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Merchant Shipping Acts

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A quick definition of Merchant Shipping Acts:

The Merchant Shipping Acts were laws created in England to make shipping conditions better. They put a group called the board of trade in charge of making sure everything was going well with merchant shipping. The laws were made to help improve the safety and efficiency of shipping.

A more thorough explanation:

The Merchant Shipping Acts are a set of English laws that were created to improve the conditions of shipping. One of the main goals of these acts was to give the board of trade the power to oversee and regulate merchant shipping.

For example, one of the Merchant Shipping Acts required that all ships be inspected and certified before they could be used for commercial purposes. This helped to ensure that the ships were safe and seaworthy, which reduced the risk of accidents and loss of life at sea.

Another example of a Merchant Shipping Act was the requirement that all ships carry a certain amount of life-saving equipment, such as lifeboats and life jackets. This helped to increase the chances of survival in the event of an emergency.

Overall, the Merchant Shipping Acts were an important step forward in improving the safety and efficiency of shipping in England.

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llama

14:01

re seat deposit: does any1 know if u can request to delay 1st seat deposit? some school are really early it seems

[] starfishies

14:02

if they delayed decisions we should be able to delay deposits... but we do not live a perfect world so i doubt it

lilypadfrog

14:03

yeah you can request an extension. usually it’s like a week though

PuppyBot

14:03

i need tips for not falling asleep at work

SaddestPortlander

14:03

drugs

PuppyBot

14:03

can we talk about something interesting like i dont know drugs sex death

ReminiscentZestyFish

14:04

Everyone admitted to penn looks like above medians

PuppyBot

14:04

time to harass glove on linkedin

lilypadfrog

14:06

that’s a good way to stay awake. tell him to come back here

PuppyBot

14:08

lily i broke a rubber band already

PuppyBot

14:08

le sigh

lilypadfrog

14:08

damn you get vicious with it. just pinch yourself or something

lilypadfrog

14:09

don’t break your finger

oakenrays

14:13

its a bum-ass law school but LSD really needs to update UCLawSF's name

oakenrays

14:13

whose manager can I call about that

lilypadfrog

14:14

I think the people in charge don’t come on here anymore but you can email them if you really care like that

llama

14:14

yeah true that. Although I prefer Hastings just because it is easy to differentiate from U of SF

renard99

14:14

There's a lot on this site that doesn't work and for maybe $5k I'd be more than willing to fix it

llama

14:14

send bid proposal Renard

renard99

14:14

But as Lilypad said it's probably just maintained atp, no major updates

oakenrays

14:15

fwiw all the UCLSF students I know still basically say hastings. even the huge crest in the foyer still says hastings

renard99

14:15

@llama: Man I'd be more than happy to

llama

14:15

LSD is in decay age of social network

renard99

14:15

^LMAO yeah

renard99

14:15

Basically accepted atp that I'm gonna have to R&R so might as well take up some jobs while I'm at it

llama

14:15

sad. imagine being here in 2005/2010 when it was 100 operational. woe is me

BulbasaurNoLikeCardio

14:16

@llama: back when 160s meant t14

oakenrays

14:16

born too late to experience full LSD born too soon to explore the galaxy

llama

14:16

^ gets it

lilypadfrog

14:16

https://www.lsd.law/users/creep/cryptanon this is one of the guys who made the website

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