Regulation 6

In regulation 16 for subparagraph (2)(c) there shall be substituted the following:

“(c)

In every ship of Class VII of 500 tons or over, one of the other pumps fitted in the machinery space such as general service, bilge and ballast pumps capable of providing water to the fire main at the required capacity and the pressure of the fire pumps, may be regarded as one of the fire pumps required in subparagraph (a), provided that the safe operation of the ship is not impaired.”.