17. That the board of trade should be satisfied in each case before the ship leaves port that a scheme has been devised and communicated to each officer of the ship for securing an efficient working of the boats. GENERAL. 18. That every man taking a lookout in such ships should undergo a sight test at reasonable intervals. 19. That in all such ships a police system should be organized so as to secure obedience to orders, and proper control and guidance of all on board in times of emergency. 20. That in all such ships there should be an installation of wireless telegraphy, and that such installation should be worked with a sufficient number of trained operators to secure a continuous service by night and day. In this connection regard should be had to the resolutions of the International Conference on Wireless Telegraphy recently held under the presidency of Sir H. Babington Smith. That where practicable a silent chamber for "receiving" messages should form part of the installation. 21. That instruction should be given in all steamship companies' regulations that when ice is reported in or near the track the ship should proceed in the dark hours at a moderate speed or alter her course so as to go well clear of the danger zone. 22. That the attention of masters of vessels should be drawn by the board of trade to the effect that under the maritime conventions act, 1911, it is a misdemeanor not to go to the relief of a vessel in distress when possible to do so. 23. That the same protection as to the safety of life in the event of casualty which is afforded to emigrant ships by means of supervision and inspection should be extended to all foreign-going passenger ships. 24. That (unless already done) steps should be taken to call an international conference to consider and as far as possible to agree upon a common line of conduct in respect of (_a_) the subdivision of ships; (_b_) the provision and working of life-saving appliances; (_c_) the installation of wireless telegraphy and the method of working the same; (_d_) the reduction of speed or the alteration of course in the vicinity of ice; and (_e_) the use of searchlights. MERSEY, _Wreck Commissioner_. We concur. ARTHUR GOUGH-CALTHORPE, A. W. CLARKE, F. C. A. LYON, J. H. BILES, EDWARD C. CHASTON, _Assessors_. JULY 30, 1912. FOOTNOTES: [1] There was another water-tight door at the after end of the water-tight passage through the bunker immediately aft of D bulkhead. This door and the one on the D bulkhead formed a double protection to the forward boiler room. [2] The water-tight doors for these bulkheads were not on them, but were at the end of a water-tight passage (about 9 feet long), leading from the bulkhead through the bunker into the compartment. [3] Floated off when the ship sank and was utilized as a raft.