Navigation (Crew Accommodation) Regulations

STATUTORY RULES.

1954. No. 38.

View image in the official sourceREGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVIGATION ACT 1912-1953.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Navigation Act 1912-1953.

Dated this twentieth

day of April , 1954.

W. J. Slim

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Signature of George McLeay

Minister of State for Shipping and Transport.

View image in the official sourceNAVIGATION (CREW ACCOMMODATION) REGULATIONS.

Part I.—Preliminary.

Citation.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Navigation (Crew Accommodation) Regulations.

Parts.

2. These Regulations are divided into Parts, as follows: —

Part I.—Preliminary (Regulations 1-6).

Part II.—Crew Accommodation Committee (Regulations 7-10).

Part III.—Crew Accommodation.

Division 1.—Submission of Plans (Regulation 11).

Division 2.—General Requirements in respect of Crew Accommodation (Regulations 12-84).

Division 3.—Inspection of Crew Accommodation (Regulations 85-86).

Interpretation.

3.—(1.) In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—

“apprentice” includes a cadet;

“approved” means approved by the Director or by the Committee;

“crew” means seamen and apprentices;

View image in the official source“crew accommodation” includes sleeping rooms, mess rooms, recreation rooms, store rooms, sanitary and lavatory accommodation, hospital accommodation, office accommodation

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and catering accommodation provided for the use of seamen and apprentices, not being accommodation which is also used by or provided for the use of, passengers;

“existing ship” means a ship the keel of which was laid before the coming into operation of these Regulations;

“new ship” means a ship the keel of which was laid after the coming into operation of these Regulations;

“petty officer” means a rating who—

(a) is serving in a supervisory position or a position of special responsibility; and

(b) is classed as a petty officer—

(i) by custom; or

(ii) with the approval of the Director;

“rating” means a seaman other than an officer;

“re-registered” means re-registered on the occasion of a simultaneous change in both the place of registration and the ownership of the ship;

“the catering department” means the cooks’ and stewards’ sections;

“the Committee” means the Crew Accommodation Committee appointed by the Minister under the Navigation Act 1912-1953.

(2.) A reference in these Regulations to the tonnage of a ship is a reference to the gross registered tonnage of that ship.

Application of Regulations.

4. Except as is otherwise expressly provided by these Regulations, these Regulations apply to and in relation to all ships registered in Australia or engaged in the coasting trade.

Power to exempt new ships from requirement of Regulations.

5.—(1.) Where the Director is of opinion that, by reason of the size, type or intended service of a particular new ship, the requirements of Part III. of these Regulations, or any of them, are unreasonable or impracticable in the case of that ship, the Director may refer the matter to the Committee and the Committee may exempt the ship from such of those requirements as the Committee considers unreasonable or impracticable in the case of that ship.

(2.) Where—

(a) a ship has been exempted from all or any of the requirements of Part III. of these Regulations under the last preceding sub-regulation; and

(b) there is a change in the ownership of, or the nature of the service provided by, the ship,

the Committee may vary or revoke the exemption.

Exemptions from, and modifications of, requirements in case of existing ships.

6.—(1.) The Director may, if he is satisfied that the standard of the crew accommodation in an existing ship, considered as a whole, reasonably complies with the standard required by Part III. of these Regulations, exempt that ship from the requirements of that Part, or any of them, and may at any time vary or revoke the exemption.

(2.) The Committee shall, at the request of the Director, determine in a particular case the modifications (if any) with which Part III. of these Regulations shall apply to an existing ship not exempted from the requirements of that Part in pursuance of the last preceding sub-regulation, and that Part shall, from and including such date as the Committee directs, apply to that ship with the modifications so determined.

(3.) Where—

(a) a ship in relation to which the Committee has, in pursuance of the last preceding sub-regulation, determined modifications of Part III. of these Regulations—

(i) undergoes substantial structural alterations or major repairs, not being alterations or repairs in consequence of accident or emergency; or

(ii) is re-registered; and

(b) the Director is of opinion that the modifications should be reviewed,

the Committee shall reconsider those modifications and determine the modifications (if any) with which that Part shall apply to that ship, and that Part shall, from and including such date as the Committee directs, apply accordingly.

Part II.—Crew Accommodation Committee.

Meetings of Committee.

7.—(1.) Meetings of the Committee shall be convened by the Chairman, or by a member authorized by the Chairman to convene meetings, by notice in writing to each member specifying the time and place of the meeting.

(2.) At a meeting of the Committee a quorum is constituted by one half of the members of the Committee or, if there is not an even number of members, by a majority of members.

(3.) Any question to be decided at a meeting of the Committee shall be decided by a majority of the votes of the members present.

(4.) The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Committee at which he is present and has a casting, as well as a deliberative, vote.

(5.) If the Chairman is not present at a meeting the members present may elect one of their number to preside at the meeting and, subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, the member so elected has and may exercise and perform, during the absence of the Chairman, all the powers and functions of the Chairman.

(6.) A member elected to preside at a meeting in pursuance of the last preceding sub-regulation does not have a casting vote.

Fees, travelling allowance and fares.

8.—(1.) The Chairman is entitled to receive a fee of Four pounds four shillings for each day or part of a day on which he attends a meeting of the Committee.

(2.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, a member of the Committee not being the Chairman is entitled to receive a fee of Two pounds two shillings for each day or part of a day on which he attends a meeting of the Committee.

(3.) A member of the Committee who is elected to preside at a meeting during the absence of the Chairman is entitled to receive a fee of Four pounds four shillings for each day or part of a day on which he so presides in lieu of the fee prescribed by the last preceding sub-regulation.

(4.) Where a member of the Committee, in order to attend a meeting of the Committee, is necessarily absent overnight from his place of residence, he is entitled to receive travelling allowance at the rate of Two pounds ten shillings per day during the time he is necessarily absent from his place of residence.

(5.) Where a member of the Committee attends a meeting of the Committee held in a city or town other than that in which he resides—

(a) he is entitled, for the purpose of attending the meeting, to travel first-class by rail or air, at the cost of the Commonwealth, from the city or town where he resides to the city or town where the meeting is held and, on the completion of the meeting, from the city or town where the meeting was held to the city or town where he resides; or

(b) if he does not travel by rail or air, he is entitled to receive the amount of the first-class rail or air fare, whichever is the less.

(6.) Where a member of the Committee attends a meeting of the Committee held in a city or town other than that in which he resides but is not absent overnight from his place of residence, he is entitled to receive for each meal purchased by him during the period he is necessarily absent from his place of residence an allowance in accordance with the following table 3—

(7.) In this regulation, “Chairman” and “member” do not include a person who is an officer of the Public Service of the Commonwealth or of an authority of the Commonwealth.

Committee to have seal.

9.—(1.) The Committee shall have a seal which shall be oval in shape with the words “Crew Accommodation Committee” surrounded by a band bearing the words “Commonwealth Navigation Act”, the whole being surmounted by a crown.

(2.) The Chairman of the Committee or, in relation to orders made by the Committee during the absence of the Chairman, the member elected to preside at the meeting of the Committee at which the orders were made, shall cause each order of the Committee to be sealed with the seal of the Committee.

Proof of orders of Committee.

10. An order purporting to have been signed by the Chairman of the Committee or a member elected to preside at a meeting of the Committee and to have been sealed with the seal of the Committee shall be deemed to have been made by the Committee, unless the contrary is shown.

Part III.—Crew Accommodation.

Division 1.—Submission of Plans.

Plans to be submitted.

11.—(1.) A person to whose order a ship which—

(a) is intended to be registered in Australia; or

(b) is intended to engage in the coasting trade,

is being constructed shall, before the keel of the ship is laid, cause to be submitted to the Director for approval a plan of the ship, on a scale not smaller than one in one hundred, showing clearly the proposed arrangement of the crew accommodation in the ship and its proposed position in relation to other spaces in the ship.

(2.) Every such person shall, before the construction of any part of the crew accommodation is commenced, cause to be submitted to the Director for approval plans of the proposed crew accommodation, on a scale not smaller than one in fifty, showing clearly—

(a) the purpose for which each space in the accommodation is to be appropriated and the proposed disposition of the furnishings, fittings and obstructions in the accommodation; and

(b) the proposed arrangements for supplying water to the crew accommodation and for heating, lighting and ventilating the accommodation.

(3.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, the owner of a ship shall, before an alteration or reconstruction is carried out in the crew accommodation of the ship, cause to be submitted to the Director for approval plans on the scales and showing the information referred to in the last two preceding sub-regulations, and relating to the crew accommodation as proposed to be altered or reconstructed.

(4.) Where an alteration or reconstruction is carried out at a place outside Australia in consequence of an emergency or an accident to the ship the owner of the ship shall cause the plans referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation to be submitted to the Director as soon as is practicable.

Penalty: Fifty pounds.

Division 2.—General Requirements in respect of Crew Accommodation.

Location of crew accommodation.

12.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, crew accommodation shall be situated amidships or aft, above the winter load line marked on the ship in pursuance of the provisions of the Navigation (Load Lines) Regulations.

(2.) In the case of a passenger ship or a ship not exceeding five hundred tons, the crew accommodation may, if the Committee approves, be situated in the fore part of the ship, but shall not in any case be situated forward of the collision bulkhead in a new ship exceeding two hundred tons.

Protection against weather and sea, &c.

13. The crew accommodation and the means of access to, and egress from, that accommodation shall be so arranged and constructed, and situated in such a position, as to ensure—

(a) the protection of the crew against injury to the greatest practicable extent;

(b) the protection of the crew accommodation against the weather and the sea;

(c) the insulation of the crew accommodation from heat and cold;

(d) the protection of the crew accommodation against moisture due to condensation;

(e) the exclusion from the crew accommodation of effluvia originating in other spaces in the ship;

(f) the exclusion from the crew accommodation, to the greatest practicable extent, of noise originating in other spaces in the ship; and

(g) if the ship trades regularly to mosquito-infested ports, the exclusion from the crew accommodation of mosquitoes by the fitting of screens to side scuttles, ventilators and doors.

Accessibility, &c., of accommodation.

14.—(1.) The crew accommodation shall be accessible at all times from the open deck.

(2.) An opening from an open deck into the crew accommodation shall be protected against the weather and the sea.

(3.) Approved means of enabling the crew to enter and leave their accommodation shall be provided.

Height of crew accommodation.

15. The height of the crew accommodation, measured from the top of the floor beams to the top of the crown beams, shall be not less than seven feet six inches.

Construction of bulkheads.

16.—(1.) Bulkheads enclosing or within any part of the crew accommodation shall be properly constructed of steel or other suitable material.

(2.) Any such bulkheads that are exposed to the weather shall be so constructed as to be watertight and gastight, and means of closure shall be provided for all openings in them so as to enable them to be made weathertight.

(3.) Bulkheads separating a part of the crew accommodation (other than a recreation deck space) and a space used as—

(a) a permanent coal bunker;

(b) an oil fuel bunker;

(c) a cargo or machinery space;

(d) a lamp room or paint room;

(e) a store room not forming part of the crew accommodation (other than a dry provision store room);

(f) a chain locker; or

(g) a cofferdam,

shall be so constructed as to be gastight and, where necessary to protect the crew accommodation, watertight.

(4.) A bulkhead that separates a part of the crew accommodation from a dry provision store room (whether or not that store room forms part of the crew accommodation) shall be gastight.

(5.) Subject to sub-regulation (7.) of this regulation, a bulkhead that separates a part of the crew accommodation from sanitary accommodation or from a laundry or drying room, galley or cold store room (whether or not that sanitary accommodation, laundry, drying room, galley or cold store room forms part of the crew accommodation) shall be gastight, and shall be watertight to such height as is necessary to prevent the passage of water into the adjoining space.

(6.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, a bulkhead that separates sanitary accommodation from another part of the crew accommodation shall, except in a doorway, be watertight to a height of not less than nine inches above the floor of the sanitary accommodation.

(7.) The provisions of the last two preceding sub-regulations do not apply to bulkheads that separate—

(a) sanitary accommodation from other sanitary accommodation;

(b) a laundry or drying room from another laundry or drying room;

(c) a galley from another galley or from a pantry;

(d) a cold store room from another cold store room; or

(e) sanitary accommodation appropriated for the sole use of one person from a sleeping room from which it may be directly entered.

(8.) Inside panelling in the crew accommodation shall be constructed of plywood or other suitable material with a surface that can easily be kept clean.

(9.) Bulkheads or panelling shall not be constructed of tongued and grooved boarding or in a manner, or of material, likely to harbour vermin.

(10.) In this regulation “sanitary accommodation” includes washing accommodation.

Insulation for bulkheads, &c.

17.—(1.) The boundary bulkheads and the parts of the ship’s sides and overhead decks which adjoin or form part of the crew accommodation shall—

(a) be insulated in a manner that will prevent overheating of the accommodation; and

(b) if likely to cause condensation of moisture, be covered with an approved protective covering.

(2.) Bulkheads and decks separating the crew accommodation from other spaces in the ship in which heat or cold may be generated shall be insulated in a manner that will prevent the crew accommodation being so affected by the heat or cold or by condensation as to prejudice the health or comfort of the crew.

Direct opening between crew accommodation and certain other spaces forbidden.

18.—(1.) There shall not be a direct opening between the crew accommodation (other than recreation deck spaces) and spaces used as—

(a) permanent coal bunkers;

(b) oil fuel bunkers;

(c) cargo or machinery spaces;

(d) lamp rooms or paint rooms;

(e) store rooms not forming part of the crew accommodation;

(f) chain lockers; or

(g) cofferdams.

(2.) Except as provided by sub-regulation (3.) of regulation 55, sub-regulation (7.) of regulation 57, and sub-regulation (3.) of regulation 74 of these Regulations, there shall not be a direct opening between the crew accommodation (other than recreation deck spaces or passageways) and any sanitary accommodation, laundry or drying room (whether or not that sanitary accommodation, laundry or drying room forms part of the crew accommodation).

(3.) The last preceding sub-regulation does not prohibit a direct opening between spaces forming part of sanitary accommodation or between spaces appropriated for use as laundries or drying rooms.

(4.) There shall not be a direct opening between a sleeping room and a galley.

(5.) In this regulation “sanitary accommodation” includes washing accommodation.

Awnings.

19.—(1.) Ships trading regularly to the tropics or the Persian Gulf shall be provided with awnings or sun-decks which will cover—

(a) exposed decks and house-tops situated immediately above a part of the crew accommodation; and

(b) exposed sides of galleys situated on an open deck.

(2.) The awnings shall be properly fitted with stanchions or other approved means of support.

Steam pipes not to pass through certain crew accommodation.

20.—(1.) Steam supply and exhaust pipes to steam steering gear, winches and like equipment shall not pass through the crew accommodation except open deck alleyways.

(2.) Where steam supply pipes pass through open deck alleyways forming part of the crew accommodation, they shall be—

(a) constructed of solid drawn steel or other approved material;

(b) of a scantling sufficient to withstand the maximum pressure from the ship’s boiler system;

(c) connected by faced flanges properly jointed;

(d) suitably insulated and encased; and

(e) fitted with adequate drainage arrangements.

(3.) Steam pipes and hot water pipes leading to radiators in or serving the crew accommodation shall be properly protected or encased.

Hawse pipes.

21. Hawse pipes shall not be situated in the crew accommodation.

Chain pipes and ventilation.

22. Chain pipes and ventilators to cargo spaces shall, where they pass through the crew accommodation, be constructed of approved materials and shall be watertight and gastight.

Batteries not to be located in crew accommodation.

23. Batteries shall not be located in the crew accommodation, and precautions shall be taken to ensure that fumes from batteries do not discharge into any part of the crew accommodation.

Decks and sheathings.

24.—(1.) In the case of a ship constructed of steel or other metal, decks which—

(a) form the crown of the crew accommodation; and

(b) are exposed to the weather,

shall be constructed of steel or other approved material.

(2.) Except as provided by the next succeeding sub-regulation, where a deck referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation is constructed of steel or other metal, the upper side of the deck shall be sheathed with wood or other approved material.

(3.) If the underside of a metal deck is insulated, to the satisfaction of the Director, with an approved material which is so fitted as to avoid condensation, absorption of water, transmission of noise and harbouring of dirt and vermin, it shall not be necessary to sheathe the upper side of the deck.

(4.) Wooden decks forming the crown of the crew accommodation and wooden sheathings on decks forming the crown of the crew accommodation shall be properly laid and caulked with approved materials.

Decks constituting floors.

25.—(1.) Decks which form the floors in the crew accommodation shall be properly constructed and shall be covered with a material which—

(a) is impervious to water and, if the deck is situated on the top of an oil tank, impervious to oil;

(b) is capable of being easily kept clean; and

(c) provides a good foothold.

(2.) Where a composition or other like material is used to cover a metal deck, the composition or other material shall, unless linoleum or like material is superimposed on it, be furnished with a coving.

Drainage.

26.—(1.) Efficient drainage shall be provided for every part of the crew accommodation situated on weather decks.

(2.) The means of draining wash deck water or water shipped from the sea, whether drained directly overboard or through bulkheads to other spaces, shall be of an approved size and type.

(3.) There shall be no drainage from any source into wash places or sanitary accommodation forming part of the crew accommodation, which shall each be drained separately and independently of other spaces.

Surface finishing.

27.— (1.) The interior sides and ceilings of the crew accommodation shall be covered with enamel, paint or other suitable material.

(2.) The enamel, paint or other materials shall be of good quality and white or light in colour.

(3.) Lime wash or paint containing nitro-cellulose shall not be applied in the crew accommodation.

(4.) The wooden parts of the furniture and fittings in the crew accommodation shall be finished externally with paint or varnish or by other suitable means.

(5.) All paint, varnish or other finishes in the crew accommodation shall be capable of being easily kept clean and shall be maintained in good condition.

Heating.

28.—(1.) Except in the case of ships engaged exclusively in the tropics, sleeping rooms, mess rooms, recreation rooms, offices, wash places and hospital accommodation forming part of the crew accommodation shall be provided with a heating system which shall—

(a) be permanently installed; and

(b) be capable of ensuring that, when the ventilation system provided for those rooms and that accommodation in accordance with these Regulations is working so as to furnish to each of those rooms or to that accommodation not less than fifteen cubic feet of fresh air per minute for each person whom that room or that accommodation is designed to accommodate at the one time and when the temperature in the open air is thirty degrees Fahrenheit, the temperature in those rooms and that accommodation can be maintained at sixty degrees Fahrenheit.

(2.) The heating system may be operated by steam, hot water or electricity or may be a system supplying warm air.

(3.) The heating equipment shall be so constructed, installed and, if necessary, shielded as to avoid the risk of fire and not to constitute a source of danger or discomfort to the crew.

(4.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation the heating system shall be in operation at all times when any members of the crew are living or working on board the ship and conditions require its use.

(5.) The heating system shall not be required to be in operation while the ship is in port if efficient temporary means of heating are provided for such parts of the crew accommodation as are in use.

Lighting.

29.—(1.) Subject to this regulation, every part of the crew accommodation other than drying rooms, lockers and store rooms shall be properly lighted by natural light.

(2.) The natural lighting of a sleeping room, mess room, recreation room, office or hospital accommodation forming part of the crew accommodation shall not be deemed to be proper for the purposes of the last preceding sub-regulation unless it is sufficient to enable an ordinary newspaper to be read by a person of normal vision at any point in that part of the accommodation, being a point available for free movement, during day time and in clear weather.

(3.) Where the Director is satisfied that compliance with the requirements of the preceding sub-regulations is unreasonable or impracticable—

(a) in relation to sanitary accommodation, washing accommodation or passageways in a ship; or

(b) in the case of a passenger ship,

an approved system of artificial lighting shall be provided in that accommodation or that ship, as the case requires, and shall be available at all times.

Electric lighting.

30.—(1.) An efficient electrical system capable of providing adequate lighting in every part of the crew accommodation shall be provided.

(2.) The electric lights shall be so arranged as to give the maximum benefit to the crew, and in particular an electric reading light, capable of being switched on and off from the berth, shall be fitted at the head of each berth.

(3.) A lamp capable of emitting at least two hundred lumens shall be fitted in each such reading light in a sleeping room and a lamp capable of emitting at least four hundred lumens shall be fitted in each such reading light in hospital accommodation.

(4.) The electric lighting of a space shall be deemed to be adequate for the purposes of these Regulations if, when the lamps and paintwork are new, the illumination at a height of two feet nine inches above the floor level at every point midway between—

(a) two adjacent lamps; and

(b) a lamp and a boundary of the space,

is, subject to a tolerance of ten per centum, in accordance with the following table:—

(5.) Reading lights at the heads of berths shall not be taken into account for the purposes of the last preceding sub-regulation except in relation to a sleeping room that accommodates only one person.

(6.) An efficient alternative system of lighting or source of electric power shall be kept available at all times for lighting the crew accommodation.

Ventilation.

31.—(1.) Subject to regulations 5 and 6 of these Regulations, this regulation applies to—

(a) new ships exceeding one thousand tons;

(b) existing ships exceeding three thousand tons; and

(c) existing ships not exceeding three thousand tons which—

(i) exceed one thousand tons; and

(ii) are regularly engaged in voyages in or to the tropics.

(2.) In every ship to which this regulation applies the enclosed parts of the crew accommodation (other than store rooms) shall be ventilated by a mechanical ventilation system capable of maintaining the air in those parts in a state of purity adequate for the health and comfort of the crew.

(3.) The mechanical ventilation system shall be so constructed that—

(a) the velocity of air at each exhaust opening cannot exceed one thousand feet per minute when the system is in operation;

(b) the speed of every supply fan forming part of the system is capable of being varied;

(c) the system is quiet in operation;

View image in the official source(d) the trunking forming part of the system is provided with non-return flaps where necessary for the exclusion of effluvia and the preservation of the health of the crew.

(4.) The ventilation system may, if approved for the purpose, also provide the means of heating the crew accommodation.

(5.) If the circulation of heated air by the ventilation system is the sole means provided for heating the crew accommodation, the system shall be sub-divided into sections which can be separately controlled to the extent necessary to enable a comfortable temperature to be maintained in all parts of the crew accommodation.

(6.) The mechanical ventilation system shall be such as to maintain the following air changes per hour under all conditions of weather and climate to which the ship is likely to be subjected during the voyages on which she is intended to be engaged:—

(7.) An approved alternative system of natural air circulation shall be available for emergency use in a ship to which this regulation applies, and the alternative system may utilize the trunkways of the mechanical system.

(8.) The alternative system of ventilation shall provide in each space to be ventilated not less than six square inches of intake area for each person likely to use the space at any one time.

Natural ventilation system.

32.—(1.) Every enclosed space forming part of the crew accommodation of a ship, being a space not ventilated by a mechanical ventilation system, shall be provided with a natural system of inlet and exhaust ventilation.

(2.) The sectional area of natural inlet and exhaust ventilators shall be at least six square inches for each person for whose use at any one time the space served by the ventilators is appropriated, and shall not be less than nineteen square inches in all at any one place.

(3.) The effective area of natural air inlet ventilators serving each space shall be capable of being adjusted from fully open to a minimum of three square inches for each person likely to use the space at any one time.

(4.) Natural air inlet ventilators shall be so placed that, as far as practicable, they are not screened from the wind in any direction and shall not be placed directly over a doorway, stairway or exhaust opening.

(5.) Ventilation openings shall not be placed over or close to a berth unless it is impracticable to avoid so placing them, and where an opening is so placed, a duct shall be placed beneath it to conduct the air away from the berth.

(6.) Ventilators, other than those fitted on a mechanical ventilation system, shall be of a cowl or other approved type.

Electric fans.

33. An electric fan shall be fitted in each sleeping room, mess room, recreation room, office, galley and pantry forming part of the crew accommodation of a ship not required by regulation 31 of these Regulations to be fitted with a mechanical ventilation system, or which has been exempted from the requirements of that regulation.

Sleeping accommodation.

34.—(1.) A separate sleeping room shall be provided for the master.

(2.) Each of the following classes of persons shall be provided with sleeping rooms separate from those provided for the other classes:—

(a) officers in their respective departments;

(b) petty officers in their respective departments;

(c) apprentices;

(d) ratings of the deck department, other than petty officers;

(e) ratings of the engine room department, other than petty officers; and

(f) ratings of the catering department, other than petty officers.

(3.) Wherever practicable—

(a) sleeping rooms provided for cooks shall be separate from those provided for stewards;

(b) watchkeepers on separate watches shall be berthed in separate rooms; and

(c) watchkeepers shall not be berthed in the same room as day men.

(4.) Deck boys shall not be berthed in the same room as adult ratings.

Officers and petty officers to have individual sleeping rooms.

35. Each officer and each petty officer shall be provided with a separate sleeping room.

Ratings’ sleeping rooms.

36.—(1.) In the case of a new ship exceeding two thousand five hundred tons, each rating not being a deck boy shall be provided with a separate sleeping room.

(2.) In the case of a new ship not exceeding two thousand five hundred tons, not more than two ratings shall be accommodated in a sleeping room.

(3.) Not more than two apprentices or deck boys shall be accommodated in a sleeping room in a new ship.

(4.) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this regulation, in the case of a new ship, being a passenger ship—

(a) two ratings of the deck department;

(b) two ratings of the engine room department;

(c) two cooks; or

(d) four stewards,

may, with the approval of the Committee, be accommodated in a sleeping room.

(5.) The provisions of this regulation apply to an existing ship to such extent as, in the opinion of the Committee, is reasonable and practicable having regard to the age of the ship and the purpose for which the ship is used or is intended to be used.

Floor area of sleeping rooms.

37.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, the minimum floor area provided for each person in a sleeping room forming part of the crew accommodation shall be—

(a) in the case of a ship not exceeding four hundred tons—twenty-five square feet;

(b) in the case of a ship exceeding four hundred tons but not exceeding eight hundred tons—thirty square feet; and

(c) in the case of a ship exceeding eight hundred tons—forty square feet.

(2.) Where four stewards are accommodated in one sleeping room the minimum floor area provided for each person shall be thirty square feet.

(3.) For the purposes of this regulation—

(a) floor space occupied by berths, lockers, seats and chests of drawers shall be included in the measurement of floor area; and

(b) small or irregularly shaped floor spaces which cannot be used for installing furniture and which do not contribute to the space available for free movement shall be excluded from that measurement.

Berths.

38.—(1.) Each sleeping room in the crew accommodation shall be fitted with a separate berth for each person accommodated in the room.

(2.) The framework of each berth shall be constructed of metal or other material which is hard and smooth and unlikely to become corroded and if a berth is constructed with tubular frames, the frames shall be completely sealed and without perforations.

(3.) There shall be unobstructed access to at least one side of each berth and, if the adjacent sides of two berths in the same room are parallel to each other or when projected make an angle of less than ninety degrees with each other, the distance between those sides at any point shall not be less than three feet.

(4.) Where berths abut upon each other they shall be separated by screens made of wood or other suitable material.

(5.) A berth shall not be placed—

(a) within four inches of a ventilation trunk which may be used for circulating hot air; or

(b) within two and one-half inches of a bulkhead or ship’s side unless the bed is so supported and the room so constructed as to avoid harbouring dirt or vermin in or near the berth and to enable the bedding to be kept dry and clean.

(6.) Berths shall not be arranged in tiers of more than two, and berths—

(a) in new ships; or

(b) which are placed along a ship’s side,

shall be in single tier.

(7.) The bottom of a berth shall not be less than eighteen inches from the floor of the room.

(8.) In a double tier where the height of the sleeping room is not less than seven feet six inches, the bottom of the lower berth shall be not less than two feet nine inches below the bottom of the upper berth.

(9.) The bottom of the upper berth in a double tier shall not be less than two feet six inches below the lower side of the crown beams or other obstructions.

(10.) The minimum dimensions of berths shall be six feet three inches by two feet three inches, the measurements being taken inside the lee-boards or lee-rails, if any, and at right angles to each other.

(11.) Each berth shall be fitted with—

(a) a spring bottom or other bottom suitable for use with a mattress; and

(b) a mattress made of approved material which will resist damp and is unlikely to harbour vermin,

and where berths are arranged in a double tier a bottom of wood, canvas or other dust-proof material shall be fitted to the under side of the upper berth.

(12.) Lee-boards fitted to berths shall be constructed of hardwood or other approved material and shall be so made as not to be likely to harbour vermin.

(13.) Curtains shall be fitted to berths if there are two or more berths in a room.

Furniture, &c., in officers’ sleeping rooms.

39.—(1.) A sleeping room for an officer shall be provided with—

(a) reasonable drawer accommodation;

(b) a writing desk with drawers;

(c) a chair with arm rests;

(d) a wardrobe not less than five feet six inches in height and four hundred and sixty square inches in internal sectional area;

(e) a settee not less than six feet in length;

(f) a carpet runner of reasonable size;

(g) a wash basin of vitreous china or other equally hygienic and durable material, fitted with an efficient and hygienic discharge overside;

(h) a splash plate or other means of protection for the wall above the wash-basin, if any;

(i) a tumbler and drinking water bottle and a rack suitable for holding them;

(j) a shelf or cupboard for toilet requisites;

(k) a mirror suitable for toilet purposes;

(l) at least two coat-hooks in addition to coat-hooks fitted in the wardrobe; and

(m) curtains, blinds or jalousies fitted to each side scuttle.

(2.) A book case shall be provided in a sleeping room which accommodates the Master, First Mate, Chief Engineer or Second Engineer and, in the case of a passenger ship, the First Radio Officer, and a book case or book rack shall be provided in a sleeping room which accommodates any other officer.

(3.) Where an officer is provided with a day-room, any of the furniture required by the preceding provisions of this regulation to be provided in a sleeping room may be placed in the day-room, and where an officer is provided with direct access from his sleeping room to a wash room, the wash basin and other toilet fittings specified in sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation may be placed in the wash room.

Furniture, &c., in apprentices’ sleeping rooms.

40.—(1.) A sleeping room for an apprentice shall, so far as is, in the opinion of the Director, reasonable and practicable, be provided with the furniture and fittings specified in the last preceding regulation.

(2.) If more than one apprentice is accommodated in a sleeping room, one additional wardrobe, two additional coat-hooks and one additional tumbler shall be provided for each apprentice in excess of one accommodated in the room.

Furniture, &c., in ratings’ sleeping rooms.

41.—(1.) A sleeping room for ratings not being petty officers shall be provided with—

(a) two drawers, each having a capacity of not less than two cubic feet, for each person accommodated in the room;

(b) a table or desk being either of the fixed or drop-leaf type or fitted as a sliding top to a chest of drawers;

(c) comfortable seats sufficient to accommodate at one time all the persons accommodated in the room;

(d) one clothes locker of suitable design for each person accommodated in the room;

(e) unless drinking water is available at a convenient distance from the room, a drinking water bottle for each two persons accommodated in the room and a tumbler for each such person, and a rack suitable for holding the bottle and tumblers;

(f) a mirror suitable for toilet purposes;

(g) a cabinet suitable for containing toilet requisites;

(h) a book rack;

(i) at least two coat-hooks, in addition to coat-hooks fitted in the clothes locker, for each person accommodated in the room;

(j) if iron or concrete flooring beside berths is not covered with approved material, a carpet runner or other suitable material at one side of each berth or tier of berths, as the case may be; and

(k) curtains, blinds or jalousies fitted to each side scuttle.

(2.) A clothes locker referred to in paragraph (d) of the last preceding sub-regulation shall—

(a) measure not less than five feet six inches in height or three hundred and fifteen square inches in internal section area;

(b) be fitted with a shelf not less than nine inches below its top; and

(c) contain fittings on which clothes may be hung.

Furniture, &c., in petty officers’ sleeping rooms.

42.—(1.) Subject to this regulation, sleeping rooms for petty officers shall be provided with the furniture and fittings specified in the last preceding regulation, except that—

(a) a wardrobe shall be provided instead of a clothes locker;

(b) a drinking water bottle and tumbler and a rack suitable for holding them shall be provided in all cases; and

(c) the furniture and fittings shall be of a generally higher standard than those required to be provided by the last preceding regulation.

(2.) In addition, each such room shall be provided with a wash basin of vitreous china or other equally hygienic and durable material, fitted with an efficient and hygienic discharge overside.

(3.) Where a petty officer is provided with direct access from his sleeping room to a wash room, the wash basin and other toilet fittings required to be provided for his use may be located in the wash room.

Furniture, &c., to be of certain materials.

43.— (1.) Lockers, wardrobes, tables, desks, the un-upholstered parts of chairs and settees and like furnishings required by these Regulations to be provided in sleeping rooms shall be constructed of polished or painted hardwood, rustproof metal or other smooth and impervious material not likely to crack, warp or become corroded.

(2.) All furniture provided in sleeping rooms shall be so made as to be not likely to harbour vermin.

Locks to be provided in sleeping rooms.

44.—(1.) Where more than one person is accommodated in a sleeping room forming part of the crew accommodation, drawers, lockers and wardrobes shall be fitted with secure locks or hasps for padlocks.

(2.) Where only one person is accommodated in such a sleeping room, at least one drawer, locker or wardrobe shall be fitted with such a lock or hasp.

(3.) Doors to sleeping rooms shall be fitted with individual locks.

Mesa rooms.

45.—(1.) Mess rooms shall be provided for the crew in all ships and shall be located as close as possible to the galley and apart from sleeping accommodation.

(2.) In the case of a ship that does not exceed one thousand tons, mess rooms provided for the master, officers and apprentices shall be separate from those provided for ratings.

(3.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, in the case of a ship that exceeds one thousand tons, separate mess rooms shall be provided for each of the following classes of persons:—

(a) the master, officers and apprentices;

(b) ratings of the deck department; and

(c) ratings of the engine room department.

(4.) A common mess room may, with the permission of the Director, be provided for ratings of the deck and engine room departments in the case of a ship that exceeds one thousand tons.

(5.) The Director shall not give his permission to the provision of such a common mess room for those ratings unless he is satisfied that the arrangement is preferred by the organization or organizations registered under the Conciliation and, Arbitration Act 1904-1952 which, in his opinion, is or are representative of those ratings.

(6.) Where a separate mess room is not provided for ratings of the catering department, messing accommodation shall be provided for them in mess rooms provided for other persons.

(7.) The dimensions of a mess room shall be sufficient to accommodate the greatest number of persons likely to use the room at any one time.

Furniture and fittings in mess rooms.

46.—(1.) A mess room forming part of the crew accommodation shall be provided with sufficient tables to allow a space of not less than twenty-four inches, measured along the edge of the table, for each person likely to use the room at any one time.

(2.) The location and arrangement of the tables shall be such as to provide a clear means of access to any table, and where seating accommodation is provided between a table and a bulkhead or the ship’s side, the clearance between the table and the bulkhead or ship’s side shall not be less than twenty-five inches.

(3.) The number of persons to be accommodated along one side of a table shall not exceed three.

(4.) Tables shall be not less than thirty inches wide if seats are provided along both sides of the table, and not less than fifteen inches wide if seats are provided only on one side of the table.

(5.) Single chairs shall be provided in each mess room for each person using the room at any one time, and each chair shall be fitted with arm rests unless chairs so fitted are provided in a separate recreation room for the persons using the mess room.

(6.) If seating accommodation adjacent to a bulkhead or ship’s side is provided, settees may be provided instead of chairs.

(7.) Where settees are provided they shall be—

(a) not less than fifteen inches wide; and

(b) provided with upholstered or padded seats and comfortably shaped backs.

(8.) In a mess room provided for the exclusive use of petty officers—

(a) a sideboard shall be provided; and

(b) the seats and backs of seating accommodation fitted against a bulkhead or the ship’s side shall be upholstered or padded.

Storage of mess utensils, &c.

47.—(1.) Suitable storage for mess utensils shall be provided in or conveniently near to the mess room in which they are used.

(2.) The storage provided shall be either—

(a) a general storage locker capable of holding sufficient mess utensils for the persons for whom the mess room is provided; or

(b) an individual storage locker, measuring not less than fifteen inches by fifteen inches by twelve inches and fitted with a lock or a hasp for a padlock, for each of those persons.

(3.) Storage lockers shall be made of stove enamelled steel or hard-faced plywood or other approved material and shall be raised to a sufficient height above the floor to facilitate cleaning.

Dressers, &c., to be provided in mess room or pantry.

48. A dresser, sink, hot-press and hot water boiler shall be fitted in each mess room or in a pantry or pantries readily accessible from the mess room or, in the case of a ship not exceeding one thousand tons, in a galley.

Furniture in mess rooms to be made of certain materials.

49.—(1.) Subject to the provisions of regulation 47 of these Regulations, lockers, tables, dressers, sideboards and the un-upholstered parts of chairs and settees required by these Regulations to be provided in mess rooms shall be constructed of polished or painted hardwood, rustproof metal or other smooth and impervious material not likely to crack, warp or become corroded.

(2.) All furniture provided in a mess room shall be so made as to resist damp and to be not likely to harbour vermin.

Smoking rooms for officers.

50.—(1.) Subject to sub-regulation (3.) of this regulation, a smoking room fitted with small tables, comfortable chairs and a bookcase shall be provided for the use of the master, officers and apprentices in ships exceeding two thousand five hundred tons.

(2.) In the case of ships to which the last preceding sub-regulation does not apply, the mess room provided for the master, officers and apprentices shall be available and furnished for use as a smoking room, unless a separate smoking room is provided for their use.

(3.) Where apprentices are provided with a separate room for use as a study, being a room also separate from their sleeping rooms, it is not necessary to provide for them the smoking room accommodation in accordance with the preceding provisions of this regulation.

Recreation accommodation.

51.—(1.) In ships exceeding one thousand tons, recreation accommodation shall be provided for ratings in a mess room or elsewhere, and shall be conveniently situated and appropriately furnished.

(2.) In all ships space shall be provided on an open deck for the use of the crew for the purposes of recreation and shall be adequate in area, insofar as the size of the ship allows, having regard to the number of persons in the crew.

(3.) In ships exceeding five hundred tons a bookcase shall be provided for, and shall be accessible to, all members of the crew.

Office accommodation.

52.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, in ships exceeding two thousand five hundred tons, separate office accommodation shall be provided for the use of the Master, the First Mate and the Chief Engineer.

(2.) The office accommodation may be combined with the day-room of the master or officer for whom it is provided.

Sanitary accommodation.

53.—(1.) Sanitary accommodation shall be provided for the master and crew on all ships.

(2.) In ships exceeding eight hundred tons—

(a) separate sanitary accommodation shall be provided for the master; and

(b) the sanitary accommodation provided for officers and apprentices shall be separate from that provided for ratings.

(3.) In the case of a new ship, at least one water closet shall be provided for every five persons using the sanitary accommodation for whom separate sanitary accommodation has not been provided, and where the total number of those persons is not divisible by five without remainder, and the remainder exceeds two, an additional water closet shall be provided.

(4.) In the case of an existing ship, at least one water closet shall be provided for every eight persons using the sanitary accommodation for whom separate sanitary accommodation has not been provided, and if the total number of those persons is not divisible by eight without remainder, and the remainder exceeds three, an additional water closet shall be provided.

(5.) In addition to the water closets required to be provided by sub-regulation (3.) or (4.) of this regulation, there shall be provided such number of water closets (if any) as is required to increase the total number of water closets provided for the crew to the following numbers:—

Entrance to sanitary accommodation.

54.—(1.) If the means of entry into sanitary accommodation forming part of the crew accommodation is from a passageway leading to other parts of the crew accommodation, a lobby shall be provided at the entrance of the sanitary accommodation or, where a lobby is not practicable, a self-closing door shall be provided.

(2.) Doors between the sanitary accommodation and a passageway shall.be close fitting and without apertures.

Situation &c., of water closets.

55.—(1.) Water closets required by these Regulations to be provided shall be situated close to the sleeping rooms of the persons for whom they are provided.

(2.) Where the entrance to a water closet is from an open deck and is not otherwise obscured so as to ensure privacy, the entrance shall, if practicable, be properly screened.

(3.) A water closet in a compartment adjacent to and serving a sleeping room or between two sleeping rooms accommodating not more than four persons may, if the water closet is appropriated solely for the use of those persons, be entered directly from that room or those rooms, but if provided for the use of more than two persons it shall be so screened as to ensure privacy.

(4.) Where more than one water closet is fitted in a compartment, they shall—

(a) be separated by partitions which may be open at the top and bottom; and

(b) be provided with separate doors.

Fittings, &c., of water closets.

56.—(1.) A water closet shall be provided with—

(a) a water closet pedestal of single type with—

(i) a pan of white vitreous china or other suitable material;

(ii) a seat of polished hardwood or other suitable material, with an opening of four inches at the front;

(iii) a trap with a metal inspection plate; and

(iv) an efficient ventilator connected to the outlet;

(b) an adequate flush of water, which shall be always available and supplied through self-closing non-concussive supply valves with a portable seating in metal which is not likely to become corroded;

(c) a soil pipe not less than four inches in diameter, so constructed as to facilitate cleaning and minimize the risk of obstruction;

(d) a device for holding toilet paper; and

(e) a handrail or grip.

(2.) Except in a ship fitted with sewage tanks, each soil pipe shall have a direct overboard outfall fitted with a storm-valve, unless it is connected to the main sewage outfall by an efficient and hygienic system.

Washing accommodation.

57.—(1.) Washing accommodation shall be provided for the master and crew on all ships.

(2.) In the case of a ship exceeding eight hundred tons but not exceeding one thousand five hundred tons—

(a) separate washing accommodation shall be provided for the master; and

(b) the washing accommodation provided for officers and apprentices shall be separate from that provided for ratings.

(3.) In the case of a ship exceeding one thousand five hundred tons—

(a) separate washing accommodation shall be provided for the master; and

(b) the washing accommodation provided for each of the following classes of persons shall be separate from that provided for the other classes:—

(i) officers and apprentices of the deck department;

(ii) officers of the engine room department;

(iii) ratings of the deck department;

(iv) ratings of the engine room department; and

(v) ratings of the catering department.

(4.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, washing accommodation shall be situated close to the sleeping accommodation of the persons for whose use it is provided.

(5.) Part of the washing accommodation for ratings of the engine room department shall be adjacent to the engine room and stokehold.

(6.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, access to washing accommodation shall not be directly obtained from a mess room or sleeping room and shall wherever reasonable and practicable in the circumstances be obtained from a passageway.

(7.) Access to washing accommodation may be obtained directly from not more than two sleeping rooms accommodating not more than four persons in all, if the washing accommodation is appropriated for use solely by the persons accommodated in those sleeping rooms.

Change rooms.

58. In a ship exceeding three thousand five hundred tons, each of the following classes of persons shall be provided with change rooms separate from those provided for the other classes:—

(a) officers of the engine room department;

(b) ratings of the engine room department; and

(c) ratings of the deck department.

Size and equipment of wash places.

59.—(1.) A wash place shall provide not less than twelve square feet of floor space for each bath, shower, wash basin and wash trough.

(2.) The space occupied by baths, showers, wash basins, wash troughs, seats and lockers shall be included in the measurement of floor space for the purposes of the last preceding sub-regulation.

(3.) In the case of a new ship, the washing accommodation shall include not less than one bath or shower and one wash basin for each five persons for whose use the accommodation is provided.

(4.) In the case of an existing ship, the washing accommodation shall include not less than one bath or shower and one wash basin for each six persons for whose use the accommodation is provided.

(5.) Where the number of persons for whose use the washing accommodation is provided is not—

(a) in the case of a new ship, divisible by five without remainder; or

(b) in the case of an existing ship, divisible by six without remainder,

and in either case the remainder exceeds two, an additional bath or shower and an additional wash basin shall be provided.

(6.) For the purposes of the last three preceding sub-regulations, account shall not be taken of a private bath, shower or wash basin or of persons for whose use a private bath, shower or wash basin is provided.

Baths and showers.

60.—(1.) Screening shall be provided to ensure privacy for a bath or shower which is in the same room as a wash basin or wash trough or another bath or shower unless the room is appropriated for the sole use of one person.

(2.) Each shower space shall be provided with a soap holder, a hand rail, a kerb and individual drainage either over the ship’s side or to a common outlet.

(3.) A mat or grating of non-slipping, hygienic material shall be provided for use with each shower.

(4.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, a hinged seat shall be provided adjacent to each shower.

(5.) Where there is more than one shower in a room, a hinged seat shall be provided for each set of two showers.

(6.) A steam mixer used for supplying hot water to showers shall be fitted with an anti-scalding device.

Discharge systems in baths, &c.

61.—(1.) Each wash basin, wash trough, bath and shower shall be fitted with an efficient and hygienic discharge system.

(2.) Waste pipes shall be fitted in a manner which will minimize the risk of obstruction and facilitate cleaning.

(3.) The scupper in a wash place shall be located in the lowest part of the space and shall be not less than two inches in diameter.

Supply of water to washing accommodation.

62.—(1.) A fresh water supply of sufficient capacity to provide at least two gallons of water per day for each member of the crew for washing purposes shall be provided.

(2.) Hot and cold fresh water shall be laid on to all wash basins, wash troughs, showers and baths fitted in compliance with these Regulations.

(3.) A cold salt water supply shall be provided for each wash place for washing down purposes, unless other suitable means for washing-down are available.

Flooring to be impervious.

63. Floors of wash places, bath rooms, shower recesses, laundries and other compartments where water is used shall—

(a) be covered with rubber-based or other approved impervious material; and

(b) be fitted with a coving around the perimeter of the compartment.

Pipes to be lagged.

64.—(1.) Hot water pipes shall be lagged where necessary for conservation of heat or to ensure the safety of the crew.

(2.) The Director may require that the cold water pipes, or any of them, passing through any part of the crew accommodation shall be lagged to prevent sweating, and if he has so required, the pipes shall be lagged accordingly.

Laundry facilities.

65.—(1.) Wash troughs for washing clothes shall be provided for the crew in accordance with these Regulations.

(2.) In the case of a ship exceeding eight hundred tons, the room in which wash troughs are provided for officers and appentices shall be separate from the room in which wash troughs are provided for ratings, except where a common laundry under the control of a laundryman is provided.

(3.) Wash troughs shall, wherever reasonable and practicable, be situated in rooms appropriated for use solely as laundries, and where they are not so situated, shall be situated in the wash places of the persons for whom they are provided.

(4.) At least one wash trough shall be provided for each five persons using a laundry or wash place, being persons for whom separate laundry facilities have not been provided.

(5.) Where the total number of persons referred to in the preceding sub-regulation is not divisible by five without remainder, and that remainder exceeds two, an additional wash trough shall be provided.

Structure and size of wash troughs.

66. Wash troughs shall—

(a) be made of, or coated with, hygienic and durable material having a smooth and impervious surface not likely to crack, flake or become corroded;

(b) be supported on brackets;

(c) be rounded off at the bottom; and

(d) measure not less than two feet in length, one foot six inches in width and one foot three inches in depth.

Floor space, &c., for wash troughs.

67. Where wash troughs are fitted in a separate laundry, the provisions of regulations 59 and 61 of these Regulations apply to and in relation to the laundry as if it were a wash place.

Drying rooms.

68.—(1.) Rooms for drying the crew’s clothes shall be provided and shall be separate from sleeping rooms, mess rooms, recreation rooms, offices, store rooms, galleys, pantries and hospital accommodation.

(2.) Drying rooms provided for officers shall be separate from those provided for ratings, unless the provision of separate drying rooms is impracticable or unreasonable in the circumstances.

(3.) A drying room shall be fitted with sufficient lines or other suitable fittings with sufficient space having regard to the number of persons in the crew and the duration of the voyages on which the ship is intended to be engaged.

(4.) The heating of a drying room shall be capable of being controlled independently of the heating of any other space in the ship and the exhaust ventilation of such a room shall, unless it is provided by a trunked mechanical ventilation system, be independent of the ventilation of all other spaces in the ship.

Oilskin lockers.

69.—(1.) Lockers or compartments, equipped with approved means of ventilation, shall be provided for hanging oilskins and working clothes used by the crew.

(2.) Separate lockers or compartments shall be provided for officers and ratings.

Hospital accommodation.

70.—(1.) Except in the case of a ship which—

(a) is engaged solely in the coasting trade; and

(b) is ordinarily on a route where it can, at any time, reach a port within forty-eight hours,

separate hospital accommodation shall be provided for the crew in accordance with these Regulations.

(2.) Where the crew does not exceed seventy-five persons, the hospital accommodation shall contain not less than two berths and where the crew exceeds seventy-five persons, it shall contain not less than three berths.

(3.) Hospital accommodation required by these Regulations to be provided shall not at any time be used for a purpose other than for treatment of sick persons.

Location of hospital accommodation.

71.—(1.) Hospital accommodation shall be situated—

(a) in a position which will ensure the greatest possible quiet and comfort for the patients; and

(b) so that it is readily accessible and that the patients may receive proper medical attention in all weathers.

(2.) In the case of a ship which does not carry a qualified medical practitioner, the hospital accommodation shall be situated within easy access of the sleeping accommodation provided for the person in charge of the patients.

Arrangement of berths, &c., in hospital accommodation.

72.—(1.) Berths in the hospital accommodation shall be arranged in single tier and at least one berth shall be accessible from both sides and the foot.

(2.) The berths shall be so arranged as readily to accommodate a stretcher alongside any berth.

Construction and fittings of hospital accommodation.

73.—(1.) The doorway to the hospital accommodation shall be sufficiently wide to allow the free passage of a stretcher.

(2.) The floor of the hospital accommodation shall be covered with a rubber based or other approved impervious material and shall be fitted with a coving around its perimeter.

(3.) The hospital accommodation shall be fitted with not less than two side scuttles—

(a) at least twelve inches in diameter; and

(b) fitted with suitable bars or guards.

(4.) The minimum standards of—

(a) the heating, lighting and ventilation;

(b) the construction and internal surfaces of bulkheads;

(c) the construction and fittings of berths; and

(d) the floor area and head room,

required by these Regulations in respect of sleeping accommodation for ratings apply also to the hospital accommodation, other than the sanitary block referred to in the next succeeding regulation, to be provided for the crew.

(5.) A suitable locker, a water bottle and a tumbler shall be provided for each berth in the hospital accommodation and shall be within reach of that berth.

(6.) The hospital accommodation shall be provided with the following items of equipment:—

(a) a clothes locker;

(b) seats adequate in number, having regard to the number of berths in the accommodation;

(c) a bed pan; and

(d) electric bell-pushes so arranged as to be within reach of each berth and communicating with the sleeping accommodation provided for the person in charge of the patients.

(7.) A kerosene light or electric battery light shall be provided in the hospital accommodation and shall be kept ready at all times for use in the event of failure of the normal lighting system.

Hospital sanitary block.

74.—(1.) A sanitary block comprising a bath room and a water closet shall be provided for the exclusive use of patients in the hospital accommodation.

(2.) The bath room shall contain a bath and a wash basin.

(3.) Access to the sanitary block shall be obtained directly from the hospital accommodation.

(4.) Subject to this regulation, the provisions of regulations 54, 56 and 59 to 63 (inclusive) of these Regulations apply to and in relation to the sanitary block required to be provided by this regulation.

Medical cabinet.

75.— (1.) A medical cabinet shall be provided in a separate compartment adjacent to the hospital accommodation or near to the sleeping accommodation of the person in charge of sick persons on board.

(2.) The medical cabinet shall not be kept in a recreation room, sleeping room, mess room, wash place or other space provided as accommodation for the crew if it reduces the area of available space in the room, place or space to less than the minimum area required by these Regulations to be provided in that room, place or space.

(3.) The medical cabinet shall be of a size, design and construction suitable for storing the medicines and medical stores provided in the ship for the benefit of the crew and shall be provided with—

(a) an outer door fitted with an efficient lock;

(b) an inner cupboard, capable of being locked independently, for the purpose of storing poisonous drugs exclusively;

(c) shelves so constructed as to facilitate identification of the medicines stored on them;

(d) a dispensing counter or dispensing table in either case with a surface which can be easily kept clean;

(e) at least two drawers suitable for the storage of medical stores; and

(f) a rack suitable for holding devices for measuring medicines.

(4.) The medical cabinet shall be lighted by an electric light which shall be inside or immediately outside the cabinet and which will enable all the contents of the cabinet to be clearly seen in the absence of light from another source.

(5.) The medical cabinet and the place in which it is fitted shall be so ventilated as to avoid deterioration of its contents.

Galleys.

76.—(1.) A ship shall be provided with a galley for the preparation of food for the crew, unless the circumstances are such that no members of the crew are required to mess on board.

(2.) The galley shall be situated as near as practicable to the mess rooms provided for the crew and if it is not situated adjacent to a mess room, equipment which will enable food to be served hot in that mess room in all weathers shall be provided.

(3.) Where a galley is situated on an open deck, the weather doors shall be horizontally divided in halves, so that the upper half can be opened independently of the lower half, or the entrance shall be of other approved construction.

(4.) A part of a galley adjoining a stokehold or other heat-producing space shall be insulated from heat effects.

(5.) The floor of a galley shall be covered with a rubber-based or ether approved impervious material and if the Director so requires in a particular case, a suitable surface shall be laid over the floor covering to avoid the danger of slipping.

(6.) The floor of a galley shall be provided with gutters and with scuppers which shall be led overboard or to an enclosed tank served by a mechanically operated suction pump.

(7.) The position and number of the gutters shall be such as will ensure the efficient drainage of the floor.

(8.) A supply of salt water connected to a tap or other suitable connexion shall be provided in each galley to facilitate the washing down of the floor.

Equipment of galleys.

77.— (1.) A galley shall be provided with such equipment (including cooking ranges, ovens and fire grates) as will enable food in sufficient quantity to be properly and readily prepared for the persons whom the galley is intended to serve, and the cooking utensils to be hygienically cleaned.

(2.) The cooking utensils in a galley shall be so arranged as to facilitate the cleaning of the galley.

(3.) Cupboards and dressers in a galley shall be constructed of material which is impervious to dirt and moisture and can be easily kept clean and metal parts shall be rust-proof.

(4.) Where a cupboard or dresser is not flush with the deck, it shall have a clearance of not less than ten inches above the deck to facilitate cleaning.

(5.) Salt water taps shall not be fitted over a sink in a galley.

Lighting of galleys.

78.—(1.) Galleys shall, so far as is reasonable and practicable, be lighted by natural lighting.

(2.) Where a galley is situated on an open deck, a skylight shall be provided.

(3.) Each galley shall be provided with at least three fixed points for artificial lighting, so arranged as to give the maximum benefit to members of the crew working in the galley.

Ventilation of galleys.

79.—(1.) Where a galley is situated on an open deck—

(a) openings with sparred gratings shall be cut in the sides and ends of the galley for ventilation purposes and shall be fitted with dust-tight shutters made of steel or other suitable material; or

(b) side scuttles shall be fitted in the sides and ends of the galley.

(2.) An efficient system of mechanical exhaust ventilation to draw off fumes from cooking appliances shall be provided in each galley, unless the Director is satisfied that the natural ventilation provided is adequate to ensure that the fumes escape only to the open air.

Dry provision store rooms.

80.—(1.) Dry provision store rooms shall be provided for the storage of dry provisions for the crew, and shall be of sufficient capacity having regard to the maximum period likely to elapse between successive replenishments of stores and to the maximum number of the crew to be carried.

(2.) Dry provision store rooms shall—

(a) be enclosed by bulkheads constructed of steel or other approved material; and

(b) be so situated, constructed and ventilated as to avoid deterioration of the stores through heat, draught, condensation or infestation by insects or vermin.

(3.) A dry provision store room shall not be situated close to a space in which heat is generated, unless it is adequately insulated against heat.

(4.) A dry provision store room shall not be used for the storage of bedding or textiles.

Cold storage rooms.

81.—(1.) Refrigerating equipment and cold storage rooms shall, subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, be provided and shall be adequate for the storage of perishable provisions for the crew having regard to the period likely to elapse between successive replenishments of stores.

(2.) In the case of a ship not exceeding five hundred tons, an approved alternative arrangement for the storage of perishable provisions may be provided instead of that required by the last preceding sub-regulation.

(3.) Refrigeration machinery in which methyl chloride is intended to be used shall not be situated in the crew accommodation except in a store room or space appropriated solely to that machinery.

(4.) The store room or space in which any such machinery is housed shall—

(a) be so constructed as to be gastight where it abuts upon other parts of the crew accommodation; and

(b) be adequately ventilated by at least two ventilators to the open air, one of which shall be fitted with an exhaust fan and shall have its inlet near the bottom of the room or space.

(5.) The motor of the electric fan and the electrical connexions to the fan shall be enclosed in a spark-proof case.

(6.) Where access to the store room or space is from an open deck, it shall be by means of a hinged door, and where access is from an alleyway or other space frequented by the crew, the door shall be spring-loaded, jointed and reasonably gastight.

(7.) Exposed pipes which may contain methyl chloride or other toxic or inflammable gas shall be adequately protected from damage.

Cleanliness, &c., of crew accommodation.

82.—(1.) The crew accommodation shall be maintained in a clean and habitable condition and all equipment and installations required by these Regulations shall be maintained in good working order.

(2.) Every part of the crew accommodation, not being a store room, shall be kept free of stores and other property not belonging to, or provided for the use of, persons for whom that part of the accommodation is appropriated.

Equivalent or superior fittings, &c., may be provided in certain cases.

83.—(1.) Where a particular fitting, furnishing or appliance, or a particular type of fitting, furnishing or appliance, is, by or in pursuance of these Regulations, required to be fitted or carried in a ship, the Director may, if he is satisfied that another fitting, furnishing or appliance, or another type of fitting, furnishing or appliance, is equivalent or superior in standard to that required by or in pursuance of these Regulations—

(a) permit that other fitting, furnishing or appliance, or type of fitting, furnishing or appliance, to be fitted or carried; or

(b) request the Committee to determine whether that other fitting, furnishing or appliance, or type of fitting, furnishing or appliance, may be fitted or carried.

(2.) Where, in pursuance of the last preceding sub-regulation, the Director has permitted a fitting, furnishing or appliance or type of fitting, furnishing or appliance, to be fitted or carried, or the Committee has determined that a fitting, furnishing or appliance, or type of fitting, furnishing or appliance, may be fitted or carried, that fitting, furnishing or appliance, or type of fitting, furnishing or appliance, may be fitted or carried instead of that required by or in pursuance of these Regulations.

Sharing of crew accommodation with passengers.

84.— (1.) Subject to this regulation—

(a) no part of the crew accommodation provided in compliance with these Regulations shall be used, or appropriated for use, by passengers; and

(b) a galley or store room provided in compliance with these Regulations shall not be used, or appropriated for use, for the preparation or storage of food for passengers.

(2.) The Director may exempt a ship from the requirements of these Regulations, not being requirements relating to sleeping rooms or office accommodation, to the extent that he is satisfied that accommodation equal or superior in standard to the accommodation required by these Regulations is available for the use or service of the crew in common with passengers.

Division 3.—Inspection of Crew Accommodation.

Weekly inspection of accommodation.

85.—(1.) The master or an officer appointed by him for the purpose shall inspect every part of the crew accommodation at intervals not exceeding seven days, and shall be accompanied on the inspection by at least one member of the crew.

(2.) The master of the ship shall cause to be entered in the ship’s official log-book a record of—

(a) the time and date of the inspection;

(b) the names and ranks of the persons making the inspection; and

(c) particulars of any respects in which the crew accommodation or a part of it was found by any of the persons making the inspection not to comply with these Regulations.

Penalty: Fifty pounds.

Annual and other inspections of crew accommodation.

86.—(1.) The crew accommodation of each ship shall be inspected by a Medical Inspector of Seamen appointed under section 123 of the Navigation Act 1912-1953 or a person authorized for the purpose by the Director—

(a) annually; and

(b) whenever—

(i) the ship is registered or re-registered;

(ii) a part of the crew accommodation in the ship undergoes substantial alterations or repairs;

(iii) the number of persons accommodated in a space forming part of the crew accommodation is increased above that for which the space was approved in pursuance of these Regulations;

(iv) a request for an inspection has been made to the Director, in sufficient time to avoid delay in the sailing of the ship, by or on behalf of the owner of the ship or by an official of an organization of seamen registered under the Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904-1952; or

(v) a written complaint, alleging that the crew accommodation does not comply with these Regulations and signed by at least three members of the crew, has been duly lodged with the Director or with the superintendent at a Mercantile Marine Office.

(2.) A complaint referred to in sub-paragraph (v) of paragraph (b) of the last preceding sub-regulation shall be deemed not to have been duly lodged unless it is lodged—

(a) as soon as practicable after the arrival of the ship in port; and

(b) at least twenty-four hours before the ship is due to sail, unless the ship is in port for less than twenty-four hours.

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