# Merchant Shipping (Safety And Load Line Conventions) Act 1932, Construction, Testing, &c.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Regulations VIII to XIII and XV to XXI prescribe rules for—
(a) the construction and testing of subdivision bulkheads, inner bottoms, watertight decks, trunks, ventilators, fire-resisting bulkheads, &c.;
(b) the conditions governing openings in bulkheads, in the ship’s sides and in the weather deck, and the character and use of means which shall be provided for closing these openings;
(c) the tests and the periodical inspections and operation of the means of closing openings in bulkheads and in the ship’s side;
(d) exits from watertight compartments;
(e) pumping arrangements; and
(f) power for going astern and auxiliary steering apparatus.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5/22-23/9/schedule/FIRST/part/Chapter/II./Construction/chapter/Article/7/crossheading/construction-testing-c (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-safety-and-load-line-conventions-act-1932/schedule-FIRST/part-Chapter/II./Construction/chapter-Article/7/crossheading-construction-testing-c
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