42Insulation

42 Insulation

(1) The owner of a regulated Australian vessel must ensure that each of the following areas of the vessel is insulated to prevent condensation or overheating:

(a) sleeping rooms;

(b) mess rooms;

(c) sanitary facilities;

(d) laundries;

(e) recreation rooms;

(f) alleyways in accommodation areas;

(g) the external bulkheads of sleeping rooms or mess rooms.

(2) The owner of a regulated Australian vessel must ensure that each of the following spaces are insulated to prevent the heat from the space affecting adjoining accommodation or passageways:

(a) machinery casings;

(b) boundary bulkheads of galleys;

(c) boundary bulkheads of other spaces in which heat is produced.

(3) The owner of a regulated Australian vessel must also take measures to protect accommodation spaces from the heat effects of steam or hot-water service pipes.