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Provided that the Director may exempt from the requirement of this paragraph any ship carrying more than three hundred persoLL. to the extent that he is satisfied that compliance therewith is unreason- able or impracticable in the circumstances.

(14) At least one single-tier bed shall be provided in a ward in every permanent hospital, and shall, if practicable, be so arranged as Lo be accessible from both sides and from the foot. If any beds in the ward are arranged in double tiers, the upper tier shall be hinged or shall be removable. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, the provisions of paragraphs (2) to (9)(a) inclusive and para- graph (10) of regulation 18 shall apply to hospital beds as they apply to beds in a sleeping room.

(15) In every wurd in a permanent hospital one of each of the following articles of equipment shall be provided for each bed in the hospital ward and shall be within reach of that bed-

(a) a locker approximately one foot square by two feet high, and

fitted with a flat top and a shelf:

(b) a water bottle; and

(c) a tumbler.

(16) In every ward in a permanent hospital the following articles of equipment shall be provided—

(a) seats equal in number, to the mumber of beds in the ward: (b) a clothes locker additional to that required by paragraph (15) of this regulation, and complying with the specifications te forth in sub-paragraph (@) (ii) of paragraph (1) of regulation 19; (c) a box cover which will conceals a bed-pan; and (d) electric bell-pushes so arranged as to be within reach of each bed and communicating with the sleeping room of a person in charge of the patients.

(17) A washbasin having a capacity of not less than one and one- half gallons shall be fitted in every permanent hospital. In ships of five thousand tons or over a bath of not less than four feet five inches in internal length shall be fitted in washing accommodation forming part of the hospital and adjacent to the hospital ward. The washbasin and bath shall be made of or coated with hygienic and durable material baving a smooth and impervious surface not likely to crack, flake o become corroded. They shall be fitted with an efficient and bygienic discharge system separate, if practicable, from any other discharge system in the ship and in particular the water pipes shall be fitted in a manner which will facilitate cleaning. A scupper of not less than two inches in diameter shall be fitted in the lowest part of any room (other than a ward) which contains such washbasin or bath:

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Provided that the Director may exempt any ship from the require- ocol of a bath in the permanent hospital, if he is satisfied that com- pliance therewith is unreasonable or impracticable in the circumstances. (18) (e) A water closet pedestal shall be fitted as part of every

permanent hospital.

(b) The water closet pedestal shall be fitted either in a water closet or in washing accommodation forming part of the hospital.

(c) Access to the water closet pedestal (or washing accommoda- don, as the case may be) shall be obtained directly from the hospital ward or from a lobby forming part of the hospital:

Provided that the Director may exempt any ship from the requirement of this sub-paragraph if he is satisfied that com- pliance therewith is impracticable in the circumstances, and that the water closet forming part of the hospital is conveni- ently situated in close proximity to the ward.

(d) The room in which the water closet pedestal is installed shall be provided with a gastight self-closing door unless it is served by a mechanical system of exhaust ventilation, and shall be so constructed as to facilitate cleaning and not to barbour dirt or vermin.

(e) Such room shall be ventilated in the manner specified in para- graph (7) of regulation 28 and shall comply with the require- ments of paragraph (9) or (10) of that regulation, whichever shall be applicable in the circumstances.

(19) The Director may exempt any ship of under five hundred tous bom any of the requirements of this regulation.

33. (0) In every ship to which these regulations apply a medical Medical cabinet shall be provided in a position adjacent to the permanent cabinet. hospital, if any, required by regulation 32 or near to the sleeping room of the person in charge of sick persons on board; and every such medical cabinet shall be fitted in a position in which it will remain dry and which is remote from all sources of heat.

(2) The medical cabinet shall be of a size, design and construction suitable for storing the medicines, medical stores and a book of instruc- tion provided in the ship for the benefit of the seamen on board; and in particular, the medical cabinet shall be provided with the following-

(a) an outer door fitted with an efficient lock;

(b) an inner cupboard, fitted with a door and a lock which shall be incapable of being opened by the key to the lock referred to in sub-paragraph (2), which shall be used solely for the storage of poisonous drugs;