Regulation 6 General

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

reg. 6(7)(8) inserted by Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) (Fishing Vessels) 1998 reg. 6
reg. 6(7) sub-heading words omitted by Fishing Vessels (Safety of 15–24 Metre Vessels) 2002 Sch. para. 42
reg. 6(8) sub-heading words omitted by Fishing Vessels (Safety of 15–24 Metre Vessels) 2002 Sch. para. 43

(1)

In every fishing vessel of 38 metres in length or over, all parts of the crew accommodation except store rooms shall wherever practicable be situated wholly above the vessel's operational water-line; in no case shall any part of the crew accommodation in such a vessel be situated more than 1·2 metres below that waterline.

(2)

Sleeping rooms shall not be situated in the forward part of the vessel except where, by reason of the size, type or intended service of the vessel, it is not reasonably practicable to situate them amidships or aft.

(3)

In no case shall any part of the crew accommodation, except a store room, be situated forward of the collision bulkhead.

(4)

The crew accommodation shall be so situated, constructed and arranged as to exclude as far as is reasonably practicable:

(a)

from the crew accommodation, noise coming from other parts of the vessel, and

(b)

from any one part of the crew accommodation, noise coming from other parts of it.

(5)

All structures, furniture and fittings in the crew accommodation shall be so situated, constructed and arranged as to minimise any risk of injury to the crew.

(6)

All parts of the crew accommodation, except store rooms, shall have a clear headroom of at least 1·90 metres at every point in the room where full and free movement is necessary.