Regulation 13

Sufficient sanitary accommodation, including wash basins and tubs and/or shower baths, shall be provided in all ships.

The following minimum number of separate water closets shall be provided: (a)in ships of less than 800 tons — 3; (b)in ships of 800 tons or more, but less than 3,000 tons — 4;

Subject to the provisions of paragraph (4), the sanitary accommodation provided shall consist of separate sanitary accommodation for males and females if females are working or living on board, and shall in all new MLC ships be easily accessible.

In all new MLC ships, sanitary facilities shall be provided within easy access of the navigating bridge and the machinery space or near the engine room control centre.

The Director may exempt new MLC ships of less than 3,000 tons from paragraph (3A).

In all ships other than new MLC ships, sanitary facilities for all members of the crew who do not occupy rooms to which private facilities are attached shall be provided on the following scale: (a)one tub and/or shower bath for every 8 persons or less; (b)one water closet for every 8 persons or less; (c)one wash basin for every 6 persons or less, except that when the number of persons exceeds an even multiple of the specified number by less than one-half of the specified number, this surplus may be ignored for the purpose of this paragraph.

In all new MLC ships, sanitary facilities for all members of the crew who do not occupy rooms to which private facilities are attached shall be provided on the following scale:

In all new MLC ships, which are not passenger ships, each sleeping room shall be provided with a wash basin with cold fresh water and hot fresh water, except where such a wash basin is situated in a private bathroom provided.

The Director may allow special arrangements instead of the requirements under paragraphs (3A), (4A) and (4B) or a reduction in the number of facilities required under those paragraphs, in their application to a new MLC ship which is a passenger ship normally engaged on voyages of 4 hours or less.

When the total number of the crew exceeds 100 and in passenger vessels normally engaged on voyages of not more than 4 hours’ duration, consideration may be given by the Director to special arrangements or a reduction in the number of facilities required.

Cold fresh water and hot fresh water or means of heating water shall be available in all communal wash places —

Wash basins and tub baths shall be of adequate size and constructed of approved material with a smooth surface not liable to crack, flake or corrode.

All water closets shall have ventilation to the open air, independently of any other part of the accommodation.

All water closets shall be of a pattern approved by the Director or an authorised organisation and shall be provided with an ample flush of water, available at all times and independently controllable.

Soil pipes and waste pipes shall be of adequate dimensions and shall be so constructed as to minimise the risk of obstruction and to facilitate cleaning.

Sanitary accommodation intended for the use of more than one person shall comply with the following requirements: (a)floors shall be of approved durable material, easily cleaned and impervious to damp, and shall be properly drained; (b)bulkheads shall be of steel or other approved material and shall be watertight up to at least 23 cm above the level of the deck; (c)the accommodation shall be sufficiently lighted, heated and ventilated; (d)water closets shall be situated convenient to, but separate from, sleeping rooms and wash rooms, without direct access from the sleeping rooms or from a passage between sleeping rooms and water closets to which there is no other access, except that this requirement shall not apply where a water closet is located in a compartment between 2 sleeping rooms having a total of not more than 4 persons; (e)where there is more than one water closet in a compartment, it shall be sufficiently screened to ensure privacy.

In all ships, facilities for washing and drying clothes shall be provided on a scale appropriate to the size of the crew and the normal duration of the voyage.

In all ships other than new MLC ships, the facilities for washing clothes shall include suitable sinks, which may be installed in wash rooms, if separate laundry accommodation is not reasonably practicable, with an adequate supply of cold fresh water and hot fresh water or means of heating water.

In all new MLC ships, the facilities for washing clothes shall include —

The facilities for drying clothes shall be provided in a compartment separate from sleeping rooms and mess rooms, adequately ventilated and heated and equipped with lines or other fittings for hanging clothes.