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Recreation

sprees and studies.

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(e) fitted with a lock or hasp for a padlock; and

(f) fixed at a height of not less than one foot above the floor of

such store rOOM.

(6) A dresser, sink and boiler or other apparatus from which boiling drinking water shall at all times be available shall be filled in each mess room or in a pantry readily accessible from each mess room or, in the case of a ship of under one thousand tons, in a galley. such equipment being adequate in size for the number of persona likely to use the room at any one time; and, if in the case of any mess room provided for officers the dresser is fitted in a pantry, a sideboard shall be provided in such mess room;

Provided that the Director may exempt any ship of under five hundred tons from any of the requirements of this paragraph.

(7) All tables, lockers, dressers and the un-upholstered parts of chairs and settees in any mess room shall be made of polished hard- wood, rust-proof metal or other smooth surfaced and impervious material unlikely to crack, wurp or become corroded; all such furniture shall be so made as not to be likely to harbour vermin.

(8) The Director may exempt any passenger steamer from any of the requirements of this regulation to the extent that he is satisfied that compliance therewith is unreasonable or impracticable in the circum-

stances.

22. (1) In every ship to which these regulations apply, being a ship of three thousand tons or over, a smoking room shall be provided for the recreation of the officers, and shall not be combined with a mess room; and every such smoking room shall be provided with tables cach having a top of approximately four square feet in area and with Lub chairs or easy chairs sufficient to accommodate at any one time not less than one-third of the number of officers for whose use the room is provided, and with a bookcase.

(2) In every ship to which these regulations apply, being a ship of under three thousand tons, the mess room provided for the officers shall be available and furnished for use as a smoking room, unless a separate smoking room for their use is provided.

(3) In every ship to which these regulations apply, recreation facilities to the satisfaction of the Director shall be provided in a mess room or elsewhere for ratings; and where such facilities are provided elsewhere than in a mess room, the seating accommodation available shall be sufficient to accommodate at any one time not less than one- third of the number of ratings for whom such facilities are provided.

(4) If more than two apprentices are accommodated in one sleeping room in any ship to which these regulations apply, a separate room shall be provided in the ship for their use as a study, unless another

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suitable place approved by the Director is available to them for the purpose of study.

(5) In every ship to which these regulations apply space to the satisfaction of the Director shall be provided on an open deck for the use of the crew for recreational purposes.

(6) Separate and appropriate recreation rooms, to the satisfaction of the Director, shall be provided wherever required by the different national habits and customs of groups of persons in the crew.

23. In every ship to which these regulations apply, being a ship office secom- of three thousand tons or over, two separate rooms shall be provided modation, for use as offices and shall be appropriately furnished for that purpose, one such room being appropriated to the use of the chief officer or officers of the deck department, and the other to the use of the chief engineer or officers of the engine room department:

Provided that where an office is appropriated solely to the use of an individual officer it may be combined with the day room (if any) of that officer.

24. (1) In every ship to which these regulations apply, each of Washing the following classes of persons shall be provided with washing accom- accom modation separate from that provided for the other classes—

(a) officers and apprentices;

(4) petty officers;

(c) ratings other than petty officers:

(d) supercargo staff ratings other than petty officers, as defined in

sub-paragraph (2)@)(vii) of regulation 17:

Provided that the Director may, in relation to any ship, permit any combination of the foregoing classes to be treated as one class for the purposes of this regulation, if be is satisfied that the circumstances go sequite.

(2) The washing accommodation shall be situated close to the sleeping accommodation of the persons to whose use it is appropriated: Provided that such part as the Director may permit of the washing accommodation for ratings of the engine room department may be adjacent to the engine room and stokehold.

(3) Access to washing accommodation shall not be obtained direct- ly from a mess room or a sleeping room and shall wherever reasonable and practicable in the circumstances be obtained from a passageway:

Provided that access to washing accommodation may be obtained directly from not more than two sleeping rooms accommodating not more than four persons in all, if the washing accommodation is appro- priated solely to the use of the person or persons accommodated in hose sleeping rooms.

modation.