Every boy's book of railways and steamships (1911)
Protheroe, Ernest · London : Religious Tract Society · leaf 337
hichthey are composed, their construction and distribu-tion, are matters that are not left to the discretionof the shipowners; the authorities of differentcountries prescribe detailed regulations that arerigorously enforced. All life saving applianceshave to be examined at stated intervals, and… … PLATE XXXVII. STARTING PLATFORM, MAURETANIA. SAFETY AFLOAT 253 may be easily and quickly lowered from thedavits. All large liners now carry a powerful electricallamp by means of which to light their path atnight time, and enable the look-out to detect rocks,icebergs, and derelicts. This lamp,…
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