All vessels to have at least three good pumps, two aft and one forward, exclusive of bilge pumps. Pumps to be case, and in vessels where the bulk-head forward does not come down to the ceiling, one pump must be cased not less than two by three feet, to receive the suction pipe of the steam pump in case of accident, the case to have a slide at the bottom, that may be readily opened.

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