Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 1508

The Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) Regulations 1997

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1997 No. 1508

MERCHANT SHIPPING

The Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) Regulations 1997

	Made	9th June 1997
	Laid before Parliament	20th June 1997
	Coming into force	11th July 1997

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

PART I
PRELIMINARY

1.	Citation, commencement and revocation

2.	Interpretation

3.	Application

PART II
CREW ACCOMMODATION REQUIREMENTS

General

5.	Divisions between the crew accommodation and other parts of the ship

6.	Interior bulkheads

7.	Overhead decks

8.	Floor decks

9.	Access and escape arrangements

10.	Pipes in crew accommodation spaces

11.

Awnings

12.

Heating

13.

Lighting

14.	Ventilation

15.	Sidescuttles and windows

16.

Drainage

17.	Interior finishes

18.

Marking

19.	Sleeping rooms

20.

Beds

21.	Furniture and fittings in sleeping rooms

22.	Mess rooms

23.	Furniture and fittings in mess rooms

24.	Recreation spaces

25.

Offices

26.	Sanitary accommodation

27.	Supply of drinking water and fresh water

28.	Facilities for washing and drying clothes and for hanging oilskins and working clothes

29.

Galleys

30.	Dry provision store rooms

31.	Cold store rooms and refrigerating equipment

32.

Hospitals

33.	Medical cabinet

34.	Protection from mosquitoes

35.	Maintenance and inspection of crew accommodation

PART III
EQUIPMENT TO BE OF AN APPROVED TYPE

36.	Equipment to be of an approved type

37.	Exemptions from Part III

38.

Offences

39.	Power to detain

SCHEDULE

ELECTRIC LIGHTING

Explanatory Note

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