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(1) These Regulations may be
cited as the Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation)
(Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1975 and shall
come into operation on 1st January 1977.
(2) In these Regulations:—
 “fishing vessel” includes a fishery research vessel but does not include a fishery
protection vessel;
 “length” means the length measured from the fore part of the stem on the line of the forecastle
deck to the after side of the head of the stern post, or, if there is no stern
post, to the foreside of the rudder stock at the point where the rudder stock
passes out of the hull;
 “sanitary accommodation” includes washing accommodation and water closets.
(3) The Interpretation Act 1889
shall apply for the interpretation of these Regulations as it applies for
the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
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These Regulations shall apply to every mechanically-propelled sea-going
fishing vessel of 24·4 metres or more in length registered in the United
Kingdom under Part I or Part IV of
the Merchant
Shipping Act 1894 which either:
(a) is so registered for the
first time or re-registered after the date on which these Regulations come
into operation, or
(b) is reconstructed or substantially
altered after that date,
except:
(i) vessels primarily used
for fishing for sport or recreation;
(ii) vessels primarily propelled
by sail but having auxiliary engines; or
(iii) vessels used for whaling
or similar pursuits.
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(1) It is hereby directed that
the provisions of section 20
of the Merchant
Shipping Act 1970 and of these Regulations
shall extend to British vessels (which are not registered in the United Kingdom
or elsewhere) of the following description, that is to say, every mechanically-propelled
sea-going fishing vessel of 24·4 metres or more in length which:
(a) is wholly owned by
a person resident in or by a body corporate having a principal place of business
in the United Kingdom; and
(b) is required to be registered
under the Merchant Shipping Act 1894
but is not registered under Part I or Part IV
of that Act;and to masters and seamen employed in her.
(2) These Regulations shall
apply to every such unregistered fishing vessel as and to the extent that
they would apply to her if she were a fishing vessel which had been registered
for the first time under Part I or Part IV of
the Merchant
Shipping Act 1894 on the date on which her
construction was completed; and regulation 2
shall be construed accordingly.
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Fishing vessels which do not normally remain away from their home
ports for periods of more than 36 hours and on board which the crew does not
normally live when in port shall, on condition that they are provided with
adequate sanitary accommodation, messing and cooking facilities and accommodation
for resting, be exempt from compliance with regulations 20-25
inclusive and 27-32 inclusive and from the requirement in regulation 15(2) for an electric
lamp to be provided at the head of each bed.
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(1) Every person to whose order
a fishing vessel to which these Regulations apply is being constructed shall
submit the following plans to a surveyor of ships:
(a) before construction
is begun, a plan of the fishing vessel on a scale not smaller than 1 in 100,
showing clearly the proposed arrangements of the crew accommodation in the
vessel and its proposed position in relation to the vessel's other spaces;
(b) before the construction
of any part of the crew accommodation is begun, plans of the proposed crew
accommodation on a scale not smaller than 1 in 50 showing clearly and in detail
the purpose for which each space in the crew accommodation is to be appropriated
and the proposed disposition of the furnishing, fittings and obstructions
in it; and
(c) before the construction
of any part of the crew accommodation is begun, plans showing clearly the
proposed arrangements for supplying water to the crew accommodation, for covering
the floors, and for heating, lighting, ventilating, insulating and draining
the crew accommodation.
(2) The owner of every fishing
vessel to which these Regulations apply shall, before any reconstruction or
alteration of the vessel's crew accommodation is carried out, submit to a
surveyor of ships the plans specified in paragraph 1(a), (b) and (c)
of this regulation relating to the crew accommodation as reconstructed or
altered as the case may be;provided that if the crew accommodation
is reconstructed or altered at a place outside the United Kingdom in consequence
of an emergency or any accident to the vessel, such plans shall be submitted
to a surveyor of ships as soon as practicable.
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(1) In every fishing vessel
of 38 metres in length or over, all parts of the crew accommodation except
store rooms shall wherever practicable be situated wholly above the vessel's
operational water-line; in no case shall any part of the crew accommodation
in such a vessel be situated more than 1·2 metres below that waterline.
(2) Sleeping rooms shall not
be situated in the forward part of the vessel except where, by reason of the
size, type or intended service of the vessel, it is not reasonably practicable
to situate them amidships or aft.
(3) In no case shall any part
of the crew accommodation, except a store room, be situated forward of the
collision bulkhead.
(4) The crew accommodation
shall be so situated, constructed and arranged as to exclude as far as is
reasonably practicable:
(a) from the crew accommodation,
noise coming from other parts of the vessel, and
(b) from any one part of
the crew accommodation, noise coming from other parts of it.
(5) All structures, furniture
and fittings in the crew accommodation shall be so situated, constructed and
arranged as to minimise any risk of injury to the crew.
(6) All parts of the crew accommodation,
except store rooms, shall have a clear headroom of at least 1·90 metres
at every point in the room where full and free movement is necessary.
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(1) Bulkheads which enclose
any part of the crew accommodation and are exposed to the weather shall be
properly constructed of steel or other suitable material and shall be of watertight
construction; any openings in them shall be provided with weathertight means
of closure.
(2) Bulkheads which enclose
any part of the crew accommodation and are exposed to the weather, and any
parts of the sides of the vessel which form walls of the crew accommodation,
shall be so insulated as to prevent overheating or condensation unless the
crew accommodation is so protected by its situation and ventilation that overheating
and condensation are unlikely to occur.
(3) Every bulkhead, casing
or deck separating any part of the crew accommodation from any space (including
a cold store room) which is subject to abnormal heat or cold shall be so insulated
as to prevent condensation or discomfort to the crew.
(4) Every bulkhead which separates
any part of the crew accommodation from a space used as:
(i) a machinery space;
(ii) a bunker;
(iii) a lamp room or
paint room;
(iv) an engine room, deck
or other bulk store room other than a dry provision store room;
(v) a stowage space for
fish or any by-product of fish;
(vi) a chain locker; or
(vii) a cofferdam;shall be of gastight construction, and shall be of watertight construction
where necessary to protect the crew accommodation.
(5) There shall be no opening
in:
(a) any of the bulkheads
referred to in paragraph (4)
of this regulation or
(b) any bulkheads separating
any part of the crew accommodation from any store room which is not part of
the crew accommodation (whether or not that store room is included in the
category specified in paragraph (4)(iv)
of this regulation)except that:
(i) there may be an opening
in a bulkhead separating a propelling machinery space from sanitary accommodation
or changing rooms provided for the exclusive use of engine room officers and
ratings;
(ii) where no other arrangement
is practicable, there may be an opening in a bulkhead separating a passageway
in the crew accommodation from a machinery space if that opening is provided
with a hinged, steel, self-closing gastight door;
(iii) in a vessel of
under 45·7 metres in length there may, where no other arrangement is
practicable, be an opening in a bulkhead separating a passageway in the crew
accommodation from an engine or deck store room if that opening is provided
with a hinged, steel, self-closing gastight door; and
(iv) where no other arrangement
is practicable, there may be an opening in a bulkhead separating a passageway,
in the crew accommodation from any of the spaces specified in paragraph (4)(iii)-(vii) inclusive of this
regulation if that opening is sealed in a way which is effective having regard
to the use of the space.
(6) No batteries of a type
which emit gases shall be stored in the crew accommodation and where practicable
there shall be no opening from the crew accommodation into a space where such
batteries are stored. Precautions shall be taken to ensure that fumes from
batteries cannot be discharged into the crew accommodation.
(7) Any part of the crew accommodation
which adjoins a tank in which oil may be carried shall be separated from that
tank either:
(a) by a gastight steel
division additional to the division which retains the oil; or
(b) by a division of all-welded
steel construction capable of withstanding a head of water at least 1·52
metres greater than the maximum service head.
(8) No manhole or other opening
to a fuel tank shall be situated in the crew accommodation.
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(1) All bulkheads within the
crew accommodation shall be properly constructed of steel or other suitable
material.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3) of this regulation—
(a) every bulkhead which
separates any part of the crew accommodation from:
(i) sanitary accommodation;
(ii) a laundry;
(iii) a drying room;
(iv) a galley;
(v) a cold store room;
or
(vi) a dry provision
store room;shall be of gastight construction; and
(b) every bulkhead which
separates any part of the crew accommodation from any of the spaces specified
in sub-paragraphs (i)-(v)
inclusive of this paragraph shall be watertight to a height of not less than
230 millimetres, except in the case of doorways situate in bulkheads when
the bulkheads shall be watertight to a height of not less than 100 millimetres.
(3) The requirements of paragraph (2) shall not apply
to bulkheads separating:
(a) a space appropriated
for a particular use from another space appropriated for the same use,
(b) a galley from a pantry,
(c) a laundry from a drying
room,
(d) sanitary accommodation
appropriated to the sole use of one person from the sleeping room of that
person if there is direct access from the sleeping room to the sanitary accommodation.
(4) Subject to the provisions
of regulations 25(3) and 28(3),
there shall be no openings in any bulkhead separating a sleeping room or mess
room from any sanitary accommodation, laundry or drying room.
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(1) Every deck which forms the crown of any part of the crew accommodation (in
this regulation called an “overhead deck”), is
exposed to the weather, and is made of metal shall either: 
(a) be sheathed on its upper side with:
(i) wood not less than
57 millimetres thick, properly laid and caulked; or
(ii) a material complying
with the requirements specified in Schedule 1
to these Regulations and properly laid; or

(b) be insulated
on its underside with a material complying with the requirements specified
in Schedule 2 to
these Regulations.
(2) Every overhead deck which
is made of wood shall be properly laid and caulked and shall be not less than
63 millimetres thick.
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(1) Every deck which forms the floor of any part of the crew accommodation (in
this regulation called a “floor deck”) shall be properly constructed.
If it is directly over an oil tank or permanent coal bunker, it shall be oil
tight or gastight respectively. Every floor deck shall have a surface which
provides a good foothold and can be easily kept clean. Any floor covering
shall be impervious to water and, if the deck is directly over an oil tank,
impervious to oil.
(2) Every floor deck made
of wood shall be at least 63 millimetres thick and shall be properly laid
and caulked.
(3) Every floor deck made
of metal, except floor decks in sanitary accommodation, galleys, laundries
and store rooms, shall be covered with a material which complies with the
requirements specified in Schedule 1
to these Regulations. The material shall be properly laid and the joins where
the floor meets the walls shall be rounded in such a way as to avoid crevices.
(4) Every floor deck in sanitary
accommodation, galleys and laundries shall be covered with terrazzo, tiles
or other hard material which is impervious to liquids and provides a good
foothold. The covering shall be properly laid and the joins where the floor
meets the walls shall be rounded in such a way as to avoid crevices.
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(1) Every entrance into the
crew accommodation from the open deck shall be so situated and constructed
as to be protected against the weather and sea to the greatest extent practicable.
The entrances shall be so situated that the crew accommodation is accessible
at all times and in all weathers.
(2) Two entirely separate
escape routes shall be provided for each compartment, each route leading from
the compartment to a suitably sited opening (which may be a normally used
entrance) on to a weather deck. The escape routes, which shall not pass through
propelling machinery spaces, galleys or other spaces where the risk of injury
from fire, steam or other similar cause is comparatively high, shall be so
arranged as to provide a ready and unimpeded means of escape from each compartment
to the vessel's boats, lifeboats or liferafts. Where escape routes are by
way of stairways or ladderways, those stairways or ladderways shall be constructed
of steel.
(3) In paragraph (2) “compartment”
means all living and working spaces on any one level
which are served by intercommunicating passageways.
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(1) Except where no other
arrangement is reasonably practicable, steam supply and exhaust pipes for
steering gear, winches and similar equipment shall not pass through the crew
accommodation. Where any such pipes do pass through the crew accommodation
they shall pass through passageways only, shall be properly encased, and in
the case of supply pipes:
(i) shall be constructed
of solid drawn steel or other suitable material;
(ii) shall be of a scantling
sufficient to withstand the maximum pressure from the vessel's boiler system;
(iii) shall have all
connections made by faced flanges properly jointed; and
(iv) shall be fitted
with adequate drainage arrangements.
(2) Steam pipes, hot water
pipes and calorifiers in the crew accommodation shall be efficiently lagged
wherever necessary for the protection of the crew against injury or discomfort.
Cold water pipes in the crew accommodation shall be lagged where necessary
for the prevention of condensation.
(3) Where any parts of chain
pipes and trunks of ventilators to cargo spaces pass through the crew accommodation,
they shall be made of steel or other suitable material and be gastight.
(4) Pipes used for crew accommodation
services shall be of adequate dimensions having regard to their particular
purpose and, in addition, soil pipes and waste pipes shall be so constructed
as to minimize the risk of obstruction and to facilitate cleaning.
(5) Soil pipes shall not pass
overhead in mess rooms, sleeping rooms, dry provision store rooms or galleys,
except where it is impracticable to place them elsewhere.
(6) No soil pipe or waste
pipe shall pass through drinking water tanks or other fresh water tanks.
(7) Hawse pipes shall not
pass through the crew accommodation.
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Every fishing vessel for the time being regularly engaged on voyages
to or within the Tropics or the Persian Gulf shall be provided with—
(a) awnings suitable to cover:
(i) all exposed decks
or other exposed surfaces forming the crown of any part of the crew accommodation;
and
(ii) the exposed sides
of galleys situated on an open deck; and
(b) stanchions or other suitable
supports for those awnings.
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(1) Except in vessels employed solely within the Tropics or the Persian Gulf,
all sleeping rooms, mess rooms, hospitals, and sanitary accommodation shall
be provided with a permanently installed heating system (in this regulation
called “the main heating system”) capable
of ensuring that when the temperature of the ambient air is—1°C,
the temperature in those rooms can be maintained at 21°C.
(2) The main heating system
shall be operated by steam, hot water, or electricity, or shall be a system
supplying warm air. Solid fuel open fires, paraffin heaters or open flame
gas appliances shall not be provided.
(3) Means of turning on or
off or varying the heat emitted by a radiator or other heating device without
using a tool or key shall, wherever reasonably practicable, be provided in
the space in which that radiator or other device is fitted. All heating equipment
shall be so constructed that its operation is not affected by the use or non-use
of propelling machinery, steering gear, deck machinery, calorifiers or cooking
appliances.
(4) 
(a) Subject to sub-paragraph (b), the crew accommodation
shall be heated by means of the main heating system at all times when any
members of the crew are living or working on board and the circumstances are
such that heating is required.
(b) Heating by means of
the main heating system need not be provided when the vessel is in port if
such parts of the crew accommodation as are then in use are provided with
a safe and efficient temporary means of heating.
(5) Heating equipment shall
be so constructed and installed, and if necessary shielded, as to avoid risk
of fire or of danger or discomfort to the crew.
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(1) All parts of the crew
accommodation, except drying rooms, lockers and store rooms, shall where practicable
be adequately lit by natural light.
(2) An electric lighting system
shall be installed which is capable of supplying adequate light in all parts
of the crew accommodation. Electric lights shall be so arranged as to give
maximum benefit to the crew and shall include an electric reading lamp for
each bed, fitted with a controlling switch at the head of each bed, and a
blue light in each sleeping room.
(3) An efficient alternative
lighting system or an alternative supply of electrical power to the system
mentioned in paragraph (2)
shall be available for emergency use in the crew accommodation.
(4) For the purposes of this
regulation, “adequate light” means in the case of: 
(a) natural lighting in sleeping rooms, hospitals and mess rooms, and

(b) electric lighting
in all rooms and other spaces in the crew accommodation,
 light which is bright enough (in the case of (a) above, in day time
in clear weather) to enable a person with normal sight to read an ordinary
newspaper in those parts of the room or other space which are available for
free movement; and “adequately lit” shall be construed accordingly.
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(1) Every enclosed space in
the crew accommodation, except a cold store room, shall be provided with a
ventilation system capable of maintaining the air in that space in a sufficiently
pure condition for the health and comfort of the crew in all the conditions
of weather and climate which the vessel is likely to encounter during the
voyages on which she is intended to be engaged, and capable of being controlled
as necessary for that purpose. The ventilation system shall be additional
to any sidescuttles, skylights, companionways, doors or other openings not
intended solely for ventilation, and shall be so arranged as to keep noise
levels to a minimum and not to cause undue vibration.
(2) The ventilation system
provided for an enclosed space may be either a natural system of inlet and
exhaust ventilation or a trunked mechanical ventilation system, except in
vessels for the time being regularly engaged in voyages to or in the Tropics
or the Persian Gulf which shall be provided with a trunked mechanical ventilation
system.
(3) If a natural ventilation
system is provided, it shall comply with the following requirements:
(a) Every inlet ventilator
which is situated in the open air shall be of a cowl or other equally efficient
type and shall be so placed that, so far as is practicable, it is not screened
from the wind in any direction. No inlet ventilator shall be situated over
a doorway, stairway or exhaust opening.
(b) The sectional area
of all parts of the inlet and exhaust system, except parts serving a drying
room or locker only, shall be at least 0·012 square metres in all or
at least 0·004 square metres per person for as many persons as are
likely to use the room at any one time, whichever shall be the greater. The
effective area of the inlet and exhaust system serving each space shall be
adjustable from fully open down to a minimum area of 0·002 square metres
per person for as many persons as are likely to use the room at any one time.
(4) If a trunked mechanical
ventilation system is fitted, it shall so far as is reasonably practicable
comply with the requirements specified in Schedule 3
to these Regulations provided that:
(a) vessels for the time
being regularly engaged in voyages in the Tropics or the Persian Gulf shall
comply fully with those requirements; and
(b) in vessels employed
solely within the home trade limits, the number of fresh air changes specified
in that Schedule may be reduced by one third.
(5) In vessels other than
those regularly engaged on voyages:
(i) within home trade
limits;
(ii) round the coasts
of New Zealand;
(iii) north of latitude
53° North; or
(iv) south of latitude
45° South;a suitable electric fan shall be fitted in every sleeping room,
messroom, hospital, galley and pantry which is not served by a trunked mechanical
ventilation system.
(6) The following spare gear,
properly packed for storage, shall be carried for any trunked mechanical ventilation
system or fans fitted in compliance with this regulation:
(a) for each size of motor
fitted, 1 set of bearings;
(b) for each size of starter
fitted:
(i) 1 set of contacts,
(ii) 1 set of springs,
and
(iii) 1 operating
coil.
(7) A supply of power adequate
to operate any trunked mechanical ventilation system or fans shall be provided.
Any such system or fans, as the case may be, shall be in operation at all
times when any members of the crew are on board and the circumstances are
such that ventilation by means of such system or fans is required.
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(1) The crew accommodation
shall be efficiently drained. In particular:
(a) drainage pipes and
channels shall be provided wherever necessary to clear water shipped from
the sea, and
(b) in order to preclude
effluvia from the crew accommodation, the soil and other waste water drainage
system shall be so arranged and fitted with such water seals, air vents and
storm valves as are necessary to prevent siphonage or blowback.
(2) Each space in the sanitary
accommodation, except sanitary accommodation appropriated for the exclusive
use of one person, shall be served by one or more scuppers which do not serve
any space other than sanitary accommodation. The scuppers shall be at least
50 millimetres in diameter and shall be placed wherever water is likely to
collect on the floor.
(3) There shall be no drainage
into sanitary accommodation from any source outside that accommodation except
other sanitary accommodation.
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(1) The interior walls and
ceiling of all parts of the crew accommodation shall be painted or covered
with some other suitable material. Paint shall be white or light in colour.
(2) Wooden parts of the furniture
and fittings and any panelling or other wooden surfaces in the crew accommodation
shall be finished externally with paint or varnish or by some other suitable
means.
(3) Un-upholstered parts of
furniture and any fittings which are not made of wood shall be made of a smooth,
rust-proof material, impervious to dirt and moisture and which is not likely
to warp, crack or become corroded.
(4) All paint, varnish and
other surface finishes in the crew accommodation shall be such that they can
be easily kept clean.
(5) The interior of the crew
accommodation and all furniture and fittings in it shall be so made, fitted
and arranged as not to be likely to harbour dirt or vermin.
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(1) Every sleeping room in
the crew accommodation shall be marked on the inside with the marking specified
in Part I of Schedule 4
to these Regulations.
(2) Every space in the crew
accommodation, except sleeping rooms, shall be marked either inside the space
or on or over the door leading into it with whichever of the markings specified
in Part II of Schedule 4
to these Regulations is appropriate.
(3) All markings shall be
made in clear characters at a readily visible position on the vessel's structure.
The markings shall be cut into the structure or marked in some other equally
permanent way.
(4) No space in the crew accommodation
shall be marked either inside or outside with any marking additional to the
marking required by this regulation which could cause confusion by implying
that the space is appropriated for use other than in accordance with the marking
required by this regulation.
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(1) Unless the circumstances
are such that no members of the crew are required to sleep on board, sleeping
rooms shall be provided for the crew.
(2) Every watch of deck and
engine room ratings, or ratings of a similar grade on watch duty shall, where
reasonably practicable, be provided with separate sleeping rooms. Daymen shall
be provided with sleeping rooms separate from those of watchkeepers. Sleeping
rooms for officers shall be separate from those for ratings.
(3) The maximum number of
persons accommodated in sleeping rooms shall be as follows:
(i) Officers: wherever
practicable 1 person per room and in no case more than 2 persons per room.
(ii) Ratings: wherever
practicable 2 or 3 persons per room and in no case more than the following:
(a) in vessels of under 35·1 metres
in length, 6 persons;
(b) in vessels of 35·1 metres in
length and over, 4 persons.
(4) 
(a) The minimum floor
area provided per person for each occupant of a sleeping room shall be as
follows:
in vessels of under 26·8 metres in length 0·75 square metres;
in vessels of 26·8 metres in length or over but less
than 35·1 metres in length 0·9 square metres;
in vessels of 35·1 metres in length or over 1·0 square metre.
(b) In determining the
floor area of a room for the purpose of this paragraph, spaces occupied by
beds, clothes lockers and wardrobes shall not be included.
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(1) Every sleeping room shall
be fitted with a bed for each person accommodated in the room.
(2) The framework of each
bed and its leeboards or lee rails, if any, shall be constructed of metal
or some other material which is hard, smooth and unlikely to become corroded.
If the bed is constructed with tubular frames, the frames shall be completely
sealed.
(3) There shall be unobstructed
access to at least one side of each bed, and the sides of the beds in each
room shall be suitably separated. Where the ends of beds abut upon each other,
they shall be separated by rigid screens made of wood, or other suitable opaque
material. Beds shall not be arranged in tiers of more than two.
(4) Beds shall not be fitted
fore-and-aft along the vessel's side unless the size of the room is such that
it is impracticable to fit them elsewhere. Where beds are fitted along the
vessel's side, they shall be in single tier, except in a room in which there
is no side scuttle or in which any side scuttle fitted is fitted clear of
the beds.
(5) No bed shall be fitted:
(a) within 100 millimetres
of a ventilation trunk used for circulating hot air; or
(b) within 50 millimetres
of a bulkhead or the vessel's side, unless the bed is so fitted (i) as to
fill any gap by the bed which might harbour dirt or vermin and (ii) as to
enable the bedding to be kept clean and dry.
(6) The distance from the
bottom of the mattress of every bed to the floor of the room shall be at least
300 millimetres.
(7) The upper berth of every
two tier bed shall be placed midway or approximately midway between the bottom
of the lower berth and the lower side of the deckhead beams, or ceiling if
fitted below those beams.
(8) The minimum inside dimensions
of every bed shall wherever practicable be 1·90 metres by 680 millimetres
and in no case less than 1·83 metres by 610 millimetres. If leeboards
or lee rails are fitted the measurements shall be taken from inside them.
(9) Every bed shall be fitted
with either:
(a) a spring bottom or
spring under-mattress and a top mattress of a material which will resist damp
and is unlikely to harbour vermin; or
(b) a suitable resilient
mattress fitted on a suitably ventilated base.
(10) A bottom of wood, canvas
or dust-proof material shall be fitted to the bottom of the top berth of every
two-tier bed.
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(1) Every sleeping room shall
be so planned and equipped as to ensure reasonable comfort for the occupants
and to facilitate tidiness and shall be provided with the following minimum
equipment:—
(A) in ratings' sleeping
rooms:
(a) for each occupant
of the room: (i) a clothes
locker which has wherever practicable a capacity of at least 0·34 cubic
metres and in no case less than 0·17 cubic metres; is of a suitable
design and is fitted with a lock or hasp for a padlock and with a rod for
clothes hangers;(ii) a drawer
or equivalent space, having, wherever practicable, a capacity of at least
0·056 cubic metres;(iii) a comfortable
seat;(iv) a coat hook;
(b) a desk or table;
(c) a mirror and a
cabinet for toilet requisites;
(d) a book rack;
(e) a curtain, blind
or jalousie for each sidelight or window;
(B) in officers' sleeping
rooms:
(a) for each occupant
of the room: (i) a wardrobe;(ii) a chair
with arm rests, provided that where there are two occupants a settee may be
provided instead of one of the chairs;(iii) a drawer
or equivalent space having a capacity of at least 0·056 cubic metres;(iv) at least
two coat hooks;
(b) a desk or table;
(c) a carpet runner;
(d) a mirror and a
cabinet for toilet requisites;provided that, where washing accommodation is
appropriated for the exclusive use of one officer, the mirror and cabinet
may be placed in the washing accommodation instead of in the sleeping room
of that officer;
(e) a book rack;
(f) a curtain, blind
or jalousie for each sidelight or window.
(2) The furniture in each
sleeping room shall be of smooth, hard material not liable to warp or corrode
or harbour vermin.
(3) No lockers or racks for
storage of food shall be fitted in a sleeping room.
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(1) A mess room situated as
close as practicable to the galley shall be provided for the crew and shall
be large enough to accommodate the greatest number of persons likely to use
it at any one time.
(2) Mess rooms shall be separate
from sleeping rooms, provided that in fishing vessels which have accommodation
certified for a crew of less than 10 persons the mess room, if not combined
with a galley, may be combined with the sleeping accommodation if it is impracticable
to provide a separate mess room.
(3) Wherever practicable,
mess rooms shall be planned, furnished and equipped to provide recreational
facilities.
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(1) Every mess room shall
be provided with sufficient tables to allow a table space of at least 510
millimetres per person, measured along the edge of a table, for as many persons
as are likely to use the room at any one time.
(2) Each table shall be at
least 610 millimetres wide if seats are provided on both sides of the table
and at least 380 millimetres wide if seats are provided only on one side of
the table.
(3) Seating shall be provided
for as many persons as are likely to use the room at any one time. The top
of each table and seat shall be of damp-resisting material, without cracks
and which can be easily kept clean.
(4) A suitable storage locker
or rack large enough to hold sufficient mess utensils for all persons likely
to use the room shall be provided in the mess room or in a suitable place
readily accessible from it.
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(1) Washing accommodation
shall be provided for the crew; in fishing vessels of 35·1 metres or
more in length, washing accommodation for officers shall be separate from
that for ratings.
(2) Washing accommodation
shall be situated close to the sleeping rooms of the persons to whose use
it is appropriated except where the washing accommodation is provided for
the exclusive use of engine room ratings when it may be adjacent to the engine
room.
(3) Access to washing accommodation
shall, where reasonably practicable, be from a passageway and shall not be
from a mess room or sleeping room, except where it is provided for the exclusive
use of the occupants of not more than two sleeping rooms accommodating not
more than four persons in all, when access to it may be directly from those
sleeping rooms.
(4) The following equipment
shall be provided in the washing accommodation for officers and ratings, who
shall in fishing vessels of 35·1 metres or more in length, be counted
separately for this purpose:
(a) one bath or shower
for every eight persons or less;provided that where the
total number of persons exceeds eight or a multiple of eight by less than
four, that excess number shall be ignored for the purposes of this paragraph;
(b) one wash basin for
every six persons or less;provided that where the
total number of persons exceeds six or a multiple of six by less than three,
that excess number shall be ignored for the purposes of this paragraph;provided that, in determining
the number of baths, showers and basins required, no account shall be taken
of any private bath, shower or wash basin, or the person to whose use it is
appropriated. For the purposes of this regulation the term “bath” includes tub bath.
(5) Every wash basin shall
have a capacity of not less than 7 litres. Every bath and shower shall be
of adequate size. Every wash basin and bath shall be constructed of a suitable
material with a smooth surface not likely to crack, flake or corrode.
(6) Screening to ensure privacy
shall be provided for any bath or shower which is in the same room as any
wash basin or other bath or shower unless the room is appropriated for the
exclusive use of one person. The screening shall be made of a robust and opaque
material and shall be rigid on at least three sides of every bath and shower.
Wherever reasonably practicable the space screened shall be large enough for
a person to undress in it in comfort.
(7) Every wash basin and bath
shall be fitted with an efficient and hygienic discharge system, and in particular
the waste pipe shall be fitted in a way which will minimize the risk of obstruction
and facilitate cleaning.
(8) Every shower shall be
provided with a handrail, kerb and individual drainage. Every bath and shower
shall be provided with a grating or mat.
(9) Hot and cold fresh water
shall be laid on to all wash basins, baths and showers. The hot water shall
be at a constant temperature of at least 66°C and shall be heated by thermostatically
controlled calorifiers or by some other equally safe or efficient means. Every
shower shall be provided with an anti-scalding mixing valve which shall be
set in such a way that the temperature of the shower water can be varied by
the person using it to any temperature between the ambient temperature and
a temperature of at least 35°C but not more than 40°C.
(10) The fresh water laid
on shall be supplied from tanks of a capacity of at least 45 litres for each
member of the crew for each day likely to elapse between successive replenishments
of the water;provided that, if distilling
or evaporating plant is provided for the supply of fresh water, the capacity
of the storage tanks may be reduced from that specified above, but shall still
be large enough to hold at least two days' supply. If service tanks are fitted
they shall be directly connected with the vessel's main storage tanks.
(11) Unless other adequate
means of washing down the room are provided, a salt water tap shall be fitted
in every washroom, other than a washroom appropriated for the exclusive use
of one person.
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(1) Cold drinking water shall
be laid on to the galley taps which shall be readily accessible to the crew.
(2) The drinking water shall
be supplied from tanks of a capacity of at least 4·5 litres for each
member of the crew for each day likely to elapse between successive replenishments
of water. If the water supplied to the washing accommodation is of the standard
required for drinking water, the storage tanks may be combined. If they are
combined, the total tank capacity shall be not less than 49·5 litres
per person for each day likely to elapse between successive replenishments
of water.
(3) If gravity service tanks
are fitted, they shall be directly connected with the vessel's main drinking
water storage tanks.
(4) If distilling or evaporating
plant is provided for the supply of drinking water, the storage capacity may
be reduced from that specified in paragraph (2)
above, but the tanks shall still be sufficient to provide at least two days'
supply.
(5) Where drinking water is
produced by a low pressure generator working at a temperature below 100°C,
the water so produced shall be treated by an automatic chlorination unit.
(6) Where drinking water is
used for flushing water closets, supplying engine auxiliaries or for any purpose
other than drinking, precautions shall be taken to ensure that the drinking
water supply cannot be contaminated as a result of that use.
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(1) Washing troughs or other
suitable equipment shall be provided to enable the crew to wash their clothes
and shall be adequate in size and sufficient in number for that purpose. Such
troughs or other equipment shall be made from or coated with a hygienic and
durable material with a smooth and impervious surface not likely to crack,
flake or become corroded. The troughs or other equipment shall, where practicable,
be fitted in a room appropriated for use as a laundry only; but if the provision
of a separate laundry is impracticable, they may be fitted in the crew's washing
accommodation. The troughs or other equipment shall be provided with an adequate
supply of hot and cold fresh water, and shall be so arranged as to discharge
overboard or into an enclosed tank which has a mechanically operated suction
pump.
(2) Facilities for drying
the crew's clothes shall be provided in a room appropriated for use as a drying
room only, or, if that is impracticable, in the laundry or crew's washing
room. They shall be fitted with racks or rods and shall be of sufficient size
having regard to the number of persons in the crew and the duration of the
voyages on which the vessel is intended to be engaged.
(3) Adequately ventilated
compartments or lockers for use solely for hanging oilskins and other working
clothes shall be provided outside but convenient to the sleeping rooms. Separate
compartments or lockers shall, where practicable, be provided for officers
and ratings.
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(1) Water closets shall be
provided for the crew and, in every vessel of 35·1 metres or more in
length, water closets for officers shall be separate from those for ratings.
(2) One water closet shall
be provided for every eight persons or less or, where water closets for officers
are separate from those for ratings, for every eight officers and every eight
ratings;provided that where the number
of persons to be counted exceeds 8 or a multiple of 8 by less than 4, that
excess number may be ignored for the purpose of this paragraph;andprovided also that, in determining
the number of water closets required, no account shall be taken of a private
water closet or the person to whose use it is appropriated.
(3) 
(a) Water closets shall
be situated conveniently near to but separate from sleeping rooms and washing
accommodation.
(b) Subject to sub-paragraph (c), access to a
water closet shall not be directly from a mess room or sleeping room or from
a passageway between sleeping rooms and water closets where there is no other
access to that passageway.
(c) Access to a water
closet provided for the exclusive use of the occupants of not more than two
sleeping rooms accommodating not more than 4 persons in all may be directly
from those sleeping rooms.
(4) 
(a) Subject to sub-paragraph (b), a water closet
shall be separated from all other parts of the crew accommodation by bulkheads
which comply with the requirements of regulation 8.
(b) A water closet need
not be separated:
(i) from another water
closet,
(ii) from a urinal,
or
(iii) if the water
closet is served by a trunked mechanical ventilation system which effectively
removes the odours from it, from washing accommodation,if it is separated from that water closet, urinal or washing accommodation
by a partition made of steel or other suitable material and open at the top
and bottom.
(5) Every water closet shall
be provided with exhaust ventilation direct to the open air or to another
water closet which is itself ventilated directly to the open air.
(6) Every water closet shall
be provided with the following:
(a) 
(i) a water closet
pedestal of single type with a pan of white vitreous china or other suitable
material;
(ii) a seat of polished
hardwood or other suitable material;
(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 always be available and supplied through self-closing
non-concussive supply valves with a portable seating of metal which is not
likely to become corroded;
(c) a soil pipe of not
less than 100 mm internal diameter, so constructed as to facilitate cleaning
and minimise the risk of obstruction; the pipe shall be adequately ventilated
and shall have a direct overboard outfall fitted with a storm valve, unless
it is connected to a main sewage outfall by an efficient and hygienic system,
or to a collecting tank or sewage plant;
(d) a rack for holding
toilet paper;
(e) a hand rail or grip.
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(1) A galley situated as close
as may be to the mess room shall be provided for the preparation of food for
the crew. Whenever practicable, it shall be in a separate room but, when that
is impracticable, it may be combined with a mess room other than a mess room
which is combined with sleeping accommodation.
(2) Every galley shall be
provided with a cooking appliance and all other equipment necessary to enable
food in sufficient quantity to be properly and readily prepared for the crew
and served hot to them in the mess room in all weathers. The cooking appliance
shall be so arranged that the space round it can be easily kept clean. The
equipment shall include facilities (which may, where appropriate, include
the cooking appliance previously referred to) suitable for use at any time
by any member of the crew for preparing hot drinks, provided that those facilities
may be fitted or provided in or near the mess room instead of in the galley.
(3) Every galley shall be
provided with a sink to which hot and cold fresh water shall be laid on. No
salt water tap shall be fitted over any sink at which food may be prepared.
(4) All furniture and fittings
in the galley shall be made of a material which is impervious to dirt and
moisture. All metal parts of furniture and fittings shall be rustproof. The
bottoms of all fitted furniture shall be either flush with the deck or fitted
high enough to enable the deck space beneath to be easily kept clean.
(5) The ventilation in the
galley shall be so arranged as to ensure an adequate supply of fresh air and
the efficient discharge of fumes into the open air, equipment additional to
that required by regulation 16
being provided where necessary for that purpose.
(6) A connection suitable
for a hose for washing down shall be provided on a waterpipe in the galley.
(7) The floors of the galley
shall be provided with sufficient gutters and scuppers to ensure that it is
efficiently drained. The scuppers shall be led over-board or to an enclosed
tank which has a mechanically operated pump.
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(1) One or more store rooms
shall be provided for the storage of dry provisions for the crew. The rooms
shall be fitted with sufficient shelves, cupboards and bins having regard
to the maximum period likely to elapse between successive replenishments of
stores and to the maximum number of persons for whom food is to be provided.
(2) Access to every dry provision
store room shall be obtained from a passageway, galley, mess room, pantry
or other dry provision store room or from a position on an open deck.
(3) Every dry provision store
room shall be so situated, constructed and ventilated as to minimise the risk
of deterioration of the stores through heat, draught, condensation or infestation
by insects or vermin. In particular, a dry provision store room shall not:
(a) be situated over a
propelling machinery space, boiler room or any other space which is subject
to abnormal heat; or
(b) adjoin a galley, machinery
casing or other space which is subject to abnormal heatunless the division between the store room and such a space is
adequately insulated.
(4) A dry provision store
room shall not be used for the storage of bedding or textiles.
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(1) Cold store rooms shall,
where practicable, be provided for the storage of perishable provisions for
the crew. If it is not practicable to provide cold store rooms suitable alternative
storage facilities for those provisions shall be provided.
(2) The cold store rooms or
other facilities provided shall be adequate in size having regard to the number
of persons in the crew and the period likely to elapse between successive
replenishments of stores.
(3) Access to every cold store
room shall be from a passageway, galley, mess room or pantry, or from another
cold store room.
(4) Every cold store room
shall be served by refrigerating machinery. The space in which that machinery
is situated shall be separated from all other parts of the crew accommodation
by bulkheads complying with the requirements of regulation 7;
it shall be adequately provided with supply and exhaust ventilation. Access
to that space shall, wherever practicable, be by means of a hinged door from
the open deck. If the door opens into any part of the crew accommodation,
the door shall be of steel, self-closing and gastight.
(5) Refrigerating machinery
making use of ammonia or methyl chloride as a refrigerant shall not be installed.
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(1) Every fishing vessel of
45·7 metres or more in length shall be provided with a permanent hospital
for the crew. The hospital shall not at any time be used for any purpose other
than the treatment of sick persons.
(2) In every other fishing
vessel a suitable room shall, wherever practicable, be appropriated for use
in case of need as a temporary hospital. When that room is in use as a temporary
hospital it shall not be used for any purpose other than the treatment of
sick persons.
(3) Every hospital, whether
permanent or temporary, shall be so situated that it is as quiet and as comfortable
as possible and is readily accessible in all weathers from the master's accommodation.
(4) Where there is no water
closet in the hospital there shall be a water closet readily accessible from
it. Access to the water closet shall not be by way of any part of the open
deck.
(5) Every hospital, whether
permanent or temporary, shall wherever practicable be so situated and arranged
that a stretcher can easily be carried into it and placed alongside the bed.
(6) Every permanent hospital
shall be provided with a bed, placed wherever practicable so that it is accessible
from both sides and from the foot; the minimum inside dimensions of the bed
shall be at least 1·90 metres by 680 millimetres; in all other respects
the bed shall comply with the requirements set out in regulation 21(2), (4), (5), (6), (7), (9) and (10).
(7) The room in a permanent hospital in which the bed is placed (in this regulation
called the “ward”) shall, unless it is served by a trunked
mechanical ventilation system, be fitted with an electric fan.
(8) Any side scuttles, windows
and skylights in the ward shall be provided with curtains, blinds or jalousies
and, unless the ward is provided with a trunked mechanical ventilation system,
shall be made to open.
(9) Every permanent hospital,
even if served by a trunked mechanical ventilation system complying with the
requirements of regulation 16,
shall, wherever reasonably practicable, be provided in addition with a natural
system of inlet and exhaust ventilation to the open air independent of the
ventilation system provided for other parts of the vessel and complying with
the requirements of regulation 16.
(10) Any radiator in a ward
shall be fitted as far away from the head of the bed as is practicable.
(11) Every permanent hospital
shall be provided with a portable electric lamp in addition to the lighting
required by regulation 15.
(12) In each ward in a permanent
hospital one of each of the following items of equipment shall be provided:
(a) a locker approximately
305 millimetres square by 610 millimetres high fitted with a flat top and
a shelf; the locker shall be within reach of the bed;
(b) a clothes locker
complying with the specifications set out in regulation 22(1)(A)(a)(i);
(c) a water bottle and
tumbler within reach of the bed;
(d) a comfortable seat;
(e) a box cover to conceal
a bed-pan; and
(f) an electric bell-push
so arranged as to be within reach of the bed and communicating with the sleeping
room of the person in charge of the patient.
(13) A wash basin complying
with the requirements for wash basins set out in regulation 25
and with hot and cold fresh water laid on to it shall be fitted in every permanent
hospital. It shall be fitted with an efficient and hygienic discharge system
separate, if practicable, from any other discharge system in the vessel. The
waste-pipe shall be fitted in such a way as to facilitate cleaning. A scupper
at least 50 millimetres in diameter shall be fitted in the lowest part of
any room in which the basin is fitted unless that room is the ward.
(14) The surface of the floor
of every permanent hospital shall so far as is practicable be free from joins.
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(1) A medical cabinet suitable
for storing medicines and other medical stores which the vessel is required
by regulations made under section 24
of the Merchant
Shipping Act 1970 to carry for the crew, shall
be well ventilated and fitted in a place in the crew accommodation which:
(a) is always dry,
(b) is readily accessible
from (but not sited in) the permanent or temporary hospital, or from the master's
accommodation, and
(c) is not subject to
abnormal heat.
(2) The medical cabinet shall
be provided with the following:
(a) an outer door fitted
with an efficient lock;
(b) an inner cupboard
fitted with a door and a lock which cannot be opened by the same key as the
lock to the outer door; the inner cupboard shall be used solely for the storage
of dangerous drugs;
(c) shelves so fitted
that medicine containers can be securely arranged on them in a way that will
enable the medicines to be readily identified;
(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;
(f) fittings which will
enable hot water bottles to be carried in a hanging position;
(g) a rack suitable for
holding devices for measuring medicines.
(3) The medical cabinet shall
be lit by an electric light (which may be inside or immediately outside it)
which enables the contents to be clearly seen.
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(1) The crew accommodation
of every fishing vessel for the time being regularly engaged on voyages to
or in the Tropics, the Persian Gulf, or to ports on the coasts of the Malagasy
Republic shall be protected by means of screening against the admission of
flies and other insects.
(2) The screening, which shall
be made of rust-proof wire or other suitable material, shall be fitted to
or provided for all side scuttles, natural ventilators, skylights and doorways
leading to an open deck.
(3) Any screening door which
is fitted in compliance with this regulation and leads directly into a permanent
or temporary hospital shall be of a self-closing type.
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(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. Every part of the crew accommodation, except store rooms, shall be
kept free from stores and other property not belonging to or provided for
the use of the persons for whom that part of the accommodation is appropriated,
and in particular no fish or by-product of fish shall be kept in any part
of the crew accommodation.
(2) The master of every fishing
vessel or an officer appointed by him for the purpose shall inspect every
part of the crew accommodation at intervals not exceeding 7 days and shall
be accompanied on the inspection by at least one member of the crew appointed
for that purpose by the crew. The master of the fishing vessel shall cause
a record to be entered in the fishing vessel's official log-book of:
(a) the time and date
of the inspection;
(b) the names and ranks
of the persons making the inspection;
(c) particulars of any
respects in which the crew accommodation or any part of it was found by any
of the persons making the inspection not to comply with these Regulations.
Stanley Clinton Davis
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Department of Trade
19th December 1975
SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 9(1)(a)(ii)
and 10(3)

The material referred to in regulations 9(1)(a)(ii) and 10(3)
shall:
(1) provide a good foothold
both when wet and dry;
(2) 
(a) if it covers
a deck exposed to the weather, provide thermal insulation not less than that
provided by a wooden deck 57 millimetres thick, or
(b) if it covers
any other deck, provide a warm and comfortable surface;
(3) be such that it
will not readily ignite;
(4) be such that after
being immersed in water for 48 hours, its moisture content will not exceed
7 per cent of its dry weight;
(5) not be such that
it might be injurious to health;
(6) be sufficiently
hard and strong to withstand all reasonable conditions of service and sufficiently
flexible not to crack in those conditions;
(7) if laid in a permanent
hospital, be such that it will not be readily susceptible to damage by liquids
which are likely to be used in the hospital;
(8) if it is laid directly
on top of an oil tank, be such that if it is immersed in fuel oil for 24 hours
at a temperature of 66°C it will not be penetrated by the oil and its
weight will not increase by more than 1 per cent;
(9) 
(a) either not contain
any substance which may cause corrosion of the deck on which it is laid; or
(b) be fitted only
to a deck which is protected from corrosion by a coating supplied for that
purpose;
(10) be fitted by means
of an adhesive or otherwise so as to affix it securely to the deck.

SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 9(1)(b)

The insulating material referred
to in regulation 9(1)(b)
shall:
(1) provide thermal
insulation not less than that provided by a wooden deck 57 millimetres thick;
(2) be such that it
is non-combustible;
(3) 
(a) either not contain
any substance which may cause corrosion of the deck on which it is laid; or
(b) be fitted only
to a deck which is protected from corrosion by a coating supplied for that
purpose;
(4) be fitted by means
of an adhesive or otherwise so as to affix it securely to the deck.

SCHEDULE 3
Regulation 16

(1) The trunked mechanical ventilation system referred to in regulation 16 (in this Schedule
referred to as “the system”) shall, in
relation to the spaces specified in the second column of Table 1 of this Schedule, be capable
of the respective standards of performance specified in the third or fourth
column of that Table, whichever standard shall be the higher in the circumstances.
In this paragraph and in Table 1
of this Schedule, the term “spaces” excludes the spaces mentioned
in Table II of
this Schedule.
(2) The system shall,
in relation to the spaces specified in the second column of Table II, be capable of the respective
standards of performance specified in the third and fourth columns of that
Table.
(3) A supply system
shall be provided for the galley to provide the air changes required in Table II. That supply system may
serve the provision storerooms as well as the galley, but shall be separate
from the supply system for any other spaces.
(4) A separate exhaust
system shall be provided for the galley to provide the air changes required
in Table II.
(5) If any provision
store room is served by a fan which provides warmed air for any other space,
the store room shall be provided with ventilation trunking separate from that
serving such other space.
(6) The clear area of
the exhaust openings provided in conjunction with the system shall be sufficient
to ensure that the velocity of air at each exhaust opening does not exceed
305 metres per minute when the system is in operation.
(7) The speed of every
supply fan forming part of the system shall be capable of being varied where
D.C. motors are used.
(8) The system shall
be quiet in operation.
(9) All trunking forming
part of the system shall be fitted with non-return flaps where such flaps
are necessary for the exclusion of effluvia and the preservation of health
of the crew.
(10) If the system
is designed to circulate heated air as the sole means of 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.

TABLE I (not applicable to spaces specified in Table II
1 2 3 4
Category Space Fresh air changes per hour Volume of fresh air, in cubic metres per
minute, for each person likely to use the room at any one time
A ACCOMMODATION ABOVE THE UPPER DECK
(i) Rooms (other than those in Category (ii))
 (1) outside rooms (other than rooms adjoining machinery
casings) 12 1·42
 (2) inside rooms and rooms adjoining machinery casings 15 1·42
(ii) Mess rooms, smoking rooms and recreation rooms
 (1) not adjoining machinery casings 15 0·71
 (2) adjoining machinery casings 18 0·71
B ACCOMMODATION BELOW THE UPPER DECK OF MOTOR VESSELS
 Rooms (other than those in Category (ii))
(i) (1) outside rooms (other than rooms adjoining machinery
casings) 12 1·42
 (2) inside rooms and rooms adjoining machinery casings 15 1·70
(ii) Mess rooms, smoking rooms and recreation rooms
 (1) not adjoining machinery casings 15 0·71
 (2) adjoining machinery casings 18 0·71
C ACCOMMODATION BELOW THE UPPER DECK OF STEAM SHIPS
(i) Rooms (other than those in Category (ii))
 (1) outside rooms (other than rooms immediately above or
adjoining machinery casings) 12 1·42
 (2) inside rooms and rooms immediately above or adjoining
machinery casings 18 1·70
(ii) Mess rooms, smoking rooms and recreation rooms
 (1) not adjoining machinery casings 18 0·85
 (2) adjoining machinery casings 20 0·85
D PASSAGEWAYS ABOVE AND BELOW THE UPPER DECK
 Adjoining machinery casings 4 —

TABLE II
1 2 3 4
Category Space Fresh air changes per hour
  Supply Exhaust
E Galleys 20 40
F Sanitary accommodation, laundries, drying rooms and pantries.
Private or semi-private toilets  15
   10
G Wards in permanent hospitals 12 —
  or such greater number as would result in
the supply of not less than 1·42 cubic metres of fresh air per minute
for each bed in the ward
H Dry provision store rooms Not less than 10 and not more than 20
SCHEDULE 4
Regulation 19
PART I
 Markings for sleeping rooms
 Certified for seamen

PART II
 Markings for spaces other than sleeping
rooms
 Certified for Chief Engineer
 Certified for Officers
 Certified for Crew
