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[接上页] (b) approved by the Director. Cap 369E reg 14 Stairways (1) No arrangement by which access to the weather deck is by stairways leading into any space not allocated for the accommodation of unberthed passengers will be accepted unless- (a) full particulars with plans of the proposed arrangement have been submitted in accordance with paragraph (2) of regulation 4; and (b) the arrangement has been approved by the Director.(2) Every stairway shall be arranged in a fore and aft direction. (3) The angle of every stairway from the vertical shall be not less than 37o. (4) Every stairway shall have at least 6 feet clear headroom above each stair tread. (5) No stairway shall be less than 30 inches in width. (6) No stairway shall exceed 60 inches in width unless it is fitted with intermediate rails neither less than 30 inches apart nor more than 60 inches apart. (7) For the purposes of paragraphs (5) and (6), the width of every stairway shall be measured on a tread and within the sides unless the handrails encroach on the tread, in which case, the width of the stairway shall be ascertained by measuring the distance between the handrails. (8) Wherever it is practicable- (a) more than one stairway shall be fitted to every compartment or space allocated for the accommodation of passengers; (b) stairways shall be situated as far apart from each other as is practicable at the opposite ends of each such compartment or space.(9) Every stairway shall be constructed of steel, including the frame, thread and risers and shall be- (a) properly secured; (b) sparred on the back; and (c) fitted with handrails consisting of material other than ropes.(10) Where the sides of any stairway is not bounded by bulkheads, an additional rail shall be fitted below each handrail. Cap 369E reg 15 Landings (1) Landings shall be fitted- (a) within the protecting deckhouses specified in paragraph (2) of regulation 13; and (b) elsewhere where stairways are fitted, at the head of each flight of stairs.(2) Every landing shall be at least as wide as the stairway to which it is fitted and shall be not less than 24 inches in length. Cap 369E reg 16 Doors and entrances (1) The clear width of every entrance or exit door, hinged or sliding, shall be at least as wide as the stairways or passageway it serves when it is opened to the fullest extent. (2) Every such hinged door shall open outwards. (3) The clear opening of any entrance or exit doorway shall be not less than 30 inches in width. (4) Every door of any entrance or exit doorway shall be fitted with self-closing devices. (5) The Director may exempt any ship from the requirements of this regulation if he is satisfied that the safety of the passengers is not less protected by any other proposed arrangement. Cap 369E reg 17 Locks and grilles (1) No lock or grille shall be fitted on the outside of any door providing means of egress from any space or compartment allocated for the accommodation of unberthed passengers to any weather deck. (2) In order to prevent the pilferage of cargo stored in any space or compartment not allocated for the carriage of passengers, a strong lock, operable only from the inside, may be fitted to the inside doors providing ingress to and egress from such spaces or compartments. (3) In any ship in which, in order to assist in the suppression of piracy, grilles are fitted to prevent any unauthorized access to any control position on the ship, the doors in such grilles may be locked when the ship is at sea, at the discretion of the master: Provided that- (a) the keys to such doors shall be kept, while the ship is at sea, in a place accessible and known to all officers of the ship; and (b) one officer or other responsible person shall be deputed to open the said doors in the event of any emergency that might cause loss of life to any person other than an act of piracy or attempted piracy. Cap 369E reg 18 Means of escape (1) Every ship to which these regulations apply, other than those ships engaged exclusively in the river trade area, shall be provided below the bulkhead deck with at least two means of escape from each compartment bounded by watertight bulkheads or similarly restricted space or group of spaces and at least one such means of escape shall be independent of watertight doors. (2) There shall be provided above the bulkhead deck not less than two means of escape from each space bounded by main vertical bulkheads or similarly restricted space or group of spaces; and one such means of escape shall give access to the lifeboat or liferaft embarkation deck or decks or to a stairway leading to such decks. (3) At least one of the means of escape so provided shall be enclosed so as to afford, as far as practicable, continuous fire shelter from the level of its origin to the lifeboat or liferaft embarkation deck or decks. (4) Every ship engaged exclusively in the river trade area shall be provided with two means of escape and such means of escape shall lead to an open deck of sufficient area, having regard to the number of persons which the ship may carry. |