{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-crew-accommodation-regulations-1997/schedule",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-crew-accommodation-regulations-1997/schedule.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1508",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-crew-accommodation-regulations-1997",
  "path": "schedule",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "ELECTRIC LIGHTING",
  "text": "In this Schedule, “general measurement points” mean, in relation to any space, those points which, measured at a height of 850 millimetres above the floor, fall on an imaginary line drawn vertically through the following points—\n(a) every point mid-way between every 2 adjacent lamps in that space;\n(b) every point mid-way between any lamp and any position on the boundary of that space to which that lamp is nearer than any other lamp; and\n(c) where any part of the space available for free movement is shielded from the direct rays of a lamp by a re-entrant angle formed in the boundary of that space, the central point of the space so shielded.\nValue\nSleeping Rooms and Day Rooms\n(1) At general measurement points\n50 lux\n(2) At every mirror\n200 lux\n(3) At every seat at a writing desk or table\n150 lux\n(4) At not less than half the seats (other than those mentioned in (3) above) in a sleeping room provided for use of more than one person\n150 lux\nMess rooms\n(5) At general measurement points\n100 lux\n(6) At every table and sink\n150 lux\nRecreation Rooms (including rooms for watching films and television, hobbies and games rooms)\n(7) At general measurement points\n50 lux\n(8) At every recreational table\n100 lux\n(9) At every seat at a writing desk or table\n150 lux\n(10) At not less than half the seats other than those mentioned in (3) above\n150 lux\nHospital Wards\n(11) At general measurement points\n50 lux\n(12) At any washbasin\n100 lux\n(13) At least one fixed lamp shall be installed in addition to the electric reading lamp required by regulation 13(4) to be provided at the head of each bed.\nOffices and Studies\n(14) At general measurement points\n100 lux\n(15) At every seat at a writing desk or table\n200 lux\nSanitary Accommodation (including sanitary accommodation in hospitals)\n(16) At general measurement points\n100 lux\n(17) At any mirror\n200 lux\nLaundries\n(18) At general measurement points\n100 lux\nDrying Rooms\n(19) At the centre of the space\n50 lux\nGalleys (including bakeries and pantries)\n(20) At working positions\n300 lux\n(21) The lights shall be so disposed as to ensure that food preparation tables, range tops serving tables and washing up sinks receive the maximum amount of light.\nDry provision store rooms and cold store rooms\n(22) At general measurement points\n100 lux\n(23) The lights shah be so disposed as to ensure that shelves and cupboards receive the maximum amount of light.\nPassageways, companionways and covered deck recreation spaces\n(24) At general measurement points\n50 lux\n(25) A light shall be placed (1) at the head of each stairway, ladder and hatchway and (2) at or near the doors of lockers provided for oilskins or working clothes.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1508/schedule",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:07:04.043393+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."
}