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(3) The galley shall be situated in a position which will prevent, as far as is practicable, the entry into the galley of coal dust from coal cbutes or bunker hatchways.
(4) There shall be no direct opening between the galley and any sleeping room:
Provided that the Director may exempt any ship of under five hundred toes from the requirement of this paragraph.
(5) Any galley situated on an open deck shall be provided with weather doors which are horizontally divided into halves, so that the upper half can be opened independently of the lower half, if such a division is necessary for the lighting, ventilation or privacy of the galley or for the service of food therefrom.
(6) Every galley shall, so far as is reasonable and practicable, be lighted by natural lighting from all the sides and from overbead. (7) Every galley shall be provided with artificial lighting in accordance with sub-paragraph (h)()) of paragraph (6) of regulation 12 ||
Provided that the Director may exempt any ship of under one thousand tons from the requirements of this paragraph.
(8) If the galley is situated on an open deck, openings shall be out in the sides and ends of the galley for ventilation purposes and shall be fitted with dust-tight shutters made of stect or other suitable material and permanently attached to the structure of the galley:
Provided that the Director may exempt any ship from the require. ments of this paragraph if he is satisfied that compliance therewith is unreasonable or impracticable in the circumstances.
(9) Every galley shall be provided with exhaust fans which will draw off fumes from the cooking appliances therein and discharge the fumes into the open air:
Provided that the Director may exempt from the requirements of this paragraph--
(a) any ship of under one thousand tons;
(b) any other ship, if he is satisfied that the galley is so situated that the fumes therefrom can discharge only into the open air. (10) The floor of every galley shall be provided with such numbe of gutters and scuppers, which shall lead overboard or into an en- closed tank served by a mechanically operated suction pump, as will ensure the efficient drainage of the floor.
(11) The cooking appliances in the galley shall be arranged in such manner as will facilitate the cleaning of the galley.
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(12) Every cupboard or dresser in any galley shall
(2) be made of suitable material which is impervious to dirt and
moisture and can easily be cleaned;
(b) contain no metal parts which are capable of becoming rusted; (c) be so constructed as to be unlikely to harbour dirt or vermin; (c) be seated either flush with the deck or be so raised as to render
the deck space beneath readily accessible for cleaning.
(13) Every galley shall be provided with such equipment as will, ja the opinion of the Director, enable food in sufficient quantity to be properly prepared for the persons whom the galley is intended to serve, and the cooking utensils to be hygienically cleansed.
(14) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (13)— (a) every galley shall be provided with one or more cooking
appliances baving-
(1) an aggregate oven capacity, suitable for roasting and baking, of not less than one-quarter of a cubic foot for each person whom such galley is intended to serve; and
(ii) an area of range top plate or boiling table amounting to not less than one-third of a square foot for each such person:
Provided that-
(i) rice boilers may be substituted for ovens where the national habits of the crew so require: and
(i) the Director may exempt any ship from any of the requirements of this sub-paragraph in so far as they relate to cooking appliances in galleys intended to serve more than sixty persons, or to the area of any top plate or boiling table in which electricity or heat storage is used or to any appliance which the Director considers to be of an unusual design;
(b) every galley shall be provided with not less than the number of
ovens and fire-grates specified in the following table—
TABLE.
Number of persons whom the
galley is intended to serve
Number of oveps
Number of fire-grates
I
1
Not more than 20
More than 20, but not more than
30
More than 30, but not more than
60
More than 60
N
R M
3
2
N N