# The Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1975, Regulation 34: Protection from flies and other insects


(1) The crew accommodation of every fishing vessel for the time being regularly engaged on voyages to or in the Tropics, the Persian Gulf, or to ports on the coasts of the Malagasy Republic shall be protected by means of screening against the admission of flies and other insects.
(2) The screening, which shall be made of rust-proof wire or other suitable material, shall be fitted to or provided for all side scuttles, natural ventilators, skylights and doorways leading to an open deck.
(3) Any screening door which is fitted in compliance with this regulation and leads directly into a permanent or temporary hospital shall be of a self-closing type.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1975/2220/regulation/34 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-crew-accommodation-fishing-vessels-regulations-1975/regulation-34
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