Where to be 4. New stores shall be inspected before shipment whennew stores ever practicable, or alongside the ship in which they are to inspected. be used; but, if necessary, they may be inspected on board the ship, or they may in certain cases be inspected in some place provided or approved by the Board of Trade for that purpose, as may be decided by the inspector acting under the instructions of the Board of Trade. All sur 5. All surplus stores left over from a previous voyage are plus stores to be inspected, and the contents of all the casks of wet inspected. provisions amongst such surplus stores are to be turned to be Passed stores sent port. out. Such stores are to be inspected on board or alongside the ship, or in such other place as may be provided or approved by the Board of Trade for that purpose, as may be decided by the inspector acting under the instructions of the Board of Trade. 6. Stores carried in the ship in which they are to be to another used from one port to another port in the United Kingdom, or sent from one port to a ship at another port, which have passed the Board of Trade inspector at the first port, as described in a form of advice (P.W. 8) signed by the inspector who examined them, need not be re-examined; provided always that the official wire and seal remain intact, and that the inspector is satisfied that the packages have not been tampered with. Notice for inspection when ship is at the port. of stores sent coast wise. 7. All notices for inspection of stores to take place at the port where the ship is lying must be made to the inspector of that port, or in such other manner as may from time to time be determined by the Board of Trade, by the owner or agent of the ship on the appropriate form (P.W. 1), which must be filled in and delivered to the inspector at least 48 hours prior to the time at which it is desired that the stores should be inspected. Notice for 8. Notice for inspection of stores intended to be used on inspection any voyage mentioned in the Act, but which it is proposed to carry to some other port in the United Kingdom from which the vessel is to take her final departure, or stores intended to be sent to a ship at some other port in the United Kingdom, may be made by the firm supplying such stores direct to the inspector at the port where such stores may be. 9. Prior to the inspection, a complete list of all the List of stores must be supplied to the inspectors. stores to be sup 10. Stores will be inspected at any time during daylight plied." after 10 a.m. up to 5 p.m. If it is found on the arrival of the inspector that the stores are not ready at the time named in the official notice, the inspection must be deferred. Time of inspection. officers to 11. The shipowner, master, or officers of a ship shall give Master the inspector every facility for inspecting the stores and and water on board of such ship, and shall, if required, have give every facility for all the stores contained in casks brought on deck for inspection. inspection. 12. Beef shall consist only of briskets, flanks, and plates Conditions of fine heavy grade, freshly cured, free from taint, and as to beef. thoroughly sweet, packed in good sound casks, re-capped, and re-pickled with pickle of full strength, all to the satisfaction of the inspector. 13. Pork shall be of assorted pieces in fair proportion, Conditions as to pork. of fine grade, freshly cured, free from taint, and thoroughly sweet, packed in good sound casks, re-capped, and repickled with pickle of full strength, all to the satisfaction of the inspector. served 14. Preserved meats shall be of fine grade, but may be Conditions of any variety, and may be mixed with a fair proportion of as to prevegetables, the whole to be properly preserved and packed meats and in good strong tins, the tins being painted or otherwise vege protected from rust, all to the satisfaction of the inspector, who may open one or more of the tins of each kind should he deem it necessary. tables. tins. 15. Vegetables shall be fresh and sound, properly pre- Vegeserved, and in good strong tins, the tins being painted or tables in otherwise protected from rust, all to the satisfaction of the inspector, who may open one or more of the tins of each kind should he deem it necessary. Flour to be milled 16. Flour shall be of fine grade, milled from fully from fully matured good sound wheat, containing a proper proportion matured of nutritious matter, to the satisfaction of the inspector. wheat. sound Requirements if If shipped in barrels, the barrels must be new, properly shipped in made from suitable seasoned wood, thoroughly tight, and barrels. lined with suitable paper. The ends of the barrels to be coated with hot lime. Where tanks are used for the storage of flour on board, they must be thoroughly cleansed, limed with fresh lime, and dried before being re-filled, all to the satisfaction of the inspector. Biscuits to be maile of fully matured wheat flour. Stores sent on board. Water tanks to be cleansed before fresh water supplied. Stores deficient to be lauded. tion. 17. Biscuits to be thoroughly baked and dried, and made of fully matured wheat flour, containing a proper proportion of nutritious matter. Where tanks are used for the storage of biscuits on board, they must be thoroughly cleansed, limed with fresh lime, and dried before being re-filled, all to the satisfaction of the inspector. 18. An inspector may at any time proceed on board a ship to ascertain whether the stores or water have been duly inspected, and if he finds any stores or water on board the ship which have not been so inspected, he shall insist on inspecting the same, and if they are of a quality unfit for the use of the crew of such ship, he shall detain the ship under the provisions of the Act until such defects are remedied to his satisfaction. 19. The water left in the ship's tanks from the former voyage must all be completely emptied, and the tanks must be thoroughly cleansed and re-filled with good fresh water. 20. All stores found by the inspector to be deficient in quality shall be landed. 21. The inspector at the final port of departure in the in quality United Kingdom, if after examination of the stores and water he is satisfied that he has seen all the stores intended Certificate for the particular voyage, and that they are of a quality fit of inspec- for the use of the crew, or in the case of stores previously inspected at some other port, in accordance with Rule 6, if satisfied that the requirements of that rule have been complied with, shall grant a certificate in the prescribed form (P.W. 4), but this certificate shall not be granted except at the final port of departure in the United Kingdom. APPENDIX VIII. GENERAL RULES FOR FORMAL INVESTIGATIONS INTO SHIPPING CASUALTIES, 1895 (a). Short Title and Commencement. 1. These Rules may be cited as the Shipping Casualties Rules, 1895. They shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1895, and shall, so far as practicable, and unless otherwise expressly provided, apply to all matters arising in any pending investigation, and also to all investigations instituted on or after the said day. Interpretation. 2. In these Rules, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires "Investigation" means a formal investigation into a shipping casualty: 66 "Judge" means the Wreck Commissioner, sheriff, sheriffsubstitute, stipendiary magistrate, justices, or other authority empowered to hold an investigation: List of assessors " means the existing list and classification of assessors for shipping casualties approved by the Secretary of State set out in Part II. of the Appendix to these Rules, or the list and classification - of assessors for the time being approved by the Secretary of State: "Court of Appeal" means the court by which appeals from decisions given in investigations or inquiries into shipping casualties are for the time being heard, under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, or any Act amending that Act. (a) Made under § 179 of this Act. Notice of Investigation. 3. When an investigation has been ordered (b), the Board of Trade may cause a notice, to be called a notice of investigation, to be served upon the owner, master, and officers of the ship, as well as upon any person who in their opinion ought to be served with such notice. The notice shall contain a statement of the questions which, on the information then in possession of the Board of Trade, they intend to raise on the hearing of the investigation, and shall be in the Form No. 1 in Part I. of the Appendix, with such variations as circumstances may require. The Board of Trade may, at any time before the hearing of the investigation, by a subsequent notice amend, add to, or omit any of the questions specified in the notice of investigation. The Board of Trade, and any certificated officer upon whom a notice of investigation has been served, shall be deemed to be parties to the proceedings. 5. Any other person upon whom a notice of investigation has been served and any person who shows that he has an interest in the investigation shall have a right to appear, and any other person may, by leave of the judge, appear, and any person who appears under this Rule shall thereupon become a party to the proceedings. Notice to produce. 6. A party may give to any other party notice in writing to produce any documents (saving all just exceptions) relating to the matters in difference between them, and which are in the possession or under the control of such other party; and, if the notice is not complied with, secondary evidence of the contents of the documents may be given by the party who gave the notice. Notice to admit. 7. A party may give to any other party notice in writing to admit any documents (saving all just exceptions), (b) § 466. |