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Merchant Shipping (Minimum Passenger Space) Regulations.
[1969 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
(4) All hospital accommodation shall contain at least one lavatory, immediately adjacent to and having direct access from the hospital.
(5) Where any isolation hospital is provided as part of the hospital accommodation there shall be provided an additional lavatory, separate from that provided for the main hospital, having direct access to any such isolation hospital.
(6) All hospitals, dispensaries and adjacent lavatories shall be-
(a) constructed within permanently constructed steel erections with a clear height of not less than 7 feet and in accordance with regulation 6 and provided with adequate natural and artificial lighting; and
(b) fitted with floor coverings approved by the Director and fitted in accordance with paragraphs (9) and (10) of regulation 7.
(7) Every hospital shall be-
(a) provided with doors and passages giving access thereto of at least 2 feet 6 inches in width in order to permit the passage of a stretcher;
(b) provided with beds of internal dimension of at least 6 feet 3 inches by 2 feet 3 inches and constructed of metal with detachable sides;
(c) provided with efficient heating arrangements;
(d) fitted so that-
(i) mechanical means of ventilation independent of the means of ventilation prescribed in regulation 21 is provided;
(ii) the delivery of air shall be at least 1,660 cubic feet per hour for each bed in a hospital; and
(iii) natural supply and exhaust ventilation to the open air by means of ventilators independent of ventilators fitted to any other space in the ship shall be provided in addition to the mechanical means; and
(e) fitted with an electric fan.
(8) The beds in any hospital may be arranged in double tiers if the upper tier is hinged or is removable, and at least one bed in every hospital shall be in single tier and arranged, as far as is practicable, so that it is accessible from both sides and from the foot.
(9) Every isolation hospital and adjacent lavatory shall be provided with a mechanical ventilation system, independent of the systems provided for other hospitals and lavatories.
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N 30
CAP. 281]
Merchant Shipping (Minimum Passenger Space) Regulations.
[1969 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
(4) All hospital accommodation shall contain at least one lavatory, immediately adjacent to and having direct access from the hospital.
(5) Where any isolation hospital is provided as part of the hospital accommodation there shall be provided an additional lavatory, separate from that provided for the main hospital, having direct access to any such isolation hospital.
(6) All hospitals, dispensaries and adjacent
adjacent lavatories
shall be-
(a) constructed within permanently constructed steel erections with a clear height of not less than 7 feet and in accordance with regulation 6 and provided with adequate natural and artificial lighting; and
(b) fitted with floor coverings approved by the Director and fitted in accordance with paragraphs (9) and (10) of regulation 7.
(7) Every hospital shall be-
(a) provided with doors and passages giving access thereto of at least 2 feet 6 inches in width in order to permit the passage of a stretcher;
(b) provided with beds of internal dimension of at least 6 feet 3 inches by 2 feet 3 inches and constructed of metal with detachable sides;
(c) provided with efficient heating arrangements;
(d) fitted so that-
(i) mechanical means of ventilation independent of the means of ventilation prescribed in regulation 21 is provided;
(ii) the delivery of air shall be at least 1,660 cubic feet per hour for each bed in a hospital; and
(iii) natural supply and exhaust ventilation to the open air by means of ventilators independent of ventilators fitted to any other space in the ship shall be provided in addition to the mechanical means; and
(e) fitted with an electric fan.
(8) The beds in any hospital may be arranged in double tiers if the upper tier is hinged or is removable, and at least one bed in every hospital shall be in single tier and arranged, as far as is practicable, so that it is accessible from both sides and from the foot.
(9) Every isolation hospital and adjacent lavatory shall be provided with a mechanical ventilation system, independent of the systems provided for other hospitals and lavatories.
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