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Merchant Shipping (Minimum Passenger Space) Regulations.

[1969 Ed.

[Subsidiary]

Number of passengers who may be carried within the

river trade area.

(5) Nothing in this regulation shall, in any ship to which these regulations apply engaged on voyages other than in the eastern trade area or river trade area, limit the number of passengers, of any grade or class, berthed in any particular cabin or space:

Provided that in the first and second class accommodation there shall be provided, in addition to a berth as required by paragraph (1), a minimum floor area of 24 square feet per person; and for class or grades lower than second class, there shall be provided, in addition to a berth required by paragraph (1), a minimum floor area of 12 square feet and a minimum volume of 72 cubic feet per person.

38. (1) In every ship to which these regulations apply engaged exclusively in the river trade area, there shall be allowed for—

(a) first class passengers, the number of properly constructed bunks, pullman berths, beds and settees in cabins, each of which shall be of internal dimensions of at least 6 feet by 2 feet; and in addition to the above there may be allowed within the accommodation such as lounges and dining rooms, allocated for the use of saloon and first class passengers, the least number of passengers computed in accordance with the following methods—

(i) by seating, according to the number of seats or chairs available; and in the case of continuous settees a length of 24 inches shall be allowed for each passenger;

(ii) by floor area, in the proportion of one passenger for each 15 square feet; and

(iii) by cubic capacity, in the proportion of one passenger for each 120 cubic feet:

(b) second class passengers, in addition to the number of properly constructed bunks, pullman berths, beds or settees of the minimum internal dimensions referred to in sub-paragraph (a), within cabins containing not more than 4 berths each, other cabins or spaces may be assessed according to the least of the following numbers—

(i) the number of berths;

(ii) the floor area in square feet (including the space occupied by beds or berths) divided by 12; or

(iii) the cubic capacity divided by 84.

(2) There shall be direct access to each of the berths or bunks referred to in paragraph (1) and there shall not be more than two tiers of berths in any compartment.

(3) The distance between the deck and the lower side of the berth immediately above shall be not less than 15 inches and the