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CAP. 281]
Merchant Shipping (Minimum Passenger Space) Regulations.
[1969 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
Painting and marking of spaces.
(a) does not exceed 400, there shall be installed not less than four hospital beds;
(b) exceeds 400 but does not exceed 600, there shall be installed not less than one hospital bed for every 100 unberthed passengers, or part thereof; and
(c) exceeds 600, there shall be installed not less than six hospital beds and at least one additional hospital bed for every 200 unberthed passengers, or part thereof.
(3) The total volume of space allocated for hospital accommodation shall be divided and arranged so that-
(a) where the number of hospital beds required to be installed is four, the space shall be arranged so that not less than two separate spaces are fitted as hospitals, with not more than two beds in each such space;
(b) where the number of hospital beds required to be installed exceeds four but does not exceed ten, the space shall be arranged so that not less than three separate spaces are fitted as hospitals, of which one such space shall be fitted as an isolation hospital;
(c) where the number of hospital beds required to be installed exceeds ten, the space shall be arranged so that not less than four separate spaces are fitted as hospitals, of which at least two such spaces shall be fitted as isolation hospitals;
(d) where the number of beds required to be installed does not exceed nine, the space fitted as an isolation hospital shall be required to contain only one bed; and
(e) where the number of beds required to be installed exceeds nine, the spaces fitted as isolation hospitals shall each be required to contain not less than two beds.
(4) In assessing the total volume of hospital accommodation required to be provided in any ship engaged in the eastern trade area and carrying unberthed passengers, an additional hospital bed shall be required to be installed for every 50 members of the crew, or part thereof, if separate hospital accommodation is not provided for members of the crew.
34. (1) In every ship to which these regulations apply, the interior sides and crowns of any space or compartment allocated for the accommodation of unberthed passengers shall be finished in a colour the shade of which will not absorb light to any material extent.
(2) Bulkheads and ship side boundaries may be painted to a height of 3 feet 6 inches from the deck with paint of a darker colour.
(3) The interior painted surfaces of hospitals shall be smooth finished to facilitate cleaning thereof.