8. Regulation 10 of the principal Regulations is amended —(a) | by inserting, immediately after the words “passenger ships” in paragraph (3), the words “and new MLC ships which are special purpose ships”; | (b) | by deleting the word “The” in paragraph (4) and substituting the words “In a ship other than a new MLC ship, the”; | (c) | by deleting the words “may be” in paragraph (4) and substituting the words “shall be”; | (d) | by inserting, immediately after the words “In the case of ships” in paragraph (5), the words “other than new MLC ships”; | (e) | by inserting, immediately after paragraph (5), the following paragraphs:“(5A) In new MLC ships, the floor area of single berth sleeping rooms shall not be less than —(a) | 4.5 m2 for a ship of less than 3,000 tons; | (b) | 5.5 m2 for a ship of 3,000 tons or more but less than 10,000 tons; and | (c) | 7 m2 for a ship of 10,000 tons or more. |
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(5B) Where the Director is satisfied that it is necessary in order to provide single berth sleeping rooms on new MLC ships of less than 3,000 tons, or new MLC ships which are passenger ships or special purpose ships, the Director may allow a reduced minimum floor area for single berth sleeping rooms in such ships. |
(5C) In the case of a new MLC ship of less than 3,000 tons, other than a passenger ship or special purpose ship, the minimum floor area for double berth sleeping rooms shall be 7 m2. |
(5D) In a new MLC ship which is a passenger ship or special purpose ship, the floor area of sleeping rooms intended for ratings shall not be less than —(a) | 7.5 m2 in a room occupied by 2 persons; | (b) | 11.5 m2 in a room occupied by 3 persons; and | (c) | 14.5 m2 in a room occupied by 4 persons. |
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(5E) In a new MLC ship which is a passenger ship, the floor area of sleeping rooms intended for ratings shall not be less than 3.6 m2 per person in a room occupied by more than 4 persons. |
(5F) In new MLC ships, the master, chief engineer and chief navigating officer, and when practicable, the second engineer officer, shall be provided with, in addition to their sleeping rooms, an adjoining sitting room, day room or any additional space which may be used for the same purposes. |
(5G) The Director may exempt new MLC ships of less than 3,000 tons from paragraph (5F). |
(5H) When it is not possible to provide private sitting rooms or day rooms for the master or officers —(a) | in new MLC ships, other than passenger ships or special purpose ships, the floor area of sleeping rooms intended for the master or officers shall not be less than —(i) | 7.5 m2 per person in new MLC ships of less than 3,000 tons; | (ii) | 8.5 m2 per person in new MLC ships of more than 3,000 tons, but less than 10,000 tons; and | (iii) | 10 m2 per person in new MLC ships of more than 10,000 tons; and |
| (b) | in new MLC ships which are passenger ships or special purpose ships, the floor area of sleeping rooms intended for the master or officers shall not be less than —(i) | 7.5 m2 per person for junior officers; and | (ii) | 8.5 m2 per person for senior officers.”; |
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| (f) | by inserting, immediately after the words “crew sleeping rooms” in paragraph (7), the words “of ships other than new MLC ships”; | (g) | by inserting, immediately after paragraph (7), the following paragraph:“(7A) The clear head room in crew sleeping rooms of new MLC ships shall not be less than 2.03 m.”; |
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| (h) | by inserting, immediately after the words “sleeping rooms” in paragraph (9), the words “of ships other than new MLC ships which are not passenger ships”; | (i) | by inserting, immediately after paragraph (9), the following paragraphs:“(9A) Subject to paragraph (9B), the number of persons allowed to occupy sleeping rooms of new MLC ships, which are not passenger ships, shall not exceed one person per room. |
(9B) The Director may exempt new MLC ships, of less than 3,000 tons or which are special purpose ships, from paragraph (9A) except that the number of persons that may be permitted to occupy sleeping rooms shall not exceed the following maximum number of persons: (a) | for officers in charge of a department, navigating and engineer officers in charge of a watch and senior radio officers or operators — one person per room; | (b) | for other officers — 2 persons per room; | (c) | for petty officers — 2 persons per room; | (d) | for ratings other than petty officers in new MLC ships of less than 3,000 tons — 2 persons per room; | (e) | for ratings other than petty officers in new MLC ships which are special purpose ships — 4 persons per room.”; |
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| (j) | by deleting paragraph (16) and substituting the following paragraph:“(16) The minimum inside dimensions of a berth in a ship other than a new MLC ship shall be 1.90 m by 0.68 m and the minimum inside dimensions of a berth in a new MLC ship shall be 1.98 m by 0.8 m.”; |
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| (k) | by inserting, immediately after the word “tidiness” in paragraph (21), the words “, and in new MLC ships shall as far as practicable be attached to private sanitary facilities”; | (l) | by inserting, immediately after the words “locking means” in paragraph (22), the words “, except that in a new MLC ship the clothes locker shall have a minimum volume of 0.475 m3”; | (m) | by inserting, immediately after paragraph (25), the following paragraph:“(25A) In new MLC ships, the drawer or equivalent space for each occupant shall —(a) | if the drawer is not incorporated in the clothes locker, be not less than 0.056 m3; or | (b) | if the drawer is incorporated in the clothes locker, be of a combined minimum volume with the clothes locker of 0.500 m3.”; and |
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| (n) | by inserting, immediately after paragraph (28), the following paragraph:“(29) In new MLC ships, sleeping rooms for male crew shall be separated from sleeping rooms for female crew.”. |
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