UK Statutory Instrument 1997 United Kingdom

The Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) Regulations 1997

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1 compliance obligation

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s.032

Hospitals

  • Provide hospital accommodation for crew with required facilities Operator
Browse 39 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.001

Citation, commencement and revocation

s.002

Interpretation

s.003

Application

s.004

General

s.005

Divisions between the crew accommodation and other parts of the ship

s.006

Interior bulkheads

s.007

Overhead decks

s.008

Floor decks

s.009

Access and escape arrangements

s.010

Pipes in crew accommodation spaces

s.011

Awnings

s.012

Heating

s.013

Lighting

s.014

Ventilation

s.015

Sidescuttles and windows

s.016

Drainage

s.017

Interior finishes

s.018

Marking

s.019

Sleeping rooms

s.020

Beds

s.021

Furniture and fittings in sleeping rooms

s.022

Mess rooms

s.023

Furniture and fittings in mess rooms

s.024

Recreation spaces

s.025

Offices

s.026

Sanitary accommodation

s.027

Supply of drinking water and fresh water

s.028

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

s.029

Galleys

s.030

Dry provision store rooms

s.031

Cold store rooms and refrigerating equipment

s.033

Medical cabinet

s.034

Protection from mosquitoes

s.035

Maintenance and inspection of crew accommodation

s.036

Equipment to be of an approved type

s.037

Exemptions from Part III

s.038

Offences

s.039

Power to detain

s.para.40

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