1. The floor area per person of sleeping rooms
intended for ratings shall be not less than–
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(a) 3.75 square metres (40.36 square feet) in
ships of 1,000 tons or over but less than 3,000 tons;
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(b) 4.25 square metres (45.75 square feet) in
ships of 3,000 tons or over but less than 10,000 tons;
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(c) 4.75 square metres (51.13 square feet) in
ships of 10,000 tons or over.
2. Provided that the floor area per person of
sleeping rooms intended for two ratings shall be not less than–
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(a) 2.75 square metres (29.60 square feet) in
ships of 1,000 tons or over but less than 3,000 tons;
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(b) 3.25 square metres (34.98 square feet) in
ships of 3,000 tons or over but less than 10,000 tons;
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(c) 3.75 square metres (40.36 square feet) in
ships of 10,000 tons or over.
3. Provided also that the floor area of sleeping
rooms intended for ratings in passenger ships shall be not less than-
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(a) 2.35 square metres (25.30 square feet) per
person in ships of 1,000 tons or over but less than 3,000 tons;
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(b) in ships of 3,000 tons or over-
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(i) 3.75 square metres (40.36 square feet) in
rooms accommodating one person;
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(ii) 6.00 square metres (64.58 square feet) in
rooms accommodating two persons;
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(iii) 9.00 square metres (96.88 square feet) in
rooms accommodating three persons;
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(iv) 12.00 square metres (129.17 square feet)
in rooms accommodating four persons.
4. The number of ratings occupying sleeping rooms
shall not exceed two persons per room, except in passenger ships where
the maximum number permissible shall be four.
5. The number of petty officers occupying sleeping
rooms shall not exceed one or two persons per room.
6. In sleeping rooms for officers, where no private
sitting room or day room is provided, the floor area per person shall
be not less than 6.50 square metres (69.96 square feet) in ships of
less than 3,000 tons, and not less than 7.50 square metres (80.73
square feet) in ships of 3,000 tons or over.
7. In ships other than passenger ships an individual
sleeping room shall be provided for each adult member of the crew,
where the size of the ship, the activity in which it is to be engaged,
and its layout make this reasonable and practicable.
8. Where practicable in ships of 3,000 tons or
over, the chief engineer officer and the chief navigating officer
shall have, in addition to their sleeping room, an adjoining sitting
room or day room.
9. Space occupied by berths and lockers, chests
of drawers and seats shall be included in the measurement of the floor
area. Small or irregularly shaped spaces which do not add effectively
to the space available for free movement and cannot be used for installing
furniture shall be excluded.
10. The minimum inside dimensions of a berth shall
be 198 centimetres by 80 centimetres (6 feet 6 inches by 2 feet 7.50
inches).