Singapore legislation
Regulation 11
Regulation 11
Mess room
Subregulation 1
Adequate mess room accommodation shall be provided in all ships either by the provision of separate mess rooms for each group of the crew or a single combined mess room for all members of the crew.
Subregulation 2
The dimensions and equipment of each mess room shall be sufficient for the number of persons likely to use it at any one time.
Subregulation 2A
The floor area of each mess room in a new MLC ship, other than a passenger ship, shall be not less than 1.5 m2 per person of the planned seating capacity.
Subregulation 2B
Each mess room in a new MLC ship shall be equipped with —
a refrigerator placed at an accessible location and of sufficient capacity for the number of persons likely to use the mess room at any one time; (b)facilities for hot beverages; and (c)cool water facilities.
Subregulation 3
Mess rooms shall be equipped with tables and seats of an approved type, sufficient for the number of persons likely to use them at any one time.
Subregulation 4
The Director may permit such exceptions to this regulation concerning mess room accommodation as may be necessary to meet the special conditions in passenger ships.
Subregulation 5
Mess rooms shall be located apart from the sleeping rooms and as close as practicable to the galley.
Subregulation 5A
The Director may exempt new MLC ships of less than 3,000 tons from paragraph (5).
Subregulation 6
Where available pantries are not accessible to mess rooms, adequate lockers for mess utensils and proper facilities for washing utensils shall be provided.
Subregulation 7
The tops of tables and seats shall be of damp-resisting material, without cracks and capable of being easily cleaned.