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Chapter: | 369C
 | Title: | MERCHANT SHIPPING (INSTRUCTIONS TO SURVEYORS) (PASSENGER SHIPS) REGULATIONS | Gazette Number: | |
| Regulation: | 10 | Heading: | Permissible length of compartments | Version Date: | 30/06/1997 |
(1) Permissible Length: The maximum permissible length of a compartment having its centre at any point in the ship's length is obtained from the floodable length by multiplying the latter by an appropriate factor called the factor of subdivision.
(2) Factor of Subdivision: The factor of subdivision shall depend on the length of the ship, and for a given length shall vary according to the nature of the service for which the ship is intended. It shall decrease in a regular and continuous manner-
- (a) as the length of the ship increases; and
(b) from a factor A, applicable to ships primarily engaged in the carriage of cargo, to a factor B, applicable to ships primarily engaged in the carriage of passengers.
| 190 |
A = ______________ + 18 (L = 430 and upwards) .................................................. (i) |
| L - 198 |
| 100 |
B = ______________ + 18 (L = 260 and upwards) .................................................. (ii) |
| L - 138 |
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Note:
In consequence of this paragraph the diagram Plate I in Volume II of the "Instructions as to the Survey of Passenger Steamships" (published by the Ministry of Shipping, London) is cancelled.