1969 Ed.]
Merchant Shipping (Minimum Passenger Space) Regulations.
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(b) which does not comply with the provisions of these regulations at the date of commencement of these regulations,
the Director shall determine the alterations that he requires to be made to the ship so that it may comply, so far as possible, with the provisions of these regulations.
(3) Any alteration of a ship required to be made pursuant to paragraph (2) shall consist only of such improvements as are, in the opinion of the Director, reasonable and practicable in respect of that ship.
4. (1) The owner of every ship to which these regulations apply, or the person to whose order such a ship is being constructed, shall furnish to the Director for his approval a plan of the ship before the first issue of a passenger certificate and not later than the day on which the construction of the arrangements specified in paragraph (2) is commenced.
(2) Any plan required to be furnished to the Director pursuant to paragraph (1) shall-
(a) be drawn on a scale of not less than 1 in 100;
(b) show the arrangement of the facilities, compartments and spaces to be allocated to berthed and unberthed passengers, with the approximate clear areas and the number of passengers to be contained in each such space; and
(c) show clearly-
(i) the purpose for which each compartment or space is to be used and where each bunk is to be fitted;
(ii) the means of ingress and egress of passengers to and from each compartment and deck, showing the width of the stairways, ladderways and doorways giving access to the weather deck space for use as exercise space for the passengers;
(iii) the proposed arrangements for ventilation and natural, artificial and emergency lighting;
(iv) the proposed sanitary accommodation and, in particular, the spaces so appropriated for each category of berthed passengers, male and female, unberthed passengers, male and female, and the crew;
(v) the proposed galley and cooking arrangements to be provided for unberthed passengers, including the arrangements for supplying fresh water to passengers;
and
(vi) the proposed hospital accommodation.
(3) The owner of every ship to which these regulations apply shall, before any alteration to the passenger accommodation there-
Plans.
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