Provisions
39.—(1)  Every passenger ship shall be provided with fuel, water, and provisions (if the passengers are to be provisioned by the ship) of a quality to the satisfaction of the Port Health Officer, and sufficient in quantity for the intended voyage, including such detention by accident or quarantine as may be possible.
(2)  The fresh water shall be stored in steel tanks, in approved positions in such quantity as to supply each passenger with one imperial gallon per diem during the voyage.
(3)  It shall not be necessary to carry more than half the above quantity, if the ship has on board an efficient distilling apparatus of approved pattern, and if a surveyor of ships satisfies himself before the commencement of the voyage that the apparatus is capable of producing one imperial gallon of pure fresh water in every 24 hours, for every person on board.