Regulation 27 Facilities for washing and drying clothes and for hanging oilskins and working clothes

Washing troughs or other suitable equipment shall be provided to enable the crew to wash their clothes and shall be adequate in size and sufficient in number for that purpose. Such troughs or other equipment shall be made from or coated with a hygienic and durable material with a smooth and impervious surface not likely to crack, flake or become corroded. The troughs or other equipment shall, where practicable, be fitted in a room appropriated for use as a laundry only; but if the provision of a separate laundry is impracticable, they may be fitted in the crew's washing accommodation. The troughs or other equipment shall be provided with an adequate supply of hot and cold fresh water, and shall be so arranged as to discharge overboard or into an enclosed tank which has a mechanically operated suction pump.

Facilities for drying the crew's clothes shall be provided in a room appropriated for use as a drying room only, or, if that is impracticable, in the laundry or crew's washing room. They shall be fitted with racks or rods and shall be of sufficient size 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.

Adequately ventilated compartments or lockers for use solely for hanging oilskins and other working clothes shall be provided outside but convenient to the sleeping rooms. Separate compartments or lockers shall, where practicable, be provided for officers and ratings.