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リ cable between two and five persons per room, and in no event more than six persons per room:
Provided that in any passenger steamer the Director may permit more than six but not more than ten such ratings to be accommodated in one room if he is satisfied that the comfort of those ratings will thereby be increased. (g) Supercargo staff as defined in sub-paragraph (2)(@)(vi)—it the total number of such staff exceeds eight, not less than twe rooms shall be provided being so arranged that not more than ten berths shall be fitted in any one room,
The Director may exempt any ship of under four hundred ions from the requirements of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b).
(4) (a) Subject to the provisions of sub-paragraphs (b) and (e), the minimum floor area provided for each person in a sleeping room forming part of the crew accommodation of a ship m which these regulations apply shall be as follows——
In ships of under 400 tons
Square feer
15
20
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30.
In ships of 400 tons but under 800 tons In ships of 800 tons but under 3,000 tons In ships of 3,000 tons or over (b) Subject to the provisions of sub-paragraph (c), the minimum floor area provided in a sleeping room forming part of the crew accommodation in a passenger steamer shall be twenty- four square feet per person if more than four persons are accommodated in that room.
(e) Subject to the provisions of this sub-paragraph the minimum floor area provided for each person in a sleeping room for such ratings as are referred to in paragraph (2) of regulation 39 || (in this sub-paragraph referred to as "special ratings") shall be as follows-
In ships of under 400 tons
In ships of 400 tons but under 3,000 toas In ships of 3,000 tons or over
Square feel
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18
20
Provided that the total floor area of the steeping rooms provided in the ship for special ratings shall not be less than would be required by sub-paragraph (a) to be provided for such number of ratings as would be necessary in substitution for the special ratings if the special ratings were replaced by other ratings.
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In determining the floor area of a room for the purposes of this paragraph spaces occupied by berths, lockers, seats or chests of drawers shall be taken into account and spaces which by reason of their small size or irregular shape cannot accom module furniture and do not contribute to the area available for free movement shall not be taken into account.
18. (1) Every sleeping room in the crew accommodation of a ship Beds. to which these regulations apply shall be fitted with a bed for each person, accommodated in the room.
(2) The framework of cach bed, and the lee-boards or lee-rails thereat, if any, shall be constructed of metal or other material which is hand, smooth and unlikely to become corroded, and the framework shall be so made as not to be likely to harbour vermlo; and in particular, if the bed is constructed of tubular frames, the frames shall be com- pately sealed and without perforations.
(3) There shall be unobstructed access to at least one side of each bed and, in particular, if the adjacent sides of two beds in the same room are parallel to each other or when projected make an angle of less bus 90° with each other, the distance between those sides at any point shall not be less than two feet six inches if both beds are in single er or three feet in any other case.
(4) Where beds abut upon each other they shall be separated by wrects made of wood or other suitable material,
(5) No bed shall be placed-
(a) within four inches of any ventilation trunk which may be used
for circulating hot air; or
(6) within two inches of any bulkhead or the ship's side, unless
the bed is so supported and the room so constructed as-
(i) to avoid harbouring dirt or vermin in or near the bed.
and
(i) to enable the beddling to be kept clean and dry, and
(iii) to minimize the soiling of any paintwork in way of the bed: or
(c) below any joint in an overhead water pipe or sanitary
discharge.
(6) Beds shall not be arranged in tiers of more than two.
(7) Beds placed along the ship's side or exposed bulkheads shall be in single tier, except in a room in which there is no side scuttle:
Provided that the Director may exempt any ship from the require- ent of this paragraph to the extent that he is satisfied that the beds in the sleeping
room are clear of side scuttles, and that the comfort of the crew will thereby be increased.
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