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Merchant Shipping (Minimum Passenger Space) Regulations.
[1969 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
Washing accommodation, generally.
(c) situated in the upper part of the water-closet compartment.
(7) Every water-closet compartment shall be so constructed as to facilitate the cleaning of it and as not to harbour dirt or vermin; and the deck of each such water-closet compartment shall be covered in accordance with paragraph (9) of regulation 7 and shall be provided with suitable scuppers of not less than 2 inches in diameter and leading overboard, for the purpose of cleaning.
(8) Every water-closet compartment shall be provided with efficient natural and artificial lighting.
(9) Every single water-closet seat or position installed for the use of unberthed passengers shall be separated from the other water-closet seats or positions so installed by partitions of steel or other opaque and rigid material and shall be screened by suitable hinged doors.
(10) Every water-closet compartment installed for the use of unberthed passengers shall be provided with-
(a) single water-closet seats or positions, each with a trapped pan constructed of white vitreous china;
(b) adequate sanitary tanks, so arranged as to flush automatically the pan at short intervals and to provide a continuous trickle of water;
(c) adequate soil pipes of not less than 4 inches in diameter, so constructed as to facilitate clearing and minimize the risk of obstruction and connected to a main sewerage outfall by an efficient and hygienic system; and
(d) adequate footholds and handholds in the way of each water-closet seat or position to prevent accidents to the users thereof.
(11) The provisions of this regulation shall not apply to-
(a) a water-closet installed in any sanitary accommodation allocated for the use of the occupants of a berthed passenger cabin from which it may be entered directly;
or
(b) a water-closet forming part of a permanent hospital.
27. (1) In every ship to which these regulations apply, adequate washing facilities shall be installed in the cabins thereof or in properly constructed, lighted and ventilated bathrooms for the separate use of male and female passengers, respectively, of each class of berthed passenger.
(2) Any bathroom not allocated for the use of the occupants of a berthed passenger cabin from which it may be entered directly shall be clearly marked as to the sex and class of the passengers for whose use it is installed.