uscg proceedingsvol1 no1 jan1944

8/12/2019 USCG ProceedingsVol1 No1 Jan1944

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THE MERCH NT M RINE COUNCIL

of theU NI T E D STATES CO ST GU R

Vic< Admiral R. R \Y At;sC Ht:, U . . C. G.Co mmandant of tlw Coa1.St Guard

TH E Co u NCIL

R cnr Admiral H ARVI :Y F. JO HNSON , U.S. C . G __ - ______________________Cha irm a-nE ng in ee r-in- C hi ef, U ni tC d States Co a s t Gu a rd .

C nptain J AMES A . H m s HFH :L o, u S C. G ___ _ \ ice ChainnanCa p ta in JoH N N. H EIN ER, . S.C. G ________ ________ M em ber

C h ief , Nava l Engi ne< l ing Divi s ion , U.S. C. 0 .Capta in H ALERT C. HEPH u no , S C G. R __ _ __ _____ ____ ______ _____ \Jun tr

Chief, l\ f ercbnnt. M a r ine I nspec t ion D ivi si on , . C. G.C ommand er H EN RY T. J EWELL , U S . C. G ______ ____ __ ____ __ ____ ___ ___ \] ember

C hi ef, Merchant Marin e P c sonncl Di visio n , U . S . C. G.Co mmand er Ro nEnT A . S MYTH , U .S . C . G . R __ _______________ ____Execu ti" e Secretary

Additionnl M emb ers as Appo in t ed by Lhc Co mmand antCn. p ta in K ENNET H S. lL Him so N, U. S. C. G. R _____ _________ __ ______ _ Legal d t i t

C hi ef Coun se l , UnitNl Stttt cs Coast Gu a rd .


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R ESEN T REQ U R EMEN T S F OR L IFES V I NGSU IT S ON MER CH N T SHIP S

NE OPRE NE SU ITS N OW REQUIR E D ON VESSE LS OVER 1000 TO NS

From r ec ent reports and oth er corruuwli cations to h eadquarte rs, i t app ea rs that th ere isconsid era b le c onfu s ion e:\ist ing among s hipow n ers and o pe rators, marine ins pec t ion fieldpersonn e l, and offi cers of oc ea n-go i11g cargo andtank ve ss els relativ e to t h o p1csen t r eq u ir ements regar di n g lifesaving s uits nbom d such

vessels of 1,000 gro ss tons or ovor . This stateof un certainty seem s to have b ee n brought aboutby t wo fac to r s :

(1) T h e reco mm enda t ion pu t forth by th (office of th o Em erge ncy R escue Equipm en tSecti on about 6 months ago to th e effect thatcertain rubber lifesaving suit s w ero dangerousa nd sh o uld b e removed in favor of a propos edlightwei gh t cxp os me suit for wear only inboa ts or on raft s; and

(2) T h o wiLhdrawal of appro v al on all exi s t in gru bber s ui t s by th e Coast Guard , publ ish ed inth o F edera l R egis ter on Ju l y 16 , 194 3.

Th e fa c ts of t ho matter 1ue s im p ly thes e :E ver sin ce April 1R, 1942, ocean and coa s tw i secargo and tank v ess els o f ov er 1,000 gr o ss to n shav e b ee n requir ed to be equipp ed wi th onoapprov ed lifes avin g s uit for each pe rs on employed th e reon by Lhe operato 1 o f t h e v esse l.S uch sujts , of a type ap pr ove d b y th e Commandant, are s t ill r equ ir ed under th e provi s ions ofsec tion 153.12 of s ubchapt er 0.

Approval was wi t h drawn on nil of th e th en

exis ti n g rubb er suit s in ,July 9 for tw on aso ns , namel y:

(1) Th e sc mci t.y of rubber , of whi ch all th eoriginn l sui t s we r e co mp o sed , mnking it obliga tory to withclmw n.pprovnl for tl1 0ir manufnct ur e.

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(2) Th e finnl d evelopm en t and nvn ,ilo.biliLyof a sin gle s tandnrd sy ntheti c rubb er (N eopr en e) s ui t, c ompri s ing vnriou s impr o,e m en t sg ai11ed as a r es ul t of 18 mon th s ' usc of th eformer s ui t s, and on th e whol e a v ns t ly s up c riorlifes aving applian ce, em bodying th e utmo sL inprotective qualiti es .

Lat e ly , re port s hav e indica t ed t he exist e nc eaboard sbjp of nn increa s ing numb er of d efect ive old- typ e s ui t s . I t hn s be en found th a tse ,e ral s ui t s ha ve to m o r ip p ed w h en ubjec t ed to hard usag e, and fm thi s reaso n it isbelieved that th e se s ui ts ma y ha v e b ee n s towedad jncen t to radin. to rs or s te a m pip es, or th atth ey may hav e co m e in ro n t nc t wit h oi l org rease, e it h e r of whi ch condition s would tendto c au se d et e ri o ration of th e m a t crinl. Thes uits re fer r ed to wer e som e of th e en rli cst manuf act ured. t is U1crdore impor tan t that lllifes a v ing sui t s on oc ean - going ,.< ssrl s b e c or efull y exnmincd b


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ICE-BREAKING ACTIVITIES WINT R OF 1943-44The mon th of Deccmbt r mark ed t h e c los

ing of navigation on ll10 Great La k es a nd theupper r ivei'S fo r the St nso u and nlso mmk ed t h ebeginnin g of pr ep a rati ons to keep op en h ar b orsand wntcrway s on th o Atl ant ic cons t . A brie frevie w of t h o C oa s t Guard s a ct iviti es in thesetwo dir ec t ions m ay b e a ppropria te.

On th o Gr cn t Lnk


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Ju s t, ns th e ,ess eI wo s about to deport onexplo sion occ urred on boa rd which fatallybum ed th o ma s ter and th r ee of the crew.Thi s explo s ion wa s appur ently du e to theoperat ion of an electric connection which wa sno t of th e expl os ion-proof typ e. Followin gth e e xp losion th e vesse l cau g h t fire .

Th e wharf a t whic h t,h e tank er wa s bert h edwas diffi cul t of a ccess for fire apparatus fromth e land sid e. H owev er , a nearby Coa s tGuard fireboat saw the flash and r eached th etank e r in lPss than a minu te, followed shortlyby Lwo mor e. The se thre e bo a ts, with som eass is ta n ce from the muni cipal fire department,succ eeded in extingui shing th o blaz e befor e it haddon e se riou s damag e, ot h er than th e loss of ljfe.

Ho w ev er, th o bu s in in which the v essel layrec eives th o cond enser di scharge from largepow er plnnt s in th o immediat e vicinity. Th isfact , toget her with the summ er h eat, caused thewntcr in th e hn s in to b e in excess of 90 F. ormo r e th an th e boiling point of casing -headga solin e. The vola til e car go in th e mpturedship therefor .' be gan to giv e off larg e quantitie sof expl os iv e va p o rS whic h sp r eud o ve r thesur r oundin g area and cons ti t uted a se riou shazard to ship s, indu s trial plont s, and waterfront fa cili t,ies in th e vicinity.

Prompt acti on wa s ta k en b y Coa st Guardforces to pr t'ven t a major di sas ter. The entir ear ea wa s clos(d to la nd and wat er traffic ands teps were taken to extin guish all op en fires orot h er poss ibl e s ou r c


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BLACK OUT PRACTICE ON SHIPBOARD

A com plete bhlCk-ouL on ships tmnling underwnl'timc conditions is nb,olutdy essential toprotect th e s hip from enemy atlurk. Th e vitalimporlnnre of 1L ro m p({tt blnek-out hns beenprond time nnd time ngtti n sin ce th e outbreakof wnr. rlten iL i bom{ in mind lhnt c,enI h e glow from a rigttrcttc mny b e sce n ns far nsn lullf-mil o di st nnL on n clrnr, dHk night, Lhercnsons for utmo st, pn


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crew (usually ac compani ed by on e of the gunc rew) nn1sL mok o th o compl ete round s of theship nt lcnsL once during eac h wat ch , and pr efer-ably once a n hour to sco that no infra ct ionoccm s, how ever s lig h t.

Th e nccc ily for th e s t1ic tcst ad h er ence toncccplcd blackou t prin cipl es aboard ships inwm zon es s hould req ui r e no empha s is forca reless ness in th i s res pe ct pla ces in jeop a rd yth e life o f eac h p erson on th e s hip , as well asth o safe ly o f th e s hip h erse lf. How o,-er , th esege nera l r emnrk s nr c iJ1tcnd cd only to highlightcc rtn in n s pC cls of ligh t, nnd sound black-outs andshould noL bo ta ken to alt er or cOtmtcr mand anyot h er instruc ti ons iss ued p1cviously or sub sequ en tly by com p ete n t twthority. t is th eduLy of ship ma s te r s nnd o rficc t-s to be full yacquainted with th e mo s t rece n t instructions a taU L mes and to net, in ac co rd ance with them.

EMERGEN Y RE S UE EQ U IPMENTAn exl1ibi t of em erg ency rescue equipm en t

including it ems use d in Lho 11mchant Marineis m nin Lained in Wa shing ton at Room 2500,T emporary lluilding A, econd and T Str eetsS \Y . fh i s exhibit is not open to the publi cge nerally but, is ava ilabl e to offi ce rs in any ofthe se rvic es und ot hetS inte reste d, on r equ es t

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whi ch ma y b e ma d e by te lephon e to D i s t rict8 132. Althou gl1 no at.tcmpt is mod o to main-tain a compl ete e:xhibi t of eve ry approv ed it em ,the r e is a r epr esenta ti ve showin g of m erchantmarine articl es. e ms of equipm ent adopt edto use on plan es, it ems being d eve loped, anditem s of Br i tis h , C anadian and oth er foreig ndes ign and monufo cLurc ar c also on v iew .

T h o Em ergency R esc ue Equipm en t Se c tionprovid es tb c ex h ibit , maintain s on informationexc hang e, and coordinat es researc h and d evelopment or eme rg ency re sc ue e quipm en t forall se rvi ces and intC r


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PPENDIX

AMENDMENT S TO SU BCHAPTER REG ULATIONS APPLI CABLE TO RTAI NV SS EL S AND S HIPPING D URI NG EMERGEN CY

PART 153- BOAT S, RAFT S. AN D LIF ES AVINGAPPLIA NC ES : R EGU LATI ONS DUR I NG EMERGENC Y

Section 153.4a i s amended by chang ing paragraphs(c) ( 2), (d ) ( 1), (d) (2), and (d) (8), and figures 1 and 2rebpccth ely to read ns follow s :

I 53.4a Construct ion of l if e floats. * * *c) Factory inspection. * * * .

(2) One llon t, of cnch s ize and t.ype manufactured;;hall be se lected nt, rt111dom fro m each group of ap p roximately 30 co rnpl etcd floats and drop-tested from a

height of GO feeL. The first one selected from thefirst group is to be drop-tested tint, the one se lectedfrom the second group is to be drop-tested sid ewi;;e,and the one leleet ed from the th ird group is to bedrop-tested endwise, so that out of 90 llonts manufactured, 3 float s will have been drop-tested from aheight of GO feet, 1 llat , I e n d w i ~ cand 1 sidewi;;e;after the drop-lest, the float shall be s ubjected to a2-hour buoyancy lc:>.-t of 40 pound i downward gravitational pull fo r ench pe rson of capacity: Provid ed Thatiu ea..cs where th e ,olumc of production and excellenceof w o r n n h i p nre ~ u c h that. the above number oftc:;ts are deemed u r u H ~ c c < < n r yin the opinion of thein8)>Ceto r, 1 l hall picked a t random from each groupor 100 completed float ;; and ghen a complete seriesof drop-test::;, i. S than2 }~ inches, with not more than 50 percent of 2 inchesthickne:;s ad milled; idth, 3 inche s and o,cr, to avcrngenot less than 5 inches; lengt h, 3 fee t and over, to averagenot le..s than 5 feet, with not more than 40 pcrccn t of3-foot lengths admitted. P ieces le than 2 inches inthickne.::>S but. not lc.,., than I inch may be used, pro, idcdthey arc fabricated into blocks complying with theabo,e dimension s prior to their being incorporated in

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the body construction. I n assembling the ' 'a r iouspieces, they arc to be treated in the same manner ast ha t specified for the gluing of the float body, the requirements for which arc cove red under paragraph (d)(.J) of this section . H shall be s ound, s quare edge, kilndried to a moisture content not exceeding 12 percent,and shall be free from rot, dote, large or ttttsouud knots,wormholes, and othe r injurious defect s ; except tha t oneso und, tight knot., not over 1X inch es in diameter and150 scatte red pin wormholes or thei r cq uival ettl, will beallowed in eve ry 5 squ mo feet, s urfac e m c a ~ u r cprovided the p in wormh o les do not exceed 2 inch in diamete r and that. there sh nll be no c o n c e n t r a t i o n~ of mo rethan 4 pin wormholes in any squa re foot o f s u rfacearea. Pith which doc s not exceed 1 inch in diameterand which docs not appear on the s urface of the piecesh all not be cousid1-rcd a defect. Boxed pith less than1 inch in diameter sh a ll not bo considered a defect. * *

(S) Covering . The body sha ll be cove red with aspirally wound covering of Ko. 10 cotton camas hnvinga width of inches wrapped in waterproof glue with ano,erlap of 4 irrches on each wrap. The camas CO\'Crshall be ghcn one coal of light g ra y canvas prcscn ati , cpai11t. Alternate method s of co , ering may be su b mitted for consideration by the Commandant.

(Appro, cd by the Commandnnt December 16, Hl-13.)(8 F. H., December 22, 19


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prio r to Ja nuary l , 19 44, which complied with theapplicable regulations, need not be replaced, and may becoutinued in use, provided such first - aid ki t s are co mplete and in good and &crviccablc condition.

(iii) Replaccmwts o f first-aid kits in all lif ebo at ssub::,cqucutto January I , 194 1, shall be of an appro,ed24-u nit type.

Section 153.7 ( h) is hereby deleted and the follo\\ -ingsub::.tiuncd in:,tcad.

I53.7 . ldd rtional equipment for life rafts approvedwior to 15 \ / arch 19 48 for oceall and coastwiseve sfls.

(h) First-aid k it. (I) First-aid kits in all life raftstonstructC'd on llJld after January I, 194


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Approval No. 1434; consisting o f BM-1 434 canister,B M- 1403 timer, BM - 1403 or BM - 1409 harness, andBM - 1403 B M- 1403E, UM - 1901, 13M- 1901E , or B M -1905A facepicce), manufactured by Mi n e Safety Applianc es Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. (App roved by the Commandant December 16 , 1943.) (8 }~ R. December 22, 1943.)

HAND DtsTnt:ss tONAL. Red H and Distress Signal, submitted by the Day Night Manufactu ring Co.,Monrovia, Cali f. (Ap pro ved by the Comma ndant

Decembe r 16, 1943. ) (8 F. R. December 22, 1943. )Cm:M tCAL l i EAT JNO PAD. Ra ymond chemical beating pad, manufactured by Ra ymond Laboratories, I nc.,St. Paul, l\linn. (Appr oved by the CommandantDecember 16, 1943.) (8 F. R. December 22, 19- 3.)

LIFEBOAT. 24' x 8' x 3 ' 8 ~ metallic motor-propelled lifeboat with independent air tanks (436 cu. ft.gross) (Const ructi on and arrangement Dwg . No .262 2, dated 30 Oct ober 1943, and specificat ions dated30 Jun e 1943, revised 8 November 1943 ), subm itted byWelin Davit & Boat Co rp o ra tion, Pe r th Amboy, N . J .(App roved by tho Commandant Decembe r 6, 1943 .)(8 F. R. Decembe r 9, 1943.)

LtPEBOA I . 24' x 8' x 3' 8W' metall ic oa r -propell edlifeboat with ind e pend ent a ir tanks (436 cu . ft. capacity)(Const ruct ion and arrangcmcn t Dwg. No. 2628- 4,dated 28 September, 19J3, and speci ficati o ns dated 29June, 19-13, revised 6 November, 1943), submitted byWclin Davit & Boat Corporation, Perth Amb oy, l \ . J.(Approved by the Commnndnnt December 6, 1943.)( F. H. December 9 , 19-13.)

LIF t: Fl.OAT. 10-, 15-, 25-, nncl40-person rectangularsolid balsa wood life nout (D wg. No. 11- 1-43, dated1 Novembe r 1943) , manufactured by the AUanticPacifie ::'llanufacturing Corporation , B rook lyn, l \ . Y.(Appro,ed by the Commandant D ecember 21, 1943. )(8 F . December 23, I 943. )

L n E FLOAT. 25-pcrson, reversible rectangular solidbalsa wood life noat (Dwg. No. F . 2, dated 15 ~ o v e m -ber 1943 ) , manufactured by Wal ter Sicbje, Richmo ndHill , Long Island, N. Y., in conjunct ion with :\la yerLum ber i:\ l illwork Corporation, Ri chmond Hil l LongIsland, N Y. (App roved by the Commandant De cember 21, 1943. ) (8 F. R., December 23 1943. )

LtnJ FLOAT. 25-pcrson e lliptical balsa wood lifenoat (Dwg. 'o . E-100, dated 10 Septembe r 194 3),manufa ct u red by The Eclut Co., Farmingdal e, N . Y.(Ap prov ed by the Commandant December 6, 1943. )(8 .F. H. D ece m be r 9, 1943. )

L1n J Pln JS tJitVEH. Adult Navy type kapok li fepr ese rver No . 23-P - 12 (O wg. No. C-166, elated 1

January 1943, rev ised 26 J uly 1943 , and accompany ingspecifica ti on) (Approval No. B-200), manufa ct u red byThe American Pad & Textile Company, Greenfield,Ohio. (Approved by the Commandant D ecembe r 61943. ) (8 F . R. D ecember 9, 1943.)

L IFE Pnt:st:nvEn. Adult kapok life prcscncr, standard Navy type (Dwg. Nos. B U 3927, Alt. H, and

3928, Alt. G), and B ureau of l:lhips Ad I nterim peciiicalion 23 - P- 12 ( J ~ T (Appro, al ~ o . B-20 1), manufactured by Standa rd Ha n dbags , Jn c., Plainfield, ~ J.(A pproved by the Conunandaut December 6 194 3.)(8 F. ~ D ecember 9 1943. )

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LI FE P RESERVER Sty le 20A ad u l t kapok lifepreserver (Dwg. dat ed 19 October 1943, and specification c l a t ~ d16 November 1943) (fo r genera l use), Approval No . B- 206 , manufactured by E lvin Salow Co.,Bost on, :\[as s. (A pp r oved by th e Commandant D ecembe r 16, 1943. ) (8 F . R. Dec ember 22, 1943 .)

LIP P nt:st:nvEn. Style 20B adult kapok lifepresener (Dwg. dated 19 October 1943) ( for generaluse ) , Approval No. B- 207, manufactured by E h inSalow Co., Boston, :\l ass. (Approved by the Commandant D ecember 16 1943. ) (8 F. R. December 22,1943.)

LIF E Pln;st:Rvt>R. Adult quilted type kapok lifepreserver (D wg. No. ~ dated 9 ~ o v c m b e r1943) (forgeneral use and for usc with rubber lifesa\'ing suits ),Approval No. B-202, manufa ctured by Grand NoveltyCo., Br ooklyn, N.Y. (Approved by the CommandantD ece mb er 16, 1943. ) (8 F. R. D ece mb er 22, 1943.)

L1F PRESERVE II. Adult quilted 1ype kapok life prese rver (Dwg. No. 1, dated 16 November 19-13) (forgene ra l use and fo r usc with rubber lifesaving s ui t s) ,App rov a l No. B- 203, manufa ct ur ed by M eri t Manufactu r ing Corporat.ion, Br ooklyu, N . Y. (Appr ov e d by

the Commaudaut. December JG, 1943.) (8 F. R. Dece mbe r 22, 19 ,13.)L1n; PnEsEnvt:n. Adult kapok life p rese rv er (Dw g .

Ko. 2, dated 19 November 19-13) (fo r general usc andfor usc with rubb er lifesaving suits ) , Approva l Xo.

3- 204, manufactured by l\lc ri t l\l anufacturing Co rp orati on, Drooklyu, N.Y. (Appro, cd by the Conunandant December 16, 1943.) ( F. n December 22, 1943. )

L IFE HAPr. 20-pcrson, Young's Steel Tr u ss life raft,model Xo. 5 (Dwg. Xo. 1719, dated 5 Xovcmbcr 1943 ) ,submitted by L. A. Young Spring \\'ire Corporation,Oakland, Cnlif. (App roved b.v the CommandantDecember 21 1943.) (8 F. R., December 23, 1943. )

LIFE llAJ.-r. 20-person, impro, cd type life raf t (Dwg.Plan, sheet 1 of 4 Job #10207 ), submitted by l\l ichaelHallward, In c., Swampscott, ~ l as s (Approved by theCommandant December 16, 1943. ) (8 F . R. December22, 1943.)

LnE HAFT. 10-pe rson, type CSS, life raft (Dwg .1\o 506, dated 22 July 1942), designed by the TregoningBoat Company, Seattle, Wa sh., and manufactured byThe Hutchi son :Engiuccring Co., Portland, O reg. (Approved by the Co mmandant December 6, 1943. ) (8F. R. D ecember 9, 1943.)

La HAF l' . 20-pcrson , Ta y lo r model No . 2, impr oved type lifo raft (Plnn No. R 10 2, dnted 11 April1943), manufa ct u red by P et e rson Manufac tu ring Co .,

Portland, Or eg., and arrangeme nt wi th E. D. Tayl o r,Pasad ena, C alif. (Appr oved by the CommandantDecemb er 6, 1943. ) (8 F. H. December 9, 1943.)

PoRTAili.E ELt:CT IUC ME OAPilO NE. Galbraith portable electric megaphone aud amplilicr uni t (Dwg. Xos .--


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welded st e am sa fety valve Dwg. No. S-63 43, dated27 Septe m be r 1943 ) (maximum working press ure ofGOO pounds per sq u are inch and maximum temperatureof 750 F. ), manufactured by the Consolidate d SafetyValve Divi s ion of the Manning , Maxw ell & M oo re,ln c., Bridgeport, Conn. (Appr oved by the Co mmandant December 6, 1943 .) (8 F. R. December 9,1 l.J3.)

SEA ANc nons. Sea anchor, type E (Dwg. No. 449,dated 12 :'\ov ember 1943 ), sub mi tt e d by Kent Marin eP roduct s Corpo ra tio n, West Babyl on, N. Y. (Approved by the Commandant December 6, 19.J3.) (8F. R. December 9 , 1943.)

SEA ANc nons. Sea ancho r (Coast Guard s pecification and Dwg. No. MM I - 562, dated 1 Novembcr1943 ),s ubmi tted by M anhattan Splicing Co., New York ,N. Y. (Approv ed by the Co mmandant December 6,1943. ) (8 1< . R. Decembe r 9 , 1943. )

SHETY VAr,vE. Consolidated type 1515 - C safetyvalve for marine service (asse mbl y of 2W type 1515-B

we lded s t e t ~ msafety va lve Dwg. No. 6343 , dated27 Septembe r 1943 ) (maximum working pr ess ure of600 pound s for s quare inch and maximum temperatureof 900 F .), manufactured by the Con so lidated Safety\ 'ahe Divi s ion of the Manning , Maxw e ll & Moor e,Jnc ., Bridgeport , Conn. (Appr o ved by the Commandaut December 6, 1943. ) (8 F. R. December 9,J 9-13.)

WrN cn FOn Lrn:noATS. Type H-C, hand operatedlifeboa t win ch (gene ral arrang ement Dwg. ' o. 2564dat ed 29 March 1943 ), s ubmitted by the Welin Davit& Boat Co rp oratio n, Pe rth Amboy, N. J. (Appr ove dby the Commandant D ece mber 21, 1943 .) ( F. R..December 23, 1943 .)

FIRE RETA R DA N T MA T ER IA L S FOR n :S EL COXS TRt: CTIOXDE CK Co\'l'lnrNo s FOR Cr.A ss A- I CoNsTnucTrON

l\Iaouractur er

A ~ befit ol lh :M:fj; Co., Brook lyn, N . Y ___J. G. Bntton, Lans downe, Pa ____ - - - - -L. S. Case Co . San Franci sco, Calif _ __ _C o n ~ o l i d a t e dTile & ~ 1 a r b le Co., Ne\1

Yo rk, ?\. Y.F ederal La,arock Co., New York, N. y __Flexotile Floo r Co., Rockf o rd, I lL __ __ _ln t e""tnte Fl oo ring & Construction Co.,

Philad elphia, Pa.K o mp o li te Co., Inc., Brooklyn, X. y ___1\J.illrr ~ L ar i n e Pr oducts , In c., New

York, N .Y.Minn esot a Mining & M anufacturing

Co. , St . Paul, Minn.

?\uliona l Tile & Marbl e Co., ilrcw York,1\ Y.

P e r m a .~ t on c Inc., 'Washington, D . c __Raeco li t h Fl oo ring Co ., Seattle, W ash __H . H . Hob ertson Co ., Pi ttsbu rgh, Pa _Selby, Datt er;;by & Co., Philadelphia,

Pa . . S. Gill Co., Philad elphi a, Pa ________ _Th oma.' ~ io u l d i n gFloor :Ylfg. Co.,

C hicugo, lit.t 1 nh c r:>nl Zonolite In su lati on Co., Los

n g ~ >l es Ca lif.William Le e Co., San Franci sco , Coli __ _

Decking

Asbes tolith ___ ________ _At oz Type D CM ______ _Case i\?.agn es it e _ _______ _Co-Magnesite ________ _

Fcd e ralit e ________ ____ _Fl exoti le _. __ __ ______ _

Celo -0 -C rete __________ _

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FIRE RETARDANT M ATERIALS F OR VESSEL C O N S T R U C T I O ~ C o n t i n uc d

N SOLANTS FOR CLASS A - 1 CONSTRUCTION

Mini DensityJ\looulncturcr Josulant u ( 1101111 1$ Typethick IMrcuhle

n ss loot) - hr I} aUs, l n ke or fill.Johmo _

E. F. H a u ~ cr rn a n Co., Cle\'C}Iund , Ohio.

Di et z :\[ar iue __ _______ _ ___ _ 3.6 _____ _

Formica ______________ ~ ; c o r e __ 2.0 (core).

lf as ke lite _____________ - - - -- - - -- - - - - - -- - - - -

PlymetaL _____ _______ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -H au se rman l\l.a r ine 1 } ~ to 2 _ _ - - - - - - - -

S t e e l Bu l k h e a dPanel.

Do _______ ___________________ do ______________ _ 1_ __ _ ____

Tiomo:;otc Co., Tr entou , N. J __ Pyro sote __ ___ ______ __ L _______ 6.0 _____ _

John s-:\ latl\'ille Co. , XewYork , X Y.

I..:easbey < ~ :\Ialli so n Co.,1 mbier , Pa.

Martin-Parry Co., Yo rk , Pa ___Jame s :\lc Cutch co n . ~ Co .,

X ew York , X. Y.

:\[arinite _____ __ ______ ~ L - - - - - - -2.0 ______

1

C ' ' B oa rd __ _ ___ _____ ~ - - - - -- - - 2.6 ___ _ _ _

:\fartin- Pa rn :\larine __ 2 ' i - - - - - - - 5.6 _____ _Class B Pa n e L _______ 1 } ~ - - - - - - -

16

Do.Do.

Bntts, b lanket s .

} Hntt s, b lanket s, or fill.Pla s ter or pr ecast blocks.

' I'}'JlC

Co mpo :;it ion board with metalveneer.

H ollow met al filled with appro, ed i n~ u l a t i o nof thicknc .s and den s ity as gi , enunder " J ns ulant s for ClassA- 1 Con,.truction.

H ollow rnctnl filled with fiberglaJ


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F IR E R E T ARDANT M AT E R I A LS F OR VE SS E L CO K ST HTC T I O X - C o ntinu cd

PA :o ; L.roxlmatri ~ ht

(p o un d s prrS aud d e n s it ~ a.'S p;i,e nun d er l n ~ ul au t s fo r C ia.t r ue ti o u.

:\ Ic tal a . < . ~ e b l . ' with t w o ~ ~inch O Qb e> ' t o ~millh oard lin -in g s .

:\ l e ta l fa c es,air -c e ll ti ll.

8-ply a s b e . ~t o s

4.9 ____ ___ :\I c ta l fac e s t;p rn ,,e d v er mi cu -li t e in sul a ted.

H o llo w m et a l till ed wi t h ap -prO\'e d iu ulati ou or th ick -lt CS :< aud d c n > ~i t y as ~ \ 'Ci lun d er l ns ula n ts for I l l -~A- 1 Com:: tr u c ti on.

3 . 1 (co re )_ Co mp os it i o n bo a rd wit h m e tal\' Cncc r .

2 .9 (co r e) _ :\lari n it c co re ' 'ence rl'lemen t th is pu bl i cnti o n . th e e lec t rica l equipmen tis lis ted h e re in 1he sa me s t yl e. T hi s list is n ot iute nd ed t o be n n all-i n clu :a e orcre w carlo Open rooms actionquarters and dt.Cks r ta n kand wort < SSCis

public spse


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AFFIDAVITS

I t is requi red by the Mnrine Engineering Regulationsthat manu fncturcr s submit l l i d a v i t ~before they manufacture items of equipment in accordance with thesercgulntions for u ~ con \'Csscl s s ubject to inspection bythe Coa.'lt Guard. These allidavit s are kept on file atCoast Gunrd l l cad quartcr s and a lis t of approvedmanufacturers is publil'hed herein for the information ofall partie s concerned. The affida\'its recei ,ed and

accepted during the period from ::Xo,cmber 16 toDecember I 5, 1943 , ar c as follows:Charl e3 M Dailey Co. , 1nc., San Franci:;co, CaJif. ,

relief , alvc s .Bellingham I roll ll orks, inc , Bellingha m , Wash. ,

duplex oil strainers.DeZurik Show er Co., Sartell , Minn. , ,ah cs .J enkins Mac/tine W orks , Ltd. , San Franci sco, Cal if. ,

\ a l v c ~and fittin gs.Miller M eta l Producls Co., In c., Bnllim ore, Md. ,

bu lkh ead and deck con nee ion s .Portland Fab-ricating Co , Po rtland , Oreg. , valves .Po/18 ft antl/etcturing Co., M cchauic sb urg , Pa . , flange s .

The Stearns-Roger lllfg. Co., Denver, Co lo., class 11cast iron manifo lds.

l fapo r Recovery Syst em3 Co. , Compton, Calif. , va h es .H enry l ogl Machine Co , Loui sville, Ky., handhole

plates.ACCEPT ABLE F uS I BLE P L UGS -

The M arine Enginee ring Regulations require tha tfusible plug manufacturers who de s ire to ha,e thei rproducts approved for marine se n ice shall su b mi t

samples for testing from each heat lo th e Commandant,U. S. Coast Guard. I f the ~ m p l ef u ~ < i b l eplu gs passthe test satisfacto rily, the manufacturer is notifiedand then the plug s may be used on \ 'CSSCis s ubject toinspection by the Coast Guard. For the info rmation ofall parti es concerned, a lis t o f appro\'ed heats formanufacturcr ;s which have been tested and foundacceptable during the period from October 16 to D ecember 15, 1943, is as foll ows :

Glasgow I ron Works ,(; Stipp ly Co., Kcw York, K . Y .,heat No. 467.

H B Sherman 1 \ l a m t j a c t t ~ ri ng Co., Battle C reek,Mi ch ., hea t Nos. IJLS to 42 1, in clus ive .

R C H NT M RI N E PER S ONNEL S T TI S TI CS

ME R C HA ' l \T MARI NE LICEKSES I SSUED DU R J NG NOVE MBER 1943ENOINEEU

Cble l enginee r, steam l First assi stant engineer, steamDis tri ct Ocean Great Lakes B. S. L. RJ, ers Ocean loreat Lakes B. S. L. l Ulvers

.\ llllltl e coast . . .Oull OOILSL

o. ~ ~ ~] ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ] n. ~ ~39 91 - - ~ 26 2 2 ~ Zl 2 3 - . . . . .8 18 - - - - 2 - - - 4 17 i . . . . . - - . . . . 2 - 2

Oreat L a b s lllld rivers . I 7 . . . I 8 4 II I 3 . 4 I I 5PaclOe OOILSL. 29 . . . 3 9 3 51 8 . . . 3 . . . I

rotal . . . . ..- - - 1 - :

73 H 5 1 9 45

6120 3

141

619 I 8

lond o.sslstam engine.>r, steam Third o.sslstant engineer, steam

Di s trict Ocean Oreal l.akes B . S . L. Rivers Oce811 Oreot Lakes B . S . L. Rive rs

A lantlc OOBSL ;, ~ .... ~. . . . ~~ ~ ~~. . ~ ~ ~. .u ll coast 10 3 . . . . I 12 R Oreot l,nkes nnd r i v e r ~ .l'nciOc CORSI

2 2 I I . . . . . . . . . . . 2 I . . . . . . . . . . . . .8G 0 32 88 4 44

Total. . . . . . . I U-:i7:i2 1--:-:l=i- - 4 --:m-1 8 . 2161 = 2 = 1 =Motor , esse ls Unfns J>< Cted I 'CSlWis 'l'otals

Di strict C hlrl n ~ l l first n.


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MER C H ANT M ARI NE L ICENS ES ISSl ' ED DCR l\G : \OVEMUER 19-13 - ContinucdDF.CK

Olstrict Ocean c ws.

: \ l a s t ~ r

GreatLa k es

B . S . +L . Hlwrs Ocean c ws.

Chief a t ~

I entLokes B( .+ - Ri..-crs

0 . R. 0 . R . 0 . R. ~ R. 0. R. 0. R. 0 . 1 R. 0. R. 0 . i t . 0. R.

AtlanLie COOS . . .Oulf OOOSL

. . . . 5i 64 . . . 9 . . . . . 7 28 I 2 67 8 3 5 6 . . . 13 10 . . . I 2 3 6 i 2 I 2 . 2

Orcat Loke8 and rl\entP n c l n ~t'OOSI.

. . 1 3 . 3 . . . . . . 6 . I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t . . . 7 3 2 . . . . 4 . . . . 3 1 3 1 0 6 6 3 . . . . . .

Total . . . . . . . . ~ 109 . . . . 13 . 6 . . II 9

=

Dlstr iN

Atlant ic mnstOu lr Con.'t. Orent Lak es nnd oinr s .l'oc in c coost .

Total

ll l strict

Serond mate Th i rd mato

Ocean I W S OreaL II .S . + Rh ers Oceau C W S Great 0 S . + IUwr Lake s L. I l.a kcs L . o. l o o oo. ~ ~ ~ ; ~-; ~ - ~ ~ ; = = ~ ~ 44 2 ~ ~ ;~ ;~ ~ c ~=~== 16 I II 4

:.::: '87' . 29' .. : :::: :.:: :::. :::: :::: :::: .. i ~ ,,g- :: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: :::: ::::

..iii21f 321=1-=====- 526""il2118. =====: :Pilots

B. S .+ l. . R ivers

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WAIVER S OF l\IAN N l.l\G REQUIREi\IENT S FROl\1 1 NOV. TO 30 NOV. 1943

A UT H O RI T Y FOR T H E S E W .o\IVEfl S CO N TA l ' ED I N N AVIOA r LON AND VE SS f: l , 1:-ISPECT I ON O lf l CU LAH NO. 31 DATf;l)13 ~ I A R . 1943

D eck o fll Engineer Abl e se a OrdinaryNumber cers s ub- oflioors me n sub- seamen

J' o rt or--e s s t ltuted s ub st ituted st l tu t ed sub stit ut ed5< 18 lor high er lor high e r lor deck lor abl e

m t ln ~ s r81ing s otnccrs seamen

.\ tlantlc COMI .4 1 ~

200256

6880 1

GuU o a ~ t . -- 65 4{) 30 8 1l'aci flc CoM t .... 200 S2 93 18 3 ~O r c a ~Lnk u ... .-- I I I ..... 169

Total ----- 1121 312 3SO 00 1.369

Qualified W ipers orm emb e rs or coal p \Sl erseoginode- s u b s t i ~ u t o opart e n ~ lor qualifi ed

substi tut ed members orlor engineer engine d e-

omcers J)Qrtm cnt

~ I19 1044 2 b

133

312 :132

Wl1>ers . . ~u bsti M fUU H l T o t ~ t ltuled lor s u b s l l ~u tc d wn lvcroc n ~ t i n o o rlo r d ec kofllooro olllt-er-8

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C H E W SH O RT A G E R EPOR T S F R O ~ 1 :\IOV. TO 30 :\IOV . 1943Ti l S t~ nEP O H T S SUD: II I T T E D I N ACC OHDANOf: WI T H NA V I OA T ION AN() Vf:Sst:L I NSI'E C'T I ON C IH CU LA H NO. 34

DATED I JI I AY ltl4:1

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depart menL

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age

.\t l outicCoMt ~ 7 --1. - - ~ - -2 - ; = - - - - - - - - ~ - - - ~ 2 ~ ; ;~ u t f0C o ~ t . . . . 10 2 I 0 2 I I . .~ 3 2'JG ~ ~ ~ c u ~ ~ ~: : : :. . : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : 40:: I 6 I ~ 11 8 I ~

14 8 13.. 2S4 oo3

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