| (1) |
In every vessel the crew accommodation, other than storerooms, must be wholly situated above the maximum load line. |
| (2) |
The Authority may exempt from the requirement of subregulation (1)— |
| (a) |
any vessel of under 200 gross tons; |
| (b) |
any passenger vessel; |
| (g) |
any dredger or any vessel engaged in the conveyance of the spoil of dredging; or |
| (h) |
any other vessel not being a cargo vessel: |
Provided the Authority is satisfied that compliance with such requirement is unreasonable or impracticable by reason of the size or intended service of the vessel.
(3)
| (a) |
In every vessel the crew accommodation, other than storerooms, must be situated aft of the collision bulkhead. |
| (b) |
The Authority may exempt any vessel from the requirements of this subregulation to the extent to which the Authority is satisfied that compliance therewith is unreasonable or impracticable by reason of the size or intended service of the vessel: Provided that in vessels of 500 gross tons or over, crew accommodation or any part thereof, other than storerooms must not be forward of the collision bulkhead. |
| (4) |
The crew accommodation must be so situated, constructed and arranged as to exclude so far as is reasonably practicable— |
| (a) |
noise coming from other parts of the vessel; and |
| (b) |
noise coming from other parts of the crew accommodation. |
| (5) |
A sleeping room forming part of the crew accommodation of a passenger vessel must not be situated immediately beneath a working passageway. |
| (6) |
Any bulkhead, casing or deck separating a sleeping room from— |
| (d) |
a media entertainment room; |
must be acoustically insulated in a way which will prevent the occupants of that sleeping room from being disturbed by and protected from excessive noise, in accordance with the standards adopted by the IMO.
| (7) |
In the crew accommodation— |
| (a) |
all structures, furniture and fittings, and the means of access to and exit from the crew accommodation, must be so situated, constructed and arranged as to minimise any risk of injury to the crew; and |
| (b) |
to afford protection to the crew in rough sea conditions- |
| (i) |
handrails must be provided in passageways and stairways where necessary and must be of robust construction and strongly secured to bulkheads; |
| (ii) |
fixed furniture must be strongly secured; |
| (iii) |
means must be provided to secure portable furniture; |
| (iv) |
doors, including those to cupboards and other items of furniture, must be so secured as not to open accidentally; |
| (v) |
drawers must be so designed as not to slide open and fall out accidentally; and |
| (vi) |
tables, shelves, stowage racks and other similar fittings must be fitted with retaining lips or bars or with non-slip surfaces so that objects placed on them will not slide off. |
| (8) |
If fuel oil, lubricant oil or other flammable oil or gaseous fuel is used in any vessel, the arrangements for its storage, distribution and utilisation must be such as to minimise the risk of fire or explosion within the crew accommodation. |
| (9) |
Crew accommodation must be so situated, constructed and arranged as to ensure the exclusion from the crew accommodation of effluvia originating in other spaces in the vessel. |
Road Traffic Management Corporation Act, 1999
