Statutory Documents - MCA Publications - LY3 - The Large Commercial Yacht Code - 21B Accommodation – Vessels ≥200GT Constructed on or After the Date of Entry into Force of MLC 2006 - 21B.8 Sleeping Accommodation - 21B.8.4 Sleeping Accommodation - Equivalent arrangements to the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 for vessels of 500GT and over and less than 1250GT.
21B.8.4 Sleeping Accommodation - Equivalent arrangements to the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 for vessels of 500GT and over and less than 1250GT.
21B.8.4.1 Sleeping rooms should be situated above the deepest waterline amidships or aft where practicable. Where this is impractical, sleeping rooms may be located in the fore part of the vessel, but in no case forward of the collision bulkhead nor immediately beneath working alleywaysfootnote.
21B.8.4.2 When it is neither reasonable nor practicable to site seafarer sleeping accommodation amidships or aft, and above the deepest waterline as required, measures taken to ensure an equivalent level of seafarer health and safety should be agreed with the Administration. Where the sole of the sleeping accommodation is below the deepest waterline amidships, a bilge flooding alarm should be provided in the cabin to provide early warning of flooding to that compartment. Sleeping accommodation with the deck head lining below the deepest intact waterline is not permitted. In addition, where such accommodation is sited partially below the deepest waterline it should be arranged such that in the event of damage to the watertight compartment in which the accommodation space is situated, the deck head lining should not be immersed. Satisfactory arrangements should be made for lighting and ventilation.
21B.8.4.3 Separate sleeping rooms should be provided for men and for women.
21B.8.4.4 A separate berth for each seafarer should in all circumstances be provided. The minimum inside dimensions of a berth should be at least 198 centimetres by 80 centimetres. Narrower berths may be permitted in either (a) sleeping rooms occupied by only one seafarer or (b) sleeping rooms where en-suite sanitary facilities are provided – in such cases the minimum inside dimensions of a berth should not be less than 198 centimetres in length and not less than 80 centimetres in width over half the length of the berth. A taper is permitted from half the length of the berth towards the foot of the berth but under no circumstances is the berth permitted to be narrower at any point than 50 centimetres.
21B.8.4.5 Where practical, the master, the chief engineer and the chief navigating officer should have, in addition to their sleeping rooms, an adjoining sitting room, day room or equivalent additional space. If an adjoining sitting room, day room or equivalent additional space is provided the minimum floor area of the cabin should not be less than 4.5 square metres. If there is no dayroom provided see 21B.8.4.14.
21B.8.4.6 Every seafarer is to be provided with a clothes locker of ample space (minimum 475 litres) and a drawer or equivalent space of not less than 56 litres. If the drawer is incorporated in the clothes locker then the combined minimum volume of the clothes locker should be 500 litres. The locker should be fitted with a shelf and be able to be locked by the seafarer so as to ensure security and maintain privacy. Where the total required volume cannot be provided within the cabin, the Administration may consider accepting secure facilities for the individual elsewhere within the seafarer accommodation, provided that within the cabin a minimum of 300 litres storage space is provided for each individual seafarer.
21B.8.4.7 Sleeping rooms should be provided with a table or desk, which may be of the fixed, drop-leaf or slide-out type or other alternative table, and with comfortable seating accommodation as necessary.
21B.8.4.8 Where a single berth seafarer’s cabin without en-suite sanitary facilities is provided it should have a floor area of not less than 3.6 square metres.
21B.8.4.9 A single berth seafarer’s cabin provided with en-suite sanitary facilities, should have a floor area of not less than 4.5 square metres. En-suite sanitary facilities are considered to compensate for reduced floor area and form part of the floor area.
21B.8.4.10 Sleeping rooms occupied by two seafarers without en-suite sanitary facilities should have a floor area of not less than 7 square metres.
21B.8.4.11 Single occupancy cabins for seafarers who are officers for whom no adjoining sitting room, day room or equivalent additional space are provided should be not less than 4.5 square metres for a vessel of 500GT and not less than 7.5 square metres for vessels of 1250GT and over. For a vessel of intermediate gross tonnage the floor area should be determined by linear interpolation, as shown in Figure 21B.1 below. En-suite sanitary facilities are considered to compensate for reduced floor area and form part of the floor area.
Figure 21B.1 Cabin Floor Areas - Single Occupancy
21B.8.4.12 Floor areas of double occupancy cabins with en-suite sanitary facilities for seafarers who are officers for whom no adjoining sitting room, day room or equivalent additional space are provided should be not less than 6.2 square metres for a vessel of 500GT and not less than 15 square metres for vessels of 1150GT and over. For a vessel of intermediate gross tonnage the floor area should be determined by linear interpolation, as shown in Figure 21B.2 below. For seafarers who are not officers, the floor area of a double occupancy cabin with en-suite sanitary facilities should increase at the same rate as cabins provided for seafarers who are officers until it is 7 square metres.
Figure 21B.2 Cabin Floor Areas - Double Occupancy
21B.8.4.13 Officer’s cabins with a floor area less than 7.5 square metres should be provided with televisions and other suitable electronic audio-visual equipment.
21B.8.4.14 Where adjoining sitting rooms, day rooms or other equivalent additional spaces are not provided in accordance with 21B.8.4.11 an additional space providing a comfortable shared sitting area for such officers should be provided with a floor area of at least 1.5 square metres per officer. Such a space should allow the seafarers who are officers to meet privately, or the seafarers who are officers to meet with other seafarers privately. The wheelhouse, if suitably fitted, may be considered if it is available for this exclusive use when the vessel is not engaged in navigation. When the ship is engaged in navigation, the watchkeepers should not be distracted.
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