7. Registered tonnage of steam and motor vessel

The rent or regis tered tonnage of a steam or motor vessel upon which fees are leviable shall be ascertained as follows. The extreme length, the extreme breadth and depth shall be measured in feet and inches and their product shall be divided by 100. The quotient shall be multiplied by 1.02 for vessels of 1,000 eft. capacity or under and by 1.05 for vessels above 1,000 ect.capacity. The produce so obtained shall be the net or or registered tonnage of such vessels. The breadth shall be measured as nearly as possible at the centre of the extreme length. The depth shall be measured in a vertical line at the centre of the extreme length from an athwartship line extended from the upper edge of the upper strake, on both sides, of the vessel, all vessels being considered to be open ones. If the vessel has a fixed inner planking throughtout the measurement for depth shall be to the top side of such planking. If the vessel has no such fixed planking the measurement for depth shall be to the inner side of the outer bottom planking. If the registered tonnage exceeds one ton fractions above half shall he taken as one ton and other fractions rejected.

Note:- The term "inner planking" means planking fixed to the inner side of the ribs following the contour or the shape of the vessel.