Regulation 19 Sleeping rooms

(1)

Unless the circumstances are such that no members of the crew are required to sleep on board, sleeping rooms shall be provided for the crew.

(2)

An individual sleeping room shall be provided for each adult member of the crew, where the size of the ship, the activity on which it is to be engaged and its layout makes this practicable.

(3)

Each of the following groups of persons shall be provided with sleeping rooms separate from those provided for the other groups—

(a)

officers;

(b)

petty officers;

(c)

cadets;

(d)

ratings of the deck department other than petty officers;

(e)

ratings of the engine room department other than petty officers;

(f)

ratings of the catering department other than petty officers;

provided that in relation to ships in which general purpose ratings are employed, subparagraphs (d) and (e) shall not apply and ratings of those two groups shall be counted as one group.

(4)

The maximum number of persons who may be accommodated in sleeping rooms shall be as follows—

(a)

officers—one person per room;

(b)

cadets—wherever practicable, one person per room, but not more than two persons per room;

(c)

petty officers—wherever practicable one person per room, but not more than two persons per room;

(d)

other ratings—

(i)

in ships other than passenger ships, not more than two persons per room;

(ii)

in passenger ships, not more than four persons per room:

provided that when more than one person is accommodated in a sleeping room they shall be members of the same watch.

(5)

In ships other than passenger ships—

(a)

the minimum floor area provided for a single-berth sleeping room for ratings shall be as follows—

(i)

in ships of under 3,000 tons, 3.75 square metres;

(ii)

in ships of 3,000 tons or over but under 10,000 tons, 4.25 square metres;

(iii)

in ships of 10,000 tons or over, 4.75 square metres;

(b)

the minimum floor area provided per person in a two-berth sleeping room for ratings shall be as follows—

(i)

in ships of under 3,000 tons, 2.75 square metres;

(ii)

in ships of 3,000 tons or over but less than 10,000 tons, 3.25 square metres;

(iii)

in ships of 10,000 tons or over, 3.75 square metres.

(6)

In passenger ships—

(a)

the minimum floor area provided in a single-berth sleeping room for ratings shall be 3.75 square metres;

(b)

the minimum floor area provided per person in a two, three or four-berth sleeping room for ratings shall be as follows—

(i)

in ships of under 3,000 tons, 2.35 square metres; and

(ii)

in ships of 3,000 tons or over, 3.00 square metres.

(7)

Where practicable, in ships of 3,000 tons or over, a day room adjoining his sleeping room shall be provided for—

(a)

the Chief Officer; and

(b)

the Chief Engineer.

(8)

In sleeping rooms for officers and cadets for whom no separate day room is provided the minimum floor area provided shall be as follows—

(a)

in the case of a sleeping room where two cadets are accommodated—

(i)

in ships of under 3,000 tons, 10.0 square metres;

(ii)

in ships of 3,000 tons or over, 12.0 square metres; and

(b)

in any other case—

(i)

in ships of under 3,000 tons, 6.50 square metres;

(ii)

in ships of 3,000 tons or over, 7.50 square metres.

(9)

In sleeping rooms for officers and cadets for whom a separate day room is provided the minimum floor area provided shall be—

(a)

in the case of a sleeping room where two cadets are accommodated, the minimum floor area required for ratings in paragraph (5)(b); and

(b)

in any other case, the minimum floor area required for ratings in paragraph (5)(a).

(10)

In determining the floor area of a room for the purpose of this regulation spaces occupied by berths, lockers, seats or chests of drawers and other furniture shall be included in the measurement of the floor area but spaces which by reason of their small size or irregular shape cannot accommodate furniture and do not contribute to the area available for free movement shall not be so included.

(11)

The sleeping room of the First or only Radio Officer shall be situated as near as practicable to the radio room.