Perhaps I should state here what actuated me in fixing upon this rate of increase. I realized that in all probability it would become the practice on these large liners to provide boats under davits which would contain the entire cubic feet required by the L. S. A. Rules, that is--the quantity required by rule under davits plus the addition of three-fourths and it occurred to me that if, after the figure 5,500 cubic feet the increase of capacity were uniform and moderate it would result in a total at 1-3/4 which would by incidence fit in with the scale of boats already recommended as requisite in the report of the advisory committee and in my own, i. e., assuming that the boats are of 500 cubic feet. Example: Take a vessel of 30,000 tons and under 35,000 tons, according to the table I submit she would be required to have by the 1-3/4 rule a total boat capacity of 12,500 cubic feet which at 500 cubic feet per boat equals 24 boats nearly. There should be no difficulty on the large ships in carrying this quantity under davits, i. e., 18 directly under davits and six boats inboard. Please see incidental table attached. (Mr. A. H. Young, professional adviser of the board of trade.) MARCH 28, 1912. * * * * * _Proposed extension of boat scale._ ---------------------------+----------+------------------ | | Minimum | | total cubic | | contents of Gross tons. | Boats. | boats | | required to | | be carried | | under | | davits. ---------------------------+----------+------------------ | | _Cubic feet._ 10,000 and under 12,000 | 16 | 5,500 12,000 and under 15,000 | 18 | 5,800 15,000 and under 20,000 | 20 | 6,100 20,000 and under 25,000 | 22 | 6,400 25,000 and under 30,000 | 24 | 6,700 30,000 and under 35,000 | 24 | 7,000 35,000 and under 40,000 | 24 | 7,300 40,000 and under 45,000 | 24 | 7,600 45,000 and under 50,000 | 26 | 7,900 50,000 and upward | 26 | 8,200 ---------------------------+----------+------------------ Please see the accompanying incidental table showing how this number of boats can provide for the three-quarters additional capacity also, if of about 500 cubic feet per boat to 600 cubic feet. A. H. Y. * * * * * _Table of incidence (informative)._