Road Traffic Management Corporation Act, 1999
R 385
Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) Regulations, 2026Part 1Chapter I : General23. Laundry facilities |
(1)
| (a) | In every vessel, suitable and sufficient laundry washing facilities must be provided in accordance with the requirements of standard A3.1 paragraph 13 and guideline B3.1 paragraph 7.4 of the Maritime Labour Convention: Provided the Authority may, after consultation with the shipowners and seafarers organisations concerned, exempt vessels of less than 200 gross tonnage where it is reasonable to do so, taking account of the size of the vessel and the number of persons on board in relation to the requirements of this subregulation. |
(2)
| (a) | In every vessel, rooms for drying the crew's clothes must be provided separate from sleeping rooms, mess rooms, recreation rooms, offices, storerooms, galleys, pantries and hospitals and must be fitted with racks or rods and provide sufficient space having regard to the number of persons in the crew and the duration of the voyages on which the vessel is intended to be engaged. |
| (b) | the heating of the rooms in paragraph (a) must be capable of being controlled independently of the heating of any other space in the vessel. |
| (c) | The exhaust ventilation of the rooms in paragraph (a) must be independent of the ventilation of all other spaces in the vessel unless it is provided by a trunked mechanical ventilation system: |
Provided that in vessels of under 500 gross tons, drying cabinets or other suitable facilities may be substituted for a drying room.
(3)
| (a) | In every vessel, adequately ventilated compartments or lockers must be provided for hanging oilskins and working clothes used by the crew. |
| (b) | Separate compartments or lockers must be provided for officers and ratings, the compartments or lockers must be situated outside the sleeping rooms of the crew and in a position readily accessible therefrom: |
Provided the Authority may exempt any vessel of under 500 gross tons from any of the requirements of this subregulation.
