N 38
CAP. 281]
Merchant Shipping (Minimum Passenger Space) Regulations.
[1969 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
Number of weather deck passengers who may be carried in the eastern trade area.
international voyages or voyages in the river trade area, the number of passengers shall in no case exceed the number of properly constructed separate berths, which shall be-
(a) not less than 6 feet by 2 feet in internal dimensions;
(b) properly fitted, secured and arranged so that there is
direct access to every bunk;
(c) arranged so that there are not more than two tiers in any one compartment, and so that the distance between the deck and the lower side of the bunk immediately above it shall be not less than 15 inches nor the distance between the tiers and between the upper tier and the deck less than 2 feet 6 inches; and
(d) aligned clear of the compartment sides and inboard of the waterways or scuppers, so as to permit of unrestricted access to the side scuttles.
40. (1) In every ship to which these regulations apply, engaged on voyages other than short international voyages in the eastern trade area, no weather deck passenger shall be carried without the special permission of the Director.
(2) In every ship to which these regulations apply, engaged on short international voyages in the eastern trade area, weather deck passengers shall be carried only between ports within the following limits, namely, Hong Kong, the coast of China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and the Philippine Islands.
(3) Between the 1st day of June and the 14th day of October, both days inclusive, every ship which carries weather deck passengers within the limits referred to in paragraph (2) shall, for the use of such passengers, be provided with a deckhouse or other permanent protection against the weather:
Provided that this paragraph shall not apply to voyages between Hong Kong and Swatow, on which run the full number of weather deck passengers may be carried at all seasons of the year without the provision of a deckhouse.
(4) Subject to the limitations prescribed in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3), any residue of weather deck clear area remaining, after due exercise space for all passengers and crew has been deducted in accordance with regulations 35 and 36, may be allowed for the carriage of weather deck passengers, in the proportion of 12 square feet per person.
(5) For the purposes of this regulation, "weather deck passenger" means a passenger carried on the weather deck of a ship to which this regulation applies.
N 38
CAP. 281]
Merchant Shipping (Minimum Passenger Space) Regulations.
[1969 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
Number of weather deck passengers who may be carried in the eastern trade area.
international voyages or voyages in the river trade area, the number of passengers shall in no case exceed the number of properly con- structed separate berths, which shall be-
(a) not less than 6 feet by 2 feet in internal dimensions;
(b) properly fitted, secured and arranged so that there is
direct access to every bunk;
(c) arranged so that there are not more than two tiers in any one compartment, and so that the distance between the deck and the lower side of the bunk immediately above it shall be not less than 15 inches nor the distance between the tiers and between the upper tier and the deck less than 2 feet 6 inches; and
(d) aligned clear of the compartment sides and inboard of the waterways or scuppers, so as to permit of unrestricted access to the side scuttles.
40. (1) In every ship to which these regulations apply, engaged on voyages other than short international voyages in the eastern trade area, no weather deck passenger shall be carried without the special permission of the Director.
(2) In every ship to which these regulations apply, engaged on short international voyages in the eastern trade area, weather deck passengers shall be carried only between ports within the following limits, namely, Hong Kong, the coast of China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and the Philippine Islands.
(3) Between the 1st day of June and the 14th day of October, both days inclusive, every ship which carries weather deck passengers within the limits referred to in paragraph (2) shall, for the use of such passengers, be provided with a deckhouse or other permanent protection against the weather:
Provided that this paragraph shall not apply to voyages between Hong Kong and Swatow, on which run the full number of weather deck passengers may be carried at all seasons of the year without the provision of a deckhouse.
(4) Subject to the limitations prescribed in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3), any residue of weather deck clear area remaining, after due exercise space for all passengers and crew has been deducted in accordance with regulations 35 and 36, may be allowed for the carriage of weather deck passengers, in the proportion of 12 square feet per person.
(5) For the purposes of this regulation, "weather deck passenger" means a passenger carried on the weather deck of a ship to which this regulation applies.
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