PROCLAMATIONS, 1937 der of the space within the poop, forecastle, bridge house, super- structure, or erection is to be included in the gross tonnage. When two erections extending from side to side of the ship are sep- arated by an interval the fore-and-aft length of which is less than the least half breadth of the deck in way of such interval, than whatever be the breadth of the permanent end openings of the erections, the entire erections, less the interval separating them, shall be measured and included in the gross tonnage. (See fig. 8.) (c) In a poop, forecastle, side-to-side bridge house, or other "per- manently covered and closed-in" superstructure or side-to-side erection the space directly in way of opposite openings, the height of which is at least 3 feet, in the side walls of the ship not provided with means of closing and corresponding to each other in the opposite walls of the ship shall be exempted. (See figs. 9 and 10.) Passages running fore-and-aft abreast the engine-room casing and open at both ends shall not be exempted. The deck erection including same shall be considered a side-to-side erection provided its outboard sides are flush with the hull of the vessel. 11. SEC. 2 . Spaces in way of opposite side openings at least 3 feet in height not provided with means of closing shall be exempted. In the case of a continuous deck with one or more deck openings (usually designated as tonnage openings) that may be so closed as to permit cargo or stores to be carried in the space under the deck, or under portions thereof, only the spaces under such a deck that are exactly. m way of opposite openings at least 3 feet in height in the side walls of the ship not provided with means of closing and corresponding to each other in the opposite walls of the ship shall be exempted; and the remaining spaces under such a deck shall be measured and included in gross tonnage. In case the openings in the side walls of the ship are provided with means of closing no portion of the space under such a deck shall be exempted. (Fig. 11 .) FIo. 1 .- PooD. bb'>i aa'. E = space exempted. M - space measured. FIo. 2 .- Poop. Aa e_ 375 Post, p. 376. Post, p. 376. Opposite side, tort nage, etc., openings. Post, p. 376. FIG. 3.- Forecastle. --SR_ -- , __a bb'>iaa'. E-space exempted. M' closed-ln houses, measured. M = space measured, bb'> i aa'. E= space exempted. M'-closed-in houses, meas- ured. M space measured. Fio. 4.- Poop. r- -4 bb' t aa'. cc' <t aa'. E space exempted. M- space measured. Flo. 6.-Forecastle. .A's L, ai- II E IIII bb' < aa'. E- space exempted. M space measured. I- Ic EJ
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