APPENDIX VI. SHIP MEASUREMENT INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT MARCH 26, 1895. 61861-13-22 329 Determining the position of the cross section below the tonnage deck (including procedure in case of Procedure in individual cases where the provisions of the instructions are not applicable.. 30 31 32 1 Translated from the German by First Lieut. H. O. Olson, Eighteenth Infantry, United States Army. I. The measuring instruments. ARTICLE 1. The following instruments are used for purposes of measurement: (1) Two 3-meter rods, with solid brass shoes at each end. Also three steel implements, which can be screwed to the ends of the rods, namely: (a) A steel implement for the fastening of the ring of a plumb line or the ring of a tapeline. (b) A steel implement for the clasping of a plumb line or a tapeline. (c) A steel implement with two short points, for the setting up of the meter rod in measuring breadths. (2) Two 2-meter rods, like those described under No. 1; of these, one should have a beveled brass shoe at one end. (3) One 2-meter rod, each end provided with a solid brass shoe, and one end with a firm thinner rod that telescopes. The apparatus has, when the sliding rod is entirely extended, a length of 3.8 meters. (4) One 1-meter rod, like the one described under No. 3, with the telescope rod attachment (up to 1.9 meters length). (5) One 1-meter rod, folding hinged, and in the middle as well as at each end fitted with brass mountings. (6) A tapeline, 15 to 20 millimeters wide, and 20 meters long, fitted to roll up around a cylinder, and at one end provided with a brass ring, the beginning point of the linear measurement division lying at the outer edge of the ring. If, in case of the larger ships, a length of 20 meters will not suffice, a tapeline of 25 or even 30 meters in length is employed. In case of the smaller ships a tapeline of 15 meters may be used. (7) A gunters chain of galvanized iron, provided with a tag at every 10-meter interval, and a thin line 3 meters long at each end. This chain is 30 meters long. (8) A steel square, on the outer edge of each leg of which is constructed a linear measurement of 20-centimeter divisions, so arranged that the beginning point of each lies at the outer point of the right angle of the square. (9) A line of from 15 to 20 millimeters circumference and 50 meters long, provided with means for rolling up. (10) Two lines of from 8 to 10 millimeters circumference and 25 meters long, each provided with a plummet bob and a contrivance for rolling up. On each line at about 0.2 meter from the plummet bob a brass ring is fastened. (11) An attachment by which, in case of need, the two rods described under sections 1 to 4 can be joined together. (12) A brass roller, in addition to an iron weight of 2.5 kilograms, with hooks, for testing the tape described under No. 6. (13) A steel meterstick with calculations for the testing of the linear measurements. ART. 2. The measuring instruments described in article 1, under Nos. 1 to 8 and 13, are to be tested by the imperial standard gauge commission and the date of the test stamped on the instruments. ART. 3. Each measurement board (art. 21 of the ship measurement ordinance), as well as each official intrusted with the preparation of measurement certificates (art. 24, par. 4, of the ship measurement ordinance), must be provided with at least one set of the instruments described in article 1. The approved measuring instruments of the last-mentioned officials shall be accepted as standard. 332 |