Merchant Shipping (Crew Accomodation) Regulations, 2007 · s 10

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10.
(1)
Sleeping rooms shall be situated above load line amidships or aft.
(2)
In exceptional cases, the Director may, if the size, type or intended service of the ship render any other location unreasonable or impracticable, permit the location of sleeping rooms in the fore part of the ship, but in no case forward of the collision bulkhead.
(3)
In passenger ships, the Director may, on condition that satisfactory arrangements are made for lighting and ventilation, permit the location of sleeping rooms below the load line, but in no case immediately beneath working alley-ways.
(4)
The floor area per person of sleeping rooms intended for ratings shall be not less than -
(a}
1.8Sm2 in ships of less than 800 tons;
(b)
2.35m2 in ships of 800 tons or more, but less than 3,000 tons; and
(c) 2. 78m2 in ships of 3,000 tons or more, except that, in the case of passenger ships in which more than 4 ratings are berthed in one room, the minimum floor area per person may be 2.22m2•
(5)
In the case of ships in which are employed such groups of ratings as necessitate the employment of a substantially larger number of ratings than would otherwise be employed, the Director may, in respect of such groups, reduce the minimum floor area of sleeping rooms per person, subject to the conditions that
(a) the total sleeping space allotted to the group or groups is not less than would have been allotted had the numbers not been so increased; and
(b} the minimum floor area of sleeping rooms is not less than-
[i)
1.67m2 per person in ships of less than 3,000 tons; and
(ii)
1.85m2 per person in ships of 3,000 tons or more.
(6)
Space occupied by berths and lockers, chests of drawers and seats shall be included in the measurement of the floor area. Small or irregularly shaped 318
spaces which do not add effectively to the space available for free movement and cannot be used for installing furniture shall be excluded.
(7)
The clear head room in crew sleeping rooms shall not be less than 1.90m.
(8)
Except in ships of less than 800 tons, there shall be a sufficient number of sleeping rooms to provide a separate room or rooms for each department.
(9)
The number of persons allowed to occupy sleeping rooms shall not exceed the following maxima
'
(a) officers in charge of a department, navigating and engineer officers in charge of a watch and senior radio officers or operators
- one person per room;
(b) other officers one person per room wherever possible, and in no case more than 2;
(c) petty officers one or 2 persons per room, and in no case more than 2;
(d)
other ratings - 2 or 3 persons per room wherever possible, and in no case more than 4.
(10)
With a view to ensuring adequate and more comfortable accommodation, the Director may grant permission to accommodate up to 10 ratings per sleeping room in the case of certain passenger ships.
(11)
The maximum number of persons to be accommodated in any sleeping room shall be indelibly and legibly marked in some place in the room where it can conveniently be seen.
(12)
Members of the crew shall be provided with individual berths.
(13)
Berths shall not be placed side by side in such a way that access to one berth can be obtained only over another.
(14)
Berths shall not be arranged in tiers of more than 2. In the case of berths placed along the ship's side, there shall be only a single tier where a sidelight is situated above a berth.
(15)
The lower berth in a double tier shall be not less than 30cm above the floor. The upper berth shall be placed approximately midway between the bottom of the lower berth and the lower side of the deckhead beams.
(16)
The minimum inside dimensions of a berth shall be 1.90m by 0.68m.
( 17)
The framework and the lee-board, if any, of a berth shall be of approved material, hard, smooth and not likely to corrode to harbour vermin.
( 18) If tubular frames are used for the construction of berths, they shall be completely sealed and without perforations which give access to vermin.
[19)
Each berth shall be fitted with a spring bottom or a spring mattress and with a mattress of approved material. Stuffing of straw or other material likely to harbour vermin shall not be used.
[20)
When one berth is placed over another, a dust-proof bottom of wood, canvas or other approved material shall be fitted beneath the spring bottom of the upper berth.
(21)
Sleeping rooms shall be so planned and equipped as to ensure reasonable comfort for the occupants and to facilitate tidiness.
(22)
The furniture shall include a clothes locker for each occupant. The clothes locker shall be not less than 1.52m in height and of a cross-section area of 0.193m2 and shall be fitted with a shelf and a locking means.
(23)
Each sleeping room shall be provided with a table or desk, which may be of the fixed, dropleaf or slide-out type, and with comfortable seating accommodation as necessary.
(24)
The furniture shall be of smooth, hard material not liable to warp or corrode.
(25)
The drawer or equivalent space for each occupant shall be not less than 0.056m3.
(26)
Sleeping rooms shall be fitted with curtains for the side-lights.
(27)
Sleeping rooms shall be fitted with a mirror, small cabinets for toilet requisites1 a book rack and a sufficient number of coat hooks.
(28)
As far as practicable, berthing of crew members shall be so arranged that watches are separated and that no day men share a room with watchkeepers.
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s 10

(1)

Sleeping rooms shall be situated above load line amidships or aft.

(2)

In exceptional cases, the Director may, if the size, type or intended service of the ship render any other location unreasonable or impracticable, permit the location of sleeping rooms in the fore part of the ship, but in no case forward of the collision bulkhead.

(3)

In passenger ships, the Director may, on condition that satisfactory arrangements are made for lighting and ventilation, permit the location of sleeping rooms below the load line, but in no case immediately beneath working alley-ways.

(4)

The floor area per person of sleeping rooms intended for ratings shall be not less than -

(a}

1.8Sm2 in ships of less than 800 tons;

(b)

2.35m2 in ships of 800 tons or more, but less than 3,000 tons; and

(c)

2. 78m2 in ships of 3,000 tons or more, except that, in the case of passenger ships in which more than 4 ratings are berthed in one room, the minimum floor area per person may be 2.22m2•

(5)

In the case of ships in which are employed such groups of ratings as necessitate the employment of a substantially larger number of ratings than would otherwise be employed, the Director may, in respect of such groups, reduce the minimum floor area of sleeping rooms per person, subject to the conditions that

(a)

the total sleeping space allotted to the group or groups is not less than would have been allotted had the numbers not been so increased; and

(b} the minimum floor area of sleeping rooms is not less than-

[i)

1.67m2 per person in ships of less than 3,000 tons; and

(ii)

1.85m2 per person in ships of 3,000 tons or more.

(6)

Space occupied by berths and lockers, chests of drawers and seats shall be included in the measurement of the floor area. Small or irregularly shaped 318

spaces which do not add effectively to the space available for free movement and cannot be used for installing furniture shall be excluded.

(7)

The clear head room in crew sleeping rooms shall not be less than 1.90m.

(8)

Except in ships of less than 800 tons, there shall be a sufficient number of sleeping rooms to provide a separate room or rooms for each department.

(9)

The number of persons allowed to occupy sleeping rooms shall not exceed the following maxima

(a)

officers in charge of a department, navigating and engineer officers in charge of a watch and senior radio officers or operators

- one person per room;

(b)

other officers one person per room wherever possible, and in no case more than 2;

(c)

petty officers one or 2 persons per room, and in no case more than 2;

(d)

other ratings - 2 or 3 persons per room wherever possible, and in no case more than 4.

(10)

With a view to ensuring adequate and more comfortable accommodation, the Director may grant permission to accommodate up to 10 ratings per sleeping room in the case of certain passenger ships.

(11)

The maximum number of persons to be accommodated in any sleeping room shall be indelibly and legibly marked in some place in the room where it can conveniently be seen.

(12)

Members of the crew shall be provided with individual berths.

(13)

Berths shall not be placed side by side in such a way that access to one berth can be obtained only over another.

(14)

Berths shall not be arranged in tiers of more than 2. In the case of berths placed along the ship's side, there shall be only a single tier where a sidelight is situated above a berth.

(15)

The lower berth in a double tier shall be not less than 30cm above the floor. The upper berth shall be placed approximately midway between the bottom of the lower berth and the lower side of the deckhead beams.

(16)

The minimum inside dimensions of a berth shall be 1.90m by 0.68m.

( 17)

The framework and the lee-board, if any, of a berth shall be of approved material, hard, smooth and not likely to corrode to harbour vermin.

( 18) If tubular frames are used for the construction of berths, they shall be completely sealed and without perforations which give access to vermin.

[19)

Each berth shall be fitted with a spring bottom or a spring mattress and with a mattress of approved material. Stuffing of straw or other material likely to harbour vermin shall not be used.

[20)

When one berth is placed over another, a dust-proof bottom of wood, canvas or other approved material shall be fitted beneath the spring bottom of the upper berth.

(21)

Sleeping rooms shall be so planned and equipped as to ensure reasonable comfort for the occupants and to facilitate tidiness.

(22)

The furniture shall include a clothes locker for each occupant. The clothes locker shall be not less than 1.52m in height and of a cross-section area of 0.193m2 and shall be fitted with a shelf and a locking means.

(23)

Each sleeping room shall be provided with a table or desk, which may be of the fixed, dropleaf or slide-out type, and with comfortable seating accommodation as necessary.

(24)

The furniture shall be of smooth, hard material not liable to warp or corrode.

(25)

The drawer or equivalent space for each occupant shall be not less than 0.056m3.

(26)

Sleeping rooms shall be fitted with curtains for the side-lights.

(27)

Sleeping rooms shall be fitted with a mirror, small cabinets for toilet requisites1 a book rack and a sufficient number of coat hooks.

(28)

As far as practicable, berthing of crew members shall be so arranged that watches are separated and that no day men share a room with watchkeepers.

320

Mess room.