1969 Ed.]
Merchant Shipping (Minimum Passenger Space) Regulations.
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(4) Each space or compartment allocated for the accommodation of unberthed passengers shall be plainly marked in English in accordance with the passenger certificate for each class of voyage with the clear area in square feet of the space or compartment and also the number of passengers allowed in that space or compartment, the latter figure being plainly marked also in Chinese or any other language appropriate to the nationality of the passengers being carried.
(5) All sanitary accommodation and washing accommodation provided for the use of unberthed passengers shall be plainly marked in Chinese or other appropriate language with the sex of the persons for whose use each is reserved.
(6) All paints used in passenger accommodation shall be of flame retardant quality and shall be approved by the Director before being used.
35. (1) In every ship to which these regulations apply other than a ship engaged exclusively in the river trade area, there shall be provided adequate exercise space on the open decks for all passengers, which shall be protected by awnings and sidescreens if it is not otherwise protected from the direct rays of the sun.
(2) Such exercise space shall be provided in addition to that required for use by members of the crew.
(3) No measurement for the clear area allocated for exercise spaces for passengers shall include any space on—
(a) a forecastle deck;
(b) a combined bridge and forecastle; or
(c) a complete superstructure,
that is situated within ¼ of the ship's registered length measured from the stem or that is forward of a breakwater, if fitted to the ship.
(4) No measurement for the clear area allocated for either berthing or exercise space for passengers shall include any space—
(a) that is less than 2 feet 6 inches in either length or breadth;
(b) that has not clear headroom of at least 6 feet;
(c) that is abreast any engine or boiler casing or any galley bulkhead that is not effectively insulated; or
(d) that is necessary for direct access to and from any space allocated for passenger accommodation, washing or sanitary accommodation, machinery space or any space used for boat lowering equipment.
[Subsidiary]
Measurement
of spaces generally.