Protection from mosquitoes.
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(c) shelves so constructed as to facilitate the identification of i
medicines stored thercan;
(d) a dispensing counter or dispensing table, in either case having
a surface which can easily be kept clean;
(c) at least two drawers suitable for the storage of medical stores |
and used solely for that purpose;
(f) fittings which will enable hot water bottles to be carried in a
hanging position;
(g) a rack suitable for holding devices for measuring medicines, (h) a book containing readily understandable instructions for the use of medicines and medical stores provided for the crew, unless the ship carries a duly qualified medical practitioner as a member of the crew;
Provided that the Director may exempt any ship from the require- ments of this paragraph to the extent that he is satisfied that compliase therewith is impracticable having regard to the size or intended service of the ship.
(3) The medical cabinet shall be lighted by an electric light which shall be inside or immediately outside the cabinet, and which will chable all the contents of the cabinet to be seen clearly in the absence of light from any other source and shall contain an electric torch with provision for hanging it in a position where it will provide emergency lighting for the cabinet.
(4) The medical cabinet and the place in which it is fitted shall be so ventilated as to avoid deterioration of the contents of the cabine.
34. (1) In every ship to which these regulations apply, bung a ship regularly engaged on voyages to any port to which this regulation relates, the crew accommodation, other than galleys, store rooms and recreation spaces on the open deck shall be provided with protection against the admission of mosquitoes, such protection being provided by means of screens of rust-proof wire or other suitable material which shall be fitted to all side scuttles, natural ventilators, skylights, and doors leading to the open deck.
(2) Any door to which such screens are Gitted, being a door at the entrance to a permanent or temporary hospital in a ship to which these regulations apply, shall be of a self-closing type.
(3) The ports to which this regulation relates are as follows- (a) ports between 20° North latitude and 20° South latitude on
the coasts of
(i) Africa, excluding Port Sudan and Massawa,
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(i) Asia, including the East Indian Archipelago and the Philippine Islands, but excluding Aden. Bombay, Madras, Vizagapalam, Colombo, Trincomalee, Singapore. Penang and Port Swettenhams
(iii) New Guinea, New Britain, New Ireland, New Hebrides and the Solomon Islands; and
(b) ports on the coasts of Madagascar,
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35. (1) The crew accommodation in every ship to which these Maintenanco regulations apply shall be maintained in a clean and habitable condition, and inspec- and all equipment and installations required by these regulations shall accommoda- be maintained in good working order; and every part of the crew tion. accommodation (not being a store room) shall be kept free of stores and other property not belonging to or provided for the use of persons for whom that part of the accommodation is appropriated, and in par- icular no cargo shall be kept in any part of the crew accommodation. (2) The master of the ship or an officer appointed by him for the purpose shall inspect every part of the crew accommodation at intervals not exceeding seven days, and shall be accompanied on the inspection by one or more members of the crew. On each such inspec- tion the master of the ship shall cause to be entered in the ship's official log book a record of-
(2) the time and date of the inspection;
(b) the names and ranks of the persons making the inspection;
(c) particulars of any respects in which the crew accommodation or any part thereof was found by any of the persons making the inspection not to comply with these regulations.
36. The crew accommodation in every ship to which these regula- Inspection tions apply shall be inspected by a surveyor of ships whenever-
(a) the ship is registered or re-registered in Hong Kong:
(6) any part of the crew accommodation in the ship undergoes
substantial alterations or repairs
(c) the number of persons accommodated in any sleeping room is increased above that marked in accordance with para- graph (1) of regulation 16:
(d) in the opinion of a surveyor of ships there is reason to believe (whether or not in consequence of a complaint) that any of the provisions of these regulations has been contravened in respect of that ship, or that any condition subject to which the Director has exempted the ship from a requirement of these regulations has not been satisfied:
(e) a request for an inspection of the crew accommodation has been made to the Director or to a surveyor of ships by or on
by a surveyor of ships,