General Accomodation Requirements
General Accomodation Requirements
General Accomodation Requirements
ILO C O N V E N T I O N S
Requirements 92 133 MLC 2006
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places or water closets. That part of the bulkheads of galleys and other spaces in which
bulkhead separating such places from sleeping heat is produced should be adequately
rooms and external bulkheads shall be insulated where there is a possibility of
efficiently constructed of steel or other resulting heat effects in adjoining
approved substance and shall be watertight accommodation or passageways. Measures
and gastight. should also be taken to provide protection from
heat effects of steam or hot-water service pipes
or both.
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5. No accommodation or recreational or
catering facilities should be exposed to
excessive vibration.
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2. All crew spaces shall be adequately lighted. 2. Subject to such special arrangements as Guideline B3.1.4 - Lighting
The minimum standard for natural lighting in may be permitted in passenger ships, sleeping
living rooms shall be such as to permit a person rooms and mess rooms shall be lighted by
1. In all ships, electric light should be provided
with a normal vision to read on a clear day an natural light and shall be provided with
in the seafarer accommodation. If there are not
ordinary newspaper in any part of the space adequate artificial light.
two independent sources of electricity for
available for free movement. When it is not
lighting, additional lighting should be provided
possible to provide adequate natural lighting,
by properly constructed lamps or lighting
artificial lighting of the above minimum standard
apparatus for emergency use.
shall be provided.
3. In all ships electric lights shall be provided in 3. In all ships electric light shall be provided in
the crew accommodation. If there are not two the crew accommodation. If there are not two
independent sources of electricity for lighting, independent sources of electricity for lighting,
additional lighting shall be provided by properly additional lighting shall be provided by properly
constructed lamps or lighting apparatus for constructed lamps or lighting apparatus for
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5. In sleeping rooms an electric reading lamp 5. Suitable standards of natural and artificial
shall be installed at the head of each berth. lighting shall be fixed by the competent
authority.
Sleeping Rooms Article 10 Article 5. Standard A.3.1
1. Sleeping rooms shall be situated above the A.3.1.9. When sleeping accommodation on
load line amidships or aft. board ships is required, the following
requirements for sleeping rooms apply:
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concerned;
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(a) 20 sq. ft. or 1.85 sq. m. in vessels under (a) 3.75 square metres (40.36 square feet) in
800 tons; ships of 1,000 tons or over but less than 3,000
tons;
(b) 25 sq. ft. or 2.35 sq. m. in vessels of 800
tons or over, but under 3,000 tons; (b) 4.25 square metres (45.75 square feet) in
ships of 3,000 tons or over but less than 10,000
tons;
(c) 30 sq. ft. or 2.78 sq. m. in vessels of 3,000
tons or over:
(c) 4.75 square metres (51.13 square feet) in
ships of 10,000 tons or over.
Provided that, in the case of passenger ships in
which more than four ratings are berthed in one
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room.
12. Members of the crew shall be provided with 9. Space occupied by berths and lockers,
individual berths. chests of drawers and seats shall be included
in the measurement of the floor area. Small or
irregularly shaped spaces which do not add
effectively to the space available for free
movement and cannot be used for installing
furniture shall be excluded.
13. Berths shall not be placed side by side in 10. The minimum inside dimensions of a berth
such a way that access to one berth can be shall be 198 centimetres by 80 centimetres (6
obtained only over another. feet 6 inches by 2 feet 7.50 inches).
14. Berths shall not be arranged in tiers of more
than two; in the case of berths placed along the
ship's side, there shall be only a single tier
where a sidelight is situated above a berth.
15. The lower berth in a double tier shall be not
less than 12 ins. (30 cm.) above the floor; the
upper berth shall be placed approximately
midway between the bottom of the lower berth
and the lower side of the deckhead beams.
16. The minimum inside dimensions of a berth
shall be 6 ft. 3 ins. by 2 ft. 3 ins. (190 cm. by 68
cm.).
17. The framework and the lee-board, if any, of
a berth shall be of approved material, hard,
smooth, and not likely to corrode or to harbour
vermin.
18. If tubular frames are used for the
construction of berths, they shall be completely
sealed and without perforations which would
give access to vermin.
19. Each berth shall be fitted with a spring
bottom or a spring mattress and with a mattress
of approved material. Stuffing of straw or other
material likely to harbour vermin shall not be
used.
20. When one berth is placed over another a
dust-proof bottom of wood, canvas or other
suitable material shall be fitted beneath the
spring bottom of the upper berth.
21. Sleeping rooms shall be so planned and
equipped as to ensure reasonable comfort for
the occupants and to facilitate tidiness.
22. The furniture shall include a clothes locker
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2. In ships of less than 1,000 tons separate 2. Mess rooms shall be equipped with tables Guideline B3.1.6 - Mess rooms
mess room accommodation shall be provided and approved seats, fixed or movable,
for: sufficient to accommodate the greatest number
1. Mess room facilities may be either common
of members of the crew likely to use them at
or separate. The decision in this respect should
any one time.
(a) master and officers; be taken after consultation with seafarers' and
shipowners' representatives and subject to the
approval of the competent authority. Account
(b) petty officers and other ratings.
should be taken of factors such as the size of
the ship and the distinctive cultural, religious
and social needs of the seafarers.
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3. In ships of 1,000 tons and over, separate 3. There shall be available at all times when
mess room accommodation shall be provided members of the crew are on board--
for--
(a) a refrigerator, which shall be conveniently
(a) master and officers; situated, of sufficient capacity for the number of
persons using the mess room or mess rooms;
(b) deck department petty officers and other
ratings; (b) facilities for hot beverages; and
(c) engine department petty officers and other (c) cool water facilities.
ratings;
Provided that--
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be provided for the catering department, either exceptions to the provisions of paragraphs 1
by the provision of a separate mess room or by and 2 of this Article concerning mess room
giving them the right to the use of the mess accommodation as may be necessary to meet
rooms assigned to other groups; in the case of the special conditions in passenger ships.
ships of 5,000 tons or over with more than five
persons in the catering department
consideration shall be given to the provision of
a separate mess room.
5. The dimensions and equipment of each
mess room shall be sufficient for the number of
persons likely to use it at any one time.
6. Mess rooms shall be equipped with tables
and approved seats sufficient for the number of
persons likely to use them at any one time.
7. The competent authority may permit such
exceptions to the foregoing rules concerning
mess room accommodation as may be
necessary to meet the special conditions in
passenger ships.
8. Mess rooms shall be located apart from the
sleeping rooms and as close as practicable to
the galley.
9. Where available pantries are not accessible Guideline B3.1.10 - Bedding, mess utensils
to mess rooms, adequate lockers for mess and miscellaneous provisions
utensils and proper facilities for washing
utensils shall be provided.
1. Each Member should consider applying the
following principles:
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1. In all ships a space or spaces to which the 1. Recreation accommodation, conveniently A.3.1.14. All ships shall have a space or
crew can have access when off duty shall be situated and appropriately furnished, shall be spaces on open deck to which the seafarers
provided on an open deck; the space or spaces provided for officers and for ratings. Where this can have access when off duty, which are of
shall be of adequate area, having regard to the is not provided separately from the mess rooms adequate area having regard to the size of the
size of the ship and the crew. the latter shall be planned, furnished and ship and the number of seafarers on board.
equipped to give recreational facilities.
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shipping industry.
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1. Sufficient sanitary accommodation, including 1. In all ships a minimum of one water closet A.3.1.11. With respect to requirements for
wash basins and tub and/or shower baths, shall and one tub and/or shower bath for every six sanitary facilities:
be provided in all ships. persons or less who do not have facilities in
pursuance of paragraphs 2 to 4 of this Article
(a) all seafarers shall have convenient access
shall be provided at a convenient location for
on the ship to sanitary facilities meeting
officers and for ratings. When women are
minimum standards of health and hygiene and
employed in a ship, separate sanitary facilities
reasonable standards of comfort, with separate
shall be provided for them.
sanitary facilities being provided for men and
for women;
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2. The following minimum number of separate 2. In ships of 5,000 tons or over but less than Guideline B3.1.7 - Sanitary accommodation
water closets shall be provided: 15,000 tons, individual sleeping rooms for at
least five officers shall have attached to them a
1. Washbasins and tub baths should be of
separate private bathroom fitted with a water
(a) in ships of under 800 tons: three; adequate size and constructed of approved
closet as well as a tub and/or shower bath and
material with a smooth surface not liable to
a wash basin having hot and cold running fresh
crack, flake or corrode.
(b) in ships of 800 tons or over, but under 3,000 water; the wash basin may be situated in the
tons: four; sleeping room. In addition, in ships of 10,000
tons or over but less than 15,000 tons, the 2. All toilets should be of an approved pattern
sleeping rooms of all other officers shall have and provided with an ample flush of water or
(c) in ships of 3,000 tons or over: six;
private intercommunicating bathrooms similarly with some other suitable flushing means, such
fitted. as air, which are available at all times and
(d) in ships where the radio officers or independently controllable.
operators are accommodated in an isolated
position, sanitary facilities near or adjacent
3. Sanitary accommodation intended for the
thereto shall be provided.
use of more than one person should comply
with the following:
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8. All water closets shall have ventilation to the 1. In ships of 1,600 tons or over there shall be
open air, independently of any other part of the provided--
accommodation.
(a) a separate compartment containing a water
closet and a wash basin having hot and cold
running fresh water, within easy access of the
navigating bridge deck primarily for those on
duty in the area; and
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9. All water closets shall be of an approved 2. In ships of 1,600 tons or over, other than
pattern and provided with an ample flush of ships in which private sleeping rooms and
water, available at all times and independently private or semi-private bathrooms are provided
controllable. for all engine department personnel, facilities
for changing clothes shall be provided which
shall be--
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2. In ships of over 3,000 tons one room for the A.3.1.15. All ships shall be provided with
deck department and one room for the engine separate offices or a common ship's office for
department shall be provided and equipped for use by deck and engine departments; ships of
use as an office. less than 3,000 gross tonnage may be
exempted by the competent authority from this
requirement after consultation with the
shipowners' and seafarers' organizations
concerned
3. In ships regularly trading to mosquito- A.3.1.16. Ships regularly trading to mosquito-
infested ports provision shall be made to infested ports shall be fitted with appropriate
protect the crews' quarters against the devices as required by the competent authority.
admission of mosquitoes by the fitting of
suitable screens to side scuttles, ventilators
and doors to the open deck.
4. All ships trading regularly to or in the tropics
and the Persian Gulf shall be equipped with
awnings for use over exposed decks above
crew accommodation and over recreation deck
space or spaces.
Article 16
1. In the case of the ships mentioned in
paragraph 5 of Article 10 the competent
authority may, in respect of the members of the
crew there referred to, modify the requirements
laid down in the foregoing articles as far as may
be necessary to take account of their distinctive
national habits and customs and in particular
may make special arrangements concerning
the number of persons occupying sleeping
rooms and concerning mess room and sanitary
facilities.
2. In modifying the said requirements the
competent authority shall be bound by the
specifications set forth in paragraphs 1 and 2 of
Article 10 and by the minimum sleeping space
requirements prescribed for such groups of
ratings in paragraph 5 of Article 10.
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