Singapore legislation

Regulation 15

of Merchant Shipping (Special Limits Passenger Ships) Safety Regulations

Regulation 15

Spaces not for passenger accommodation

The following spaces shall not be used to accommodate passengers:

(a)

any space between the side of any deckhouse and the inner edge of the waterway, bulwark, rails or any other deckhouse which is less than 0.75 metre in width;

(b)

any space which is always or occasionally used for the purposes of navigation;

(c)

any part of a bridge deck which extends beyond the sheer strake of the ship;

(d)

any space between decks in which the height from the floor to the deck above is less than 1.80 metres;

(e)

any space not fitted for the carriage or accommodation of passengers;

(f)

any deck which is more than one deck below the subdivision load line mark at any portion of the length of the ship;

(g)

the lower hold of the ship and any space which is for the storage of cargo or lighted and ventilated by hatchways only;

(h)

any area occupied by hatchways, sky-lights, machinery casings, windlass, stairways, aisles and spaces used for navigation or the storage of cargo or equipment; and

(i)

any other space which in the opinion of the Director is not suitable for the carriage or accommodation of passengers.