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[接上页] (iii) a recreation room; (iv) a room for watching films or television; (v) a games room; or (vi) a public room,shall be acoustically insulated in a way which will prevent the occupants of that sleeping room from being disturbed by excessive noise from that space or room. (3) In the crew accommodation- (a) all structures, furniture and fittings, and the means of access to and egress from the crew accommodation, shall be so situated, constructed and arranged as to minimize any risk of injury to the crew; (b) to afford protection to the crew in rough sea conditions- (i) handrails shall be provided in passageways and stairways where necessary and shall be of robust construction and strongly secured to bulkheads; (ii) fixed furniture shall be strongly secured; (iii) means shall be provided to secure portable furniture; (iv) doors, including those to cupboards and other items of furniture shall be so secured as not to open accidentally; (v) drawers shall be so designed as not to slide open and fall out accidentally; and (vi) tables, shelves, stowage racks and other similar fittings shall be fitted with retaining lips or bars or with non-slip surfaces so that objects placed on them will not slide off.(4) All parts of the crew accommodation, except cold store rooms, shall have a clear headroom of at least 1.98 metres at every point where full and free movement is necessary: Provided that the Authority may permit reduction in headroom in any space or part of any space in such accommodation where he is satisfied that- (a) it is reasonable to permit such reduction; and (b) such reduction will not result in discomfort to the crew.(5) Subject to section 35(23), no part of the accommodation provided pursuant to this Part shall be shared with passengers or used by or for the benefit of passengers. (6) If oil or gaseous fuel is used in any ship, the arrangements for its storage, distribution and utilisation shall be such as to minimize the risk of fire or explosion within the crew accommodation which the use of that fuel may entail. (7) Inside panelling in the crew accommodation shall be constructed of a suitable material. (8) The crew accommodation shall be so situated, constructed and arranged as to ensure the exclusion from the crew accommodation of effluvia originating in other spaces in the ship. (Enacted 1995) Cap 478I s 7 Divisions between the crew accommodation and other parts of the ship (1) Bulkheads which enclose any part of the crew accommodation and are exposed to the weather shall be properly constructed of steel or other suitable material, and shall be of watertight construction; any openings in them shall be provided with means of weathertight closure. The means of weathertight closure provided for any entrance shall be a hinged door. (2) Bulkheads which enclose any part of the crew accommodation and are exposed to the weather, and any parts of the sides of the ship which form walls of the crew accommodation, shall be so insulated as to prevent overheating or condensation unless the crew accommodation is so protected by its situation and ventilation that overheating and condensation are unlikely to occur. (3) Every bulkhead, casing or deck separating any part of the crew accommodation from any space (including a cold store room) which is subject to abnormal heat or cold shall be so insulated as to prevent condensation or discomfort to the crew. (4) Every bulkhead which separates any part of the crew accommodation (other than recreation deck space) from a space used as- (a) a machinery space; (b) a bunker; (c) a room for storing fire-extinguishing gases; (d) a chain locker; (e) a cofferdam; (f) a cargo space; (g) a store room; (h) a lamp room or paint room; or (i) a battery locker,shall be of gastight construction, and shall be of watertight construction where necessary to protect the crew accommodation. (5) There shall be no opening in any of the bulkheads referred to in subsection (4) except that- (a) where sanitary accommodation or changing rooms provided for the exclusive use of engine room officers and ratings are sited adjacent to the propelling machinery space, there may be an opening in the propelling machinery space bulkhead to the sanitary accommodation or changing rooms and an opening from the sanitary accommodation or changing rooms to a passageway forming part of the crew accommodation provided that a hinged, steel, self-closing gastight door is fitted to one of such openings; (b) where no other arrangement is practicable, there may be an opening in a bulkhead separating a passageway in the crew accommodation from a machinery space if that opening is provided with a hinged, steel, self-closing gastight door; (c) in ships of under 500 tons there may, where no other arrangement is practicable, be an opening in a bulkhead separating a passageway in the crew accommodation from an engine or deck store room if that opening is provided with a hinged, steel, self-closing gastight door; and |