1969 Ed.]
Merchant Shipping (Minimum Passenger Space) Regulations.
[CAP. 281
N 17
[Subsidiary]
deck shall be not less than 2 inches for every 5 persons accommodated therein; and
(b) where any stairway from between decks is led into a compartment in a deckhouse on the weather deck, the aggregate width of the openings from the compartment to the exposed deck shall be not less than the width required for the stairway, with the addition thereto of not less than 2 inches for every 5 persons accommodated in the compartment.
(2) Where a doorway serves exclusively a superstructure or deckhouse the aggregate of the clear opening shall be not less than 2 inches for every 5 persons accommodated therein, and shall be not less than 30 inches in width.
(3) For the purpose of this regulation, “clear opening" means, in respect of stairways or doors, the least width of the space at the opening between its sides or between handrails, if they are fitted to the stairway or door.
21. (1) In every ship to which these regulations apply the ventilation to every space or compartment allocated for the accommodation of berthed passengers shall be provided by-
(a) a trunked mechanical ventilation or other air change system approved by the Director which will maintain the air therein in a state of purity adequate for the health and comfort of the passengers; or
(b) a natural ventilation system so designed as to provide an aggregate area of not less than 6 square inches each of inlet and of exhaust for each person for whom the space is appropriated and shall be not less than 19 square inches in all at any point in the system; and the effective area of the inlet and of the exhaust shall be capable of being adjusted from fully open down to a minimum of 3 square inches for each such person.
(2) In every ship other than a ship provided with a trunked mechanical ventilation or other air change system, every berthed passenger space other than sanitary accommodation shall be fitted with an electric fan.
22. (1) In every ship to which these regulations apply engaged in the eastern trade area or the river trade area, every space or compartment allocated for the accommodation of unberthed passengers shall be fitted with a ventilation system in accordance with this regulation or with regulation 23, so arranged as to ensure-
(a) the maximum distribution of fresh air throughout the accommodation;
Ventilation, berthed passenger accommodation.
Ventilation, unberthed passenger accommodation.