{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-crew-accommodation-fishing-vessels-regulations-1975/regulation-25",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-crew-accommodation-fishing-vessels-regulations-1975/regulation-25.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1975/2220",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1975",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-crew-accommodation-fishing-vessels-regulations-1975",
  "path": "regulation/25",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "25",
  "heading": "Washing accommodation",
  "text": "(1) Washing accommodation shall be provided for the crew; in fishing vessels of 35·1 metres or more in length, washing accommodation for officers shall be separate from that for ratings.\n(2) Washing accommodation shall be situated close to the sleeping rooms of the persons to whose use it is appropriated except where the washing accommodation is provided for the exclusive use of engine room ratings when it may be adjacent to the engine room.\n(3) Access to washing accommodation shall, where reasonably practicable, be from a passageway and shall not be from a mess room or sleeping room, except where it is provided for the exclusive use of the occupants of not more than two sleeping rooms accommodating not more than four persons in all, when access to it may be directly from those sleeping rooms.\n(4) The following equipment shall be provided in the washing accommodation for officers and ratings, who shall in fishing vessels of 35·1 metres or more in length, be counted separately for this purpose:\n(a) one bath or shower for every eight persons or less;\nprovided that where the total number of persons exceeds eight or a multiple of eight by less than four, that excess number shall be ignored for the purposes of this paragraph;\n(b) one wash basin for every six persons or less;\nprovided that where the total number of persons exceeds six or a multiple of six by less than three, that excess number shall be ignored for the purposes of this paragraph;\nprovided that, in determining the number of baths, showers and basins required, no account shall be taken of any private bath, shower or wash basin, or the person to whose use it is appropriated. For the purposes of this regulation the term “bath” includes tub bath.\n(5) Every wash basin shall have a capacity of not less than 7 litres. Every bath and shower shall be of adequate size. Every wash basin and bath shall be constructed of a suitable material with a smooth surface not likely to crack, flake or corrode.\n(6) Screening to ensure privacy shall be provided for any bath or shower which is in the same room as any wash basin or other bath or shower unless the room is appropriated for the exclusive use of one person. The screening shall be made of a robust and opaque material and shall be rigid on at least three sides of every bath and shower. Wherever reasonably practicable the space screened shall be large enough for a person to undress in it in comfort.\n(7) Every wash basin and bath shall be fitted with an efficient and hygienic discharge system, and in particular the waste pipe shall be fitted in a way which will minimize the risk of obstruction and facilitate cleaning.\n(8) Every shower shall be provided with a handrail, kerb and individual drainage. Every bath and shower shall be provided with a grating or mat.\n(9) Hot and cold fresh water shall be laid on to all wash basins, baths and showers. The hot water shall be at a constant temperature of at least 66°C and shall be heated by thermostatically controlled calorifiers or by some other equally safe or efficient means. Every shower shall be provided with an anti-scalding mixing valve which shall be set in such a way that the temperature of the shower water can be varied by the person using it to any temperature between the ambient temperature and a temperature of at least 35°C but not more than 40°C.\n(10) The fresh water laid on shall be supplied from tanks of a capacity of at least 45 litres for each member of the crew for each day likely to elapse between successive replenishments of the water;\nprovided that, if distilling or evaporating plant is provided for the supply of fresh water, the capacity of the storage tanks may be reduced from that specified above, but shall still be large enough to hold at least two days' supply. If service tanks are fitted they shall be directly connected with the vessel's main storage tanks.\n(11) Unless other adequate means of washing down the room are provided, a salt water tap shall be fitted in every washroom, other than a washroom appropriated for the exclusive use of one person.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1975/2220/regulation/25",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:46:53.726337+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}