals to be tested 
...........................................................................
...........		144
Motor lifeboats Engines to be surveyed annually 
....................................		129(b)
Motor lifeboats Wireless generator to be surveyed 
...............................		129(b)
Motor Ships, Bilge pumping 
......................................................................		126
Mountings. Boiler 
...........................................................................
...........		131(c), 236-244
Mountings. Evaporators 
...........................................................................
..		218(d)



		N
Non-return valves to bilges 
.......................................................................		122(a) (b), 125(g) (h)
Nuts for boiler stays (longitudinal) 
..........................................................		201(c)
Nuts for boiler stays (C. C.) 
......................................................................		202(c)



		O
Ogee Ring 
...........................................................................
.........................		197
Oil Engines 
...........................................................................
.......................		275-288
Oil Engines Air bottles 
...........................................................................
....		177, 278
Oil Engines Air pipes 
...........................................................................
.......		279
Oil Engines Cylinder liners 
........................................................................		276
Oil Engines Relief valves to cylinders 
......................................................		283
Oil Engines Reversing gear 
........................................................................		284
Oil Engines Separators for compressors 
..................................................		283(d)
Oil Engines Shafts for 
...........................................................................
......		275
Oil Engines Starting air receivers 
..............................................................		277
Oil Fuel Air pipes and overflow pipes 
.......................................................		260
Oil Fuel Burners 
...........................................................................
...............		267(d), 272, 274(III)
Oil Fuel Changing of burners 
.....................................................................		267(d)
Oil Fuel Clearance space between boilers and tank top 
..........................		269(c)
Oil Fuel Conversion to coal or vice versa 
................................................		273
Oil Fuel Cooking ranges 
...........................................................................
.		274
Oil Fuel Engineers instructions 
.................................................................		272
Oil Fuel Filling lines to be tested 
..............................................................		267(b)
Oil Fuel Flash point 
...........................................................................
.........		254-256, 272
Oil Fuel Funnel dampers and uptakes 
........................................................		268
Oil Fuel Galleys 
...........................................................................
...............		274
Oil Fuel Heaters 
...........................................................................
...............		263, 269(d)
Oil Fuel Heating coils 
...........................................................................
.....		257(f)
Oil Fuel Lagging of boilers 
........................................................................		269(c)
Oil Fuel Lighting of spaces 
........................................................................		270
Oil Fuel Open drains not permitted 
...........................................................		258(c)
Oil Fuel Overflow tank 
...........................................................................
....		273
Oil Fuel Plan of piping arrangements to be supplied to engineers .........		272
Oil Fuel pipes 
...........................................................................
...................		265
Oil Fuel Portable lamps (use of) 
...............................................................		270
Oil Fuel Precautions before entering a tank 
.............................................		272 IV
Oil Fuel Precautions to be observed by Surveyors 
..................................		254
Oil Fuel Pumps 
...........................................................................
.................		262, 264
Oil Fuel Recommendations 
........................................................................		273
Oil Fuel Relief valve 
...........................................................................
........		267(b)


Oil Fuel Settling tanks 
...........................................................................
.....		257-259, 286
Oil Fuel Sounding arrangements 
................................................................		261
Oil Fuel Storage, and construction of tanks 
..............................................		257, 258
Oil Fuel tanks 
...........................................................................
....................		25
Oil Fuel Thermometer pockets 
..................................................................		258(b)
Oil Fuel Torches (lighting) to be extinguished after use 
.........................		272(II)
Oil Fuel Valves and fittings 
........................................................................		266, 267
Oil Fuel Ventilation 
...........................................................................
..........		269, 272 IV
Oil Fuel Water tube boilers 
........................................................................		269(c)
Oil Separators for compressors 
.................................................................		283(d)
Old steam pipes, examination and testing of 
.............................................		224(bIV)
Openings in bulkheads and shell, Annual survey 
.......................................		94-95
Openings in fire resisting bulkheads 
..........................................................		52(2c)
Openings means of closing 
.........................................................................		31
Openings means ships side above margin line 
...........................................		49, 72
Openings means ships side below margin line 
..........................................		42-48
Openings means ships side below margin line limitation of 
....................		42
Openings means W.T. bulkheads 
................................................................		28, 29, 94
Openings means Weather deck 
...................................................................		50
Overhauls surveyors to be notified 
.............................................................		130(a)
Owners survey Annual survey to be concurrent with 
................................		130(a)
Owners survey Owners to notify surveyors 
...............................................		130(a)



		P
Painting, survey prior to 
...........................................................................
...		3
Passenger ships Date of laying keel or conversion 
..................................		118(b)
Passenger ships General bilge pumping requirements 
.............................		119-128
Passenger ships River Trade bilge pumping requirements 
.......................		128
Passenger ships Unberthed Trade bilge pumping requirements ..............		127
Patches Cup patches over stay ends 
...........................................................		134
Patches Temporary in boilers 
.....................................................................		134
Peak Bulkheads 
...........................................................................
.................		14
Peak Suction to 
...........................................................................
.................		122(c)
Peak Pumps for 
...........................................................................
.................		125(a)
Permeability 
...........................................................................
......................		9, 55, 69
Permissible length of compartments 
.........................................................		10
Pipes Air 
...........................................................................
............................		15(4), 279
Pipes Air to fuel tanks 
...........................................................................
......		260
Pipes Bending of (copper) 
..........................................................................		220(b)
Pipes Bilge (arrangement of) 
.....................................................................		120
Pipes Bilge Bends at bulkheads 
.................................................................		120(b)
Pipes Bilge Bye-pass in coal fired ships 
..................................................		125(h)
Pipes Bilge diameter of bilge injection 
...................................................		125(h)
Pipes Bilge diameter of main and branch suctions 
..................................		121
Pipes Bilge direct suctions to both sides of side 
.....................................		125(f)
Pipes Bilge discharge 
...........................................................................
......		45
Pipes Bilge emergency 
...........................................................................
...		122(d)
Pipes Bilge flexible 
...........................................................................
.........		125(f)
Pipes Bilge fore peak 
...........................................................................
......		122(c)
Pipes Bilge Lead not permitted in certain places 
....................................		120(b)
Pipes Bilge Motor-ships 
...........................................................................
.		126
Pipes Bilge Non return valves at open ends in holds 
...............................		122(b)
Pipes Bilge Securing to bulkheads 
............................................................		30, 122(f)
Pipes Bilge Ships carrying unberthed passengers 
....................................		127
Pipes Bilge tail pipes to be straight 
...........................................................		123
Pipes Exhaust and steam to steering gears 
................................................		292(c)
Pipes Etc. through bulkheads 
.....................................................................		30
Pipes Feed 
...........................................................................
........................	｛	172, 175, 176, 220-222, 244
Pipes Feed hydraulic tests of 
.....................................................................		176, 220(c), 221(c)
Pipes Oil fuel 
...........................................................................
...................	｛	261, 262, 263, 265, 272, 274, 279(b)
Pipes Spare for motor vessels 
...................................................................		288
Pipes Steam 
...........................................................................
......................	｛	172, 176, 220-222, 223, 224, 225, 292(c)
Pipes Steam hydraulic tests of 
..................................................................	｛	176, 220(c), 221(c), 224, 225
Pipes Water gauge 
...........................................................................
...........		241(b) (d)
Plans Boiler and Machinery to be submitted 
............................................		118(e), 129, 139
Plans Deviations from to be notified to surveyors 
..................................		141(b)
Plans Fuel oil installations to be supplied to ship's engineers 
...............		272
Plans Submission of (Hull) 
.......................................................................		1(3), 2, 74
Patches Cup, over boiler stays 
..................................................................		134
Patches Temporary in boilers 
...................................................................		134
Plates, Annealing of 
...........................................................................
........		156(b)
Plates, Bend tests to be made 
...................................................................		147(f)
Plates, Defective 
...........................................................................
.............		152, 156
Plates, Inspection (General) 
.....................................................................		156
Plates, Number and nature of tests 
...........................................................		153
Plates, Tensile tests 
...........................................................................
........		148-156
Plugs for side scuttles 
...........................................................................
....		49(3)
Ports (gangway, cargo and coal) 
...............................................................		47, 49
Power for going astern 
...........................................................................
...		294
Pressure gauge (Boilers) 
...........................................................................		
238
Pressure gauge (Lubricating oil pumps) 
...................................................		281
Pressure Working, of boiler shells 
...........................................................		187
Process of manufacture, ship castings and forgings 
................................		103
Propeller shafts (to be withdrawn) 
............................................................		130(b)
Propeller shafts Brackets 
...........................................................................		
106
Pumping, Bilge 
...........................................................................
.................		118-128
Pumping, Bilge Modification for River Trade 
..........................................		128
Pumping, Bilge Modification for Unberthed passenger trade ................		127
Pumps Bilge, Capacities of 
........................................................................		125(f)
Pumps Bilge, Emergency 
...........................................................................	
｛	122(d), 125(d) (g),
		128(b) (c) (d)
Pumps Bilge, Fore peak 
...........................................................................
..		125(a)
Pumps Bilge, General arrangements 
.........................................................		119-128
Pumps Bilge, Hand type 
...........................................................................
..		125(c) (g), 128(b)
Pumps Bilge, Independent 
.........................................................................		125, 128(b) (d)
Pumps Bilge, Main Circulating 
.................................................................		125(h)
Pumps Bilge, Power, definition and position 
..........................................		125(b) (e), 128(b) (d)
Pumps Cooling 
...........................................................................
................		
280
Pumps Lubricating oil 
...........................................................................
.....		281
Pumps Oil fuel 
...........................................................................
.................		262, 264



		Q
Quadrants (Rudder) 
...........................................................................
.........		106



		R
Recesses in Bulkheads 
...........................................................................
....		13, 21
Reciprocating engine shafts 
.......................................................................		247
Records of hydraulic tests to boilers 
........................................................		137(g)
Records of running surveys to be kept 
......................................................		130(a)
Refrigerating machines, Survey of 
............................................................		253
Relaxation for ships in Simla Trade 
..........................................................		54
Relief vavles to Air bottles and reservoirs 
...............................................		130(b), 283(b)
Relief valves to distiller 
...........................................................................
..		251
Relief valves to feed pipe and filters 
........................................................		219, 244(f)
Relief valves to high pressure discharges of compressor 
......................		130(b), 283(c)
Relief valves to motor engine cylinders 
..................................................		130(b), 283(a)
Repairs to boilers by welding 
...................................................................		135
Reversing gear (motor engines) 
...............................................................		284
River Trade, Modifications 
.......................................................................		68-73, 128
Riveted Air Receivers 
...........................................................................
....		277(b)
Riveted Joints, Calculation of the strength of 
.........................................		183, 184
Rivet holes to be fair 
...........................................................................
......		178(d)
Rivet tests of  
...........................................................................
..................		157, 158(d), 159, 161
Rivet tests of (Bend) 
...........................................................................
.......		157, 161(aI)
Rivet tests of (Contraction of area) 
..........................................................		161(a2)
Riveting of bulkheads 
...........................................................................
......		18
Rubbish Shoots 
...........................................................................
................		46
Rudder Frames 
...........................................................................
.................		106



		S
Safety-Valves Accumulation tests of 
........................................................		233
Safety-Valves Approved designs (List) 
.....................................................		235
Safety-Valves Area of 
...........................................................................
......		230
Safety-Valves Arrangements of 
.................................................................		228, 230-232, 239
Safety-Valves Chests 
...........................................................................
.......	｛	230(b), 231, 236(e) (f),
		239
Safety-Valves Cockburn MacNicol Safety type 
.......................................		230(a)
Safety-Valves Conditions to be complied with 
........................................		231, 232
Safety-Valves Distillers 
...........................................................................
..		251
Safety-Valves Easing gear for 
....................................................................		231
Safety-Valves Evaporators 
.........................................................................		218(d) (e) (g)
Safety-Valves Examination of 
...................................................................		226, 231
Safety-Valves Feed heaters and filters 
.....................................................		219
Safety-Valves Lists of 
...........................................................................
.....		231
Safety-Valves Limit of weight to be placed on 
........................................		129, 227
Safety-Valves Locking of 
...........................................................................		
229, 231
Safety-Valves Overloading is an offence 
..................................................		227
Safety-Valves Owner's, Master's and Engineer's responsibilities ...........		229
Safety-Valves Plans or alterations to be submitted 
..................................		234
Safety-Valves Responsibility of surveyor 
.................................................		231
Safety-Valves Separate chest for 
................................................................		219(b)
Safety-Valves Spring loaded 
.......................................................................		232, 233
Safety-Valves Spring Protection of 
............................................................		232(III)
Safety-Valves Superheaters 
.........................................................................		215
Safety-Valves Surveyor to see valves adjusted 
..........................................		129, 227
Safety-Valves Tests under steam 
................................................................		233
Safety-Valves Tests gauge supplied by Government 
.................................		233
Safety-Valves Waste steam pipe 
.................................................................		230(c), 231
Salinometer cock 
...........................................................................
...............		237
Scuppers and Sanitary Discharges 
...............................................................		44
Sea cocks and discharges Annual Survey of 
...............................................		130(b)
Self-closing cocks on sounding pipes 
.........................................................		124, 261
Self-closing top valves on W.T. boilers 
......................................................		239(b)
Shaft tunnel 
...........................................................................
.........................		14, 23
Shafting Coupling flanges and bolts 
............................................................		250
Shafting Crank webs of cast steel 
................................................................		169, 245, 247(c)
Shafting Heavy oil engines 
...........................................................................		
275
Shafting Materials 
...........................................................................
..............		245
Shafting paddle 
...........................................................................
...................		247(bII)
Shafting reciprocating engines 
....................................................................		247
Shafting tests of materials 
...........................................................................		
164-167
Shafting thrust 
...........................................................................
....................		248
Shafting tube and tail ends 
...........................................................................		
249
Shafting turbine driven 
...........................................................................
......		246
Shafting turbine driven wheel shafts 
...........................................................		246(b)
Shell (castings attached to) 
.........................................................................		108, 111
Shoots, ash and rubbish, etc. 
.......................................................................		46
Side Scuttles 
...........................................................................
.....................		43, 49, 61
Side Scuttles plans of 
...........................................................................
.......		74
Side Scuttles tests of cast steel 
..................................................................		107
Side Scuttles tests of malleable cast iron 
..................................................		110
Signals, distress 
...........................................................................
.................		82-88
Simla Rules 
...........................................................................
........................		117, 118(c), 127, 271
Simla Trades, coasting voyage 
....................................................................		64-67
Simla Trades, international and short international voyages 
....................		54-63
Simla Trades, modified requirements for 
.................................................		54-73
Simla Trades, river trade 
...........................................................................
..		68-73
Slide Valves (Survey of) 
...........................................................................
..		130(b)
Small boilers hydraulic testing of 
..............................................................		133, 137(c)
Small boilers working pressure on shells 
.................................................		187
Smoke tubes (Plain) 
...........................................................................
.........		205
Sound Signals for W.T. doors 
....................................................................		38
Sounding pipes (Bilges) 
...........................................................................
..		15(4), 124
Sounding pipes (Oil fuel tanks) 
.................................................................		261
Spare gear, examination of 
.........................................................................		130(b)
Spare gear, Motorships 
...........................................................................
....		288(c)
Spare gear, Steamships and reciprocating engines 
...................................		288(a)
Spare gear, Tiller for steering gear
 ............................................................		292(f)
Spare gear, Turbines 
...........................................................................
.........		288(b)
Stability 
...........................................................................
.............................		13, 53, 74(5), 116
Stability check of particulars at annual survey 
.........................................		97
Stamping boilers after hydraulic test 
........................................................		138
Stamping of castings and forgings 
............................................................		101, 147
Stand pipes for water gauges 
.....................................................................		241(b)
Starting air containers, survey of 
..............................................................		130(b)
Stays Boiler 
...........................................................................
.....................		134, 148(a), 157-160
Stays Combustion chamber 
.......................................................................		202
Stays Flat plates supported by 
...................................................................		190, 191
Stays Longitudinal 
...........................................................................
...........		201
Stays Not to be welded 
...........................................................................
....		200
Stays Spacing of through cylindrical shell 
...............................................		186
Stays Tubular 
...........................................................................
....................		203
Stays Tubular Minimum thickness of 
........................................................		203(c)
Stays Tubular threads, etc 
...........................................................................		
203(b)
Steam Chests hydraulic tests of 
.................................................................		137
Steam Drainage 
...........................................................................
.................		223
Steam Pipes (Copper) 
...........................................................................
......		220, 225
Steam Pipes expansion 
...........................................................................
....		222
Steam Pipes hydraulic tests 
.......................................................................		220, 221, 224, 225
Steam Pipes iron 
...........................................................................
..............		174, 221
Steam Pipes lagging causing corrosion 
....................................................		225
Steam Pipes Lap-welded steel 
...................................................................		173, 221
Steam Pipes periodical tests of 
.................................................................		224
Steam Pipes socket expansion joints undesirable 
....................................		222
Steam Pipes soild drawn steel (also feed pipes) 
......................................		172, 221
Steam Pipes which to be tested 
.................................................................		225
Steam Pipes water hammer 
........................................................................		225(b)
Steel Approved makers (list) 
.....................................................................		145
Steel Bears (tests of) 
...........................................................................
.......		147(f)
Steel Bend tests 
...........................................................................
................		147(f), 148(bII)
Steel Boiler (tests of) 
...........................................................................
......		143, 144
Steel Castings and forgings 
........................................................................		100-108
Steel Castings (tests of) 
...........................................................................
..	｛	144, 147(b) (c) (d), 168-171
Steel Certified by Board of Trade 
.............................................................		144
Steel Crank Shafts 
...........................................................................
............	｛	164-167, 169, 245, 247, 250, 275
Steel Defects, freedom from 
.....................................................................		152, 156
Steel Forgings or castings to be tested 
.....................................................	｛	144, 147(b) (c) (d), 168-171
Steel Identification marking 
......................................................................		150
Steel Mild, for ships hulls, Quality 
...........................................................		98
Steel Process of manufacture 
....................................................................		143
Steel Solid drawn air bottles 
.......................................................................		177, 278
Steel Soild drawn steam and feed pipes 
....................................................	｛	172, 175, 176, 221-222, 223, 224
Steel Tests Annealing test pieces 
..............................................................		147(b)
Steel Tests pieces to be straightened cold 
...............................................		147(g)
Steel Tests pieces selection of 
..................................................................		147(a)
Steel Tests Stay bars 
...........................................................................
........		148, 157-161
Steel Tests Standard 
...........................................................................
.........		148, 149
Steel Tests Temper bend 
...........................................................................
.		147(b), 148(bIV)
Steel Tests Tensile, on plates, Tee and angle bars 
...................................		148, 157-160
Steel Tests results to be recorded 
.............................................................		151
Steel Tests witnessing of by surveyors 
.....................................................		146
Steering engines Steam and exhaust pipes 
................................................		292(c)
Steering gear Braking arrangement 
...........................................................		292(f)
Steering gear Chains, rods, etc. 
.................................................................		292(a)
Steering gear General arrangement and requirements 
............................		292
Steering gear Helmsman to have clear look-out 
......................................		292(d)
Steering gear Indicators and tell-tales 
......................................................		293
Steering gear Overhaul annually 
................................................................		292(a)
Steering gear Part of machinery to be surveyed 
.......................................		129(b)
Steering gear Relieving tackle 
...................................................................		292(b)
Steering gear to be tested during machinery trials 
...................................		132, 293
Stems, stenframes, etc. 
...........................................................................
....		106
Steps in W.T. Bulkheads 
...........................................................................
..		13(4), 20
Stern bush bearing, length of 
......................................................................		249(e)
Stern tube, position of 
...........................................................................
......		14
Strainers for lubricating oil pumps 
............................................................		281
Strength of bulkheads 
...........................................................................
.......		18, 65, 70
Strength of inner skins 
...........................................................................
.....		24
Strength of ship 
...........................................................................
.................		2, 17
Strength of welded seams 
...........................................................................
.		178(b)
Strum boxes 
...........................................................................
.......................		123
Studs for feed heaters, evaporators and feed filters, etc. 
.........................		217
Studs for manhole doors, etc. 
.....................................................................		206
Studs for superheaters 
...........................................................................
.....		213(e) (f)
Subdivision-Additional at fore end 
............................................................		13(2)
Subdivision-appropriation of spaces 
.........................................................		1
Subdivision-criterion of service 
................................................................		11, 56
Subdivision-definition of terns 
..................................................................		6
Subdivision-degree of 
...........................................................................
......		5
Subdivision-floodable length 
.....................................................................		7, 8
Subdivision-load line markings 
..................................................................		1, 16, 59, 92
Subdivision-local 
...........................................................................
.............		13(7)
Subdivision-longitudinal 
...........................................................................
.		13(8)
Subdivision-permeability 
...........................................................................		
9, 55, 69
Subdivision-permissible length 
.................................................................		10
Subdivision-plans and calculations, submission of 
..................................		74(2)
Subdivision-rules for 
...........................................................................
.......		12, 57
Subdivision-rules special for 
.....................................................................		13, 58
Subdivision-verification of particulars 
.....................................................		75
Suction pipes to bilges 
...........................................................................
....		120-123
Suction pipes to bilges diameter of 
..........................................................		121
Suction pipes to forepeak 
..........................................................................		122(c)
Suction pipes to machinery spaces
 ...........................................................		123
Suction pipes to Strums at ends of 
............................................................		123
Suction pipes tp Tunnel well bilges 
..........................................................		123
Suction pipes to Motorship bilges 
............................................................		126
Superheaters Bellmouthing of tubes 
.........................................................		121(c)
Superheaters Chests not to be of Cast Iron 
..............................................		236(e)
Superheaters Clamps, dogs and studs 
.......................................................		213(e) (f)
Superheaters Copper pipes not allowed 
...................................................		220
Superheaters Cylindrical 
...........................................................................		
212
Superheaters Hydraulic test 
......................................................................		137, 212
Superheaters Particulars to be submitted 
................................................		211
Superheaters Safety-valves for 
.................................................................		215
Superheaters To be tested when finally erected 
......................................		213(g), 214(d)
Superheaters Tubes 
...........................................................................
.........	｛	162, 213(b) (c) (d), 214(b) (c)
Superheaters Tubes subject to external pressure 
....................................		212
Superheaters Tubulous, attached to Cylindrical Boilers 
........................		213
Superheaters Water-tube boilers 
..............................................................		214
Surveys, Annual 
...........................................................................
...............		89-97
Surveys, before painting and cementing 
...................................................		3
Surveys, during construction 
.....................................................................		1
Surveys, renewal of passenger and safety certificate 
..............................		89-97
Surveyor's Duties of 
...........................................................................
........		89



		T
Tail Pipes to bilges to be straight 
..............................................................		123
Tail Shafts 
...........................................................................
.........................		249
Tail Shafts liners 
...........................................................................
..............		249
Tanks, Oil fuel 
...........................................................................
..................	｛	25, 27, 257-260, 267, 269, 272, 273
Tanks, Oil fuel Sounding arrangements 
....................................................		261
Tanks, Oil fuel Testing 
...........................................................................
....		27
Tanks, Oil fuel Valves, fittings and pipes to 
.............................................		267
Temper bend tests 
...........................................................................
............		148(bIV), 153, 155
Temporary pathes on boilers 
.....................................................................		134
Tensile Tests Air bottles 
...........................................................................
.		177
Tensile Tests Angle and Tee bars 
..............................................................		148(a), 158(c)
Tensile Tests Bars, rods and stays 
............................................................		148, 149, 150, 151
Tensile Tests Combustion chamber stay bars 
..........................................		160(b)
Tensile Tests Duplication of if first test fails 
.........................................		149
Tensile Tests Forgings and castings 
.........................................................		148(a), 164-171
Tensile Tests Lap welded steam and feed pipes (Iron) 
...........................		174
Tensile Tests Lap welded steam and feed pipes (Steel) 
.........................		173
Tensile Tests Materials under 3/8" thickness 
..........................................		154(c)
Tensile Tests Pieces breaking outside mid length to be discarded .......		149
Tensile Tests Plates 
...........................................................................
........		148(a), 154
Tensile Tests Soild drawn steel feed and steam pipes 
............................		172
Testing Machines 
...........................................................................
............		296

Tests Cold bend 
...........................................................................
...............	｛	147(d) (e) (f), 148(b), 157, 159-161, 166, 170, 177
Tests Cross check tests of boiler plates 
...................................................		153(b)
Tests Distress signals 
...........................................................................
......		87
Tests Duplication of when first test fails 
.................................................		149
Tests Flanging plates or plates to be welded 
............................................		154(b)
Tests Freedom from defects in material 
..................................................		152
Tests General, castings and forgings (hull) 
..............................................		100-102, 105
Tests Hose of W.T.Bulkheads 
...................................................................		26
Tests Hull Double bottoms, forepeak, etc. 
..............................................		27
Tests Hull castings and forgings, principal 
..............................................		106
Tests Hull castings and forgings, other than principal 
............................		107, 108, 110, 111
Tests Marks to be stamped on boiler 
........................................................		138
Tests Notice to be given to surveyor 
........................................................		146
Tests Number and nature of on boiler plates 
...........................................		153-156
Tests On Machinery trials 
.........................................................................		290
Tests Pieces for forgings and castings 
.....................................................		148(a) (b), 164(c), 168
Tests Pieces for plates and bars 
................................................................		148(a) (b), 153-160
Tests Pieces to be similarly treated with parent material 
.......................		147(b)
Tests Pieces standard dimensions 
.............................................................		105
Tests Pressure and hose-Surveyor to be present 
.....................................		1
Tests Pressure of fore peak, double bottoms, inner skins, etc. 
..............		27
Tests Results to be recorded 
......................................................................		151
Tests Rolled surfaces of materials to be retained on test piece 
.............		157(b)
Tests Small sectional material 
...................................................................		147(e)
Tests Steel castings 
...........................................................................
.........		168-171
Tests Steering gear 
...........................................................................
..........		132
Tests Steam pipes 
...........................................................................
............		172, 220, 225
Tests Temper bend 
...........................................................................
..........		149(b4)
Tests Watertight doors 
...........................................................................
...		40
Thermometer pockets on fuel tanks 
.........................................................		258(b)
Thrust shafts 
...........................................................................
....................		248
Tiller Construction of 
...........................................................................
.....		106
Tiller Spare to be carried 
...........................................................................		
292(f)
Tiller Strength of 
...........................................................................
.............		292(a)
Trails Machinery to be tests before issuing declaration 
.........................		132, 290, 293
Trunks W.T. 
...........................................................................
......................		22
Trunks Air, through bulkheads 
...................................................................		28
Tubes Boiler 
...........................................................................
.....................		162, 163
Tubes Diameter less than 1 1/2" 
................................................................		162(1)
Tubes Expanding tests 
...........................................................................
......		162(b2)
Tubes Flattening tests 
...........................................................................
......		162(b1) (c)
Tubes Freedom from defects 
.....................................................................		162(b)
Tubes Iron, (Steam) 
...........................................................................
.........		174, 203
Tubes Manufacturers certificate accepted 
...............................................		162(c)
Tubes Smoke 
...........................................................................
...................		205
Tubes Stay 
...........................................................................
........................		203
Tubes Steam and feed 
...........................................................................
......		172, 173
Tubes Straightness of 
...........................................................................
......		162(d)
Tubes Superheater 
...........................................................................
...........		213(b) (c) (d)
Tubes Tolerance of diameters
 ...................................................................		162(e1, 2, 3)
Tubes Water tube boilers 
..........................................................................		207, 210
Tube Water tube boilers seating of 
..........................................................		210(c)
Tube plates of boilers 
...........................................................................
.....		191
Tube plates Compression 
..........................................................................		199
Tunnel 
...........................................................................
...............................		14
Tunnel Construction 
...........................................................................
........		23
Tunnel Escape 
...........................................................................
..................		51(2)
Tunnel Examination of 
...........................................................................
....		93
Tunnel well bilge suction 
...........................................................................		
123
Tunnel, W.T. scantlings of 
.........................................................................		23, 93
Turbines, Parts to be opened for annual survey 
........................................		130(a) (b)
Turbines, Shafting 
...........................................................................
............		246
Turbines, Spares 
...........................................................................
...............		288(b)



		U
Unberthed Passenger ships Modified bilge pumping requirements .......		127
Uptakes in Haystack boilers 
......................................................................		198
Unnecessary tests of materials to be avoided 
..........................................		151
Unusual Arrangements of bilge pumping 
..................................................		118(d)
Unusual Arrangements of boilers and machinery 
....................................		141



		V
Valves Ash ejectors and Expellers 
............................................................		46(2)
Valves Bilge 
...........................................................................
.....................		122, 125(g) (h)
Valves Bilge attached to bulkhead 
............................................................		122(f)
Valves Bilge operating rods for 
................................................................		122(d) (e)
Valves Boiler Annual survey of 
................................................................		131(c)
Valves Boiler Closing by right hand motion 
...........................................		236(b)
Valves Cocks, etc. on boilers (Design and Materials) 
...........................		236-244
Valves Cocks and fittings for oil fuel installation 
..................................		266, 267
Valves Discharge, etc. 
...........................................................................
.....		45
Valves Sluice, not permitted in W.T. Bulkheads 
......................................		29
Valves Water tube boilers 
..........................................................................		131(c)
Ventilation of engine room 
........................................................................		287
Ventilation of fuel oil tanks before entering 
............................................		272
Ventilators, W.T. 
...........................................................................
..............		22
Vertical boilers Circumferential seams 
....................................................		184(c)
Vertical boilers Working pressure of 
.......................................................		187(c)
Vessels boilers (Evaporators, Shell, etc.) subject to water pressure only 
...........................................................................
............................................		
		216



		W
Warps Cables and Anchors 
........................................................................		81
Washers on flat plates of boilers 
..............................................................		190
Water ballast and fresh water to be separate 
............................................		120
Water ballast and oil fuel to be separate 
..................................................		257(c)
Water (Fresh) and oil fuel to be separate 
.................................................		257(d)
Water Gauges details of 
...........................................................................
..		241
Water Gauges number required and positions of 
.....................................		240, 241
Water Gauges test cocks 
...........................................................................
.		242
Water Hammer in steam pipes 
...................................................................		222(a)
Water Service (Cooling) 
...........................................................................
.		280
Watertight Compartment, exits from 
........................................................		51, 62
Watertight Deck (definition of) 
................................................................		6(13)
Watertight Doors Classes of 
.....................................................................		33, 41, 60, 66
Watertight Doors Construction of 
............................................................		39
Watertight Doors Hand gear for 
................................................................		34
Watertight Doors Indicator for 
..................................................................		37
Watertight Doors Plan and particulars of 
.................................................		74
Watertight Doors Screening of 
.................................................................		39(6)
Watertight Doors Test of 
...........................................................................		40
Watertight Doors Type of 
..........................................................................		32
Watertight Doors which close by own weight 
.........................................		35
Watertight Doors which close by power 
..................................................		36
Water-tube boilers Access by manholes 
..................................................		208(d)
Water-tube boilers Annual survey 
.............................................................		131
Water-tube boilers Brickwork and bridges 
..............................................		131(b)
Water-tube boilers Cocks and valves on 
...................................................		131(c)
Water-tube boilers Drums 
..........................................................................		208
Water-tube boilers Drums longitudinal joints of 
.....................................		208(b)
Water-tube boilers Drums tube plates of 
.................................................		208(c)
Water-tube boilers General construction rules 
.......................................		207
Water-tube boilers Headers and analogous fittings 
................................		209
Water-tube boilers Mud collecting arrangements 
...................................		207(c)
Water-tube boilers Precautions for oil fuel firing 
..................................		254-273
Water-tube boilers Self-closing valves 
....................................................		239(b)
Water-tube boilers Superheaters 
..............................................................		211, 212, 214
Water-tube boilers Tubes for 
....................................................................		207, 210
Water-tube boilers Water gauges 
..............................................................		240(e)
Water-tube boilers When more than one connected together ................		239(b)
Water-tube boilers Working pressure on tube plates of drums ..............		
187(b)
Weather deck (definition of) 
.....................................................................		6(14)
Weather deck (opening in) 
.........................................................................		50
Welded seams Strength of 
.........................................................................		178(b)
Welding, electrodes 
...........................................................................
........		99
Welding, Hydraulic tests on completion 
..................................................		135
Welding, Oxy acetylene 
...........................................................................
..		135
Welding, Old furnaces 
...........................................................................
.....		135
Welding, Repairs to boilers 
.......................................................................		135
Welding, Wells in inner bottom 
................................................................		15(3)
Wheel shafts of geared turbines 
................................................................		246(b)
Wide water spaces in boilers 
.....................................................................		191(b)
Wing bilge suctions necessary 
..................................................................		119
Wireless generator in motor boat to be surveyed 
...................................		129(b)
Working pressure Boiler shells 
................................................................		187
Wrought Iron, used in construction of ships 
...........................................		98