I beg to second.
Safety of Life at Sea—International Convention.
Question proposed:—
That Seanad Eireann approves of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, signed at London on the 31st day of May, 1929, a copy of which was laid on the Table of the Seanad on the 16th day of August, 1933, and recommends the Executive Council to take the necessary steps to ratify the said Convention.—(Minister for Lands and Fisheries).
This convention was given legislative effect in the same Bill as that which dealt with the Load Line Convention. It embodies the recommendations of an international conference which considered the regulations that should be adopted in relation to the safety of life at sea. There was an international conference after the Titanic disaster, but before it reached any conclusion the World War disrupted international harmony. It was not until the World War was well over that international harmony was resumed and a new conference was summoned which produced a new convention. This deals with matters concerning lifeboats and lifebelts which ships must carry. The purpose of the convention is merely to secure international uniformity.
Question agreed to.