Habitability A rough guide to MLC 2006 Regulation 3.

1 Accommodation and recreational facilities

Guideline B3.1 – Accommodation and recreational facilities

B3.1.1 Design and construction B3.1.6 Mess rooms

• External bulkheads of sleeping rooms and mess • Mess room facilities
rooms - insulation • Separate mess room
• Machinery casings, boundary bulkheads of galleys & • Mess rooms – floor area
other spaces in which heat is produced - insulation • Tables & seats
• Protection from heat effects of steam and/or hot- • Refrigerator, hot beverages & cool water facilities
water service pipes • Lockers for mess utensils & facilities for
• Sleeping rooms, mess rooms, recreation rooms & washing utensils
accommodation space alleyways - insulation to
prevent condensation/overheating
• Table tops & seats - damp-resistant material

Standard A3.1 – Accommodation and recreational facilities • Bulkhead surfaces & deckheads - easy clean material B3.1.7 Sanitary accommodation
• Bulkhead surfaces & deckheads - construction likely to • Washbasins and tub baths

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harbour vermin • Toilets
A3.1.6 Accommodation spaces
• Adequate headroom
A3.1.10 Mess Rooms
• Apart from sleeping rooms, as close as practicable to
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Material & construction for decks • Sanitary accommodation intended for the use of more
• Adequate insulation galley
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Non-slip surfaces
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than one person
• Sleeping rooms situated above the load line • Adequate size and comfort
Composite flooring Laundry facilities
amidships or aft • Properly furnished and equipped (including ongoing
• No direct openings into sleeping rooms from cargo facilities for refreshment)
B3.1.2 Ventilation
• Control of ventilation
B3.1.8 Hospital accommodation
• Design
and machinery spaces, galleys, storerooms, drying
• Air-conditioning systems • Arrangement of entrance, berths, lighting, ventilation,
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rooms or communal sanitary areas A3.1.11 Sanitary facilities
• • Availability of power heating & water supply
Internal bulkheads, panelling and sheeting, floors
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Convenient access
• Number of hospital berths
and joinings suitable for purpose and conducive to
ensuring healthy environment •
Meeting minimum standards of health and hygiene B3.1.3 Heating • Sanitary accommodation
• Proper lighting •
Reasonable standards of comfort
• Operation
• Sufficient drainage •
Separate facilities for men and for women
• Means of heating B3.1.9 Other facilities
• Acceptable occupational and onboard living
Within easy access of the navigating bridge,
machinery space or near engine room control centre • Radiators and other heating apparatus • Separate facilities for engine department personnel to
environment for seafarers • Minimum of one toilet, one wash basin and one tub
or shower or both for every six persons or less who do B3.1.4 Lighting
change their clothes

A3.1.7 Ventilation & heating not have personal at a convenient location • Provision of electric light B3.1.10 Bedding, mess utensils and miscellaneous
• Adequate ventilation • Washbasin, hot and cold running fresh water in each • Sleeping rooms - electric reading lamp provisions
• Air conditioning sleeping room • Standards of natural and artificial lighting • Supply of clean bedding & mess utensils
• Independent ventilation to open air for • Hot and cold running fresh water in all wash places • Quality of bedding
sanitary spaces B3.1.5 Sleeping rooms • Plates, cups and other mess utensils - easily cleaned
• Adequate heat A3.1.12 Hospital accommodation • Adequacy & comfort of berth arrangements • Supply of towels, soap & toilet paper
• For ships carrying 15 or more seafarers and engaged • Bathroom & toilet
A3.1.8 Lighting in a voyage of more than three days’ duration • Sleeping room sharing - watchkeepers.
• Sleeping rooms and mess rooms lit by natural light • Used exclusively for medical purposes • Sleeping room sharing – petty officers B3.1.11 Recreational facilities, mail and ship visit
plus adequate artificial light • Adjoining sitting room, day room - second engineer arrangements
A3.1.13 Laundry facilities • Space occupied by berths & lockers, chests of •
­ Review of recreational facilities and services
A3.1.9 Sleeping accommodation • •
drawers seats •
­ Furnishings for recreational facilities
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Appropriately situated and furnished laundry facilities
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Small or irregularly shaped spaces • ­Facilities at no cost to the seafarer
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Individual sleeping room for each seafarer
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Arrangement of berths - tiers •
­ Forwarding of seafarers’ mail
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Separate sleeping rooms for men and for women
Adequate size and properly equipped to ensure
A3.1.14 Spaces on open deck
• For seafarers when off duty
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Arrangement of berths – along ship’s side •
­ Partners, relatives & friends as visitors on board when

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reasonable comfort and to facilitate tidiness • Of adequate area
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Height of berth
Framework & lee-board of berth - approved material •
in port
­ Partners accompany seafarers on occasional voyages
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Separate berth for each seafarer
• Tubular frames (of berths)
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Minimum inside dimensions of a berth A3.1.15 Offices • Comfort of mattresses
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Minimum floor areas
• Separate offices/common ship’s office for use by deck • Mattress and cushioning material/stuffing
B3.1.12 Prevention of noise and vibration
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Adjoining sitting room, day room or equivalent
and engine departments • One berth placed over another - dust-proof bottom
­ Location of accommodation and recreational and
additional space for master, chief engineer and chief
• Furniture material
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catering facilities

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navigating officer
A3.1.17 Recreational facilities, amenities and services • Curtains
­ Acoustic insulation
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Lockable clothes locker of ample space fitted
with shelf • To meet the special needs and for the benefit of all • Mirror, small cabinets for toilet requisites, book rack &
­ Soundproofing of centralized control rooms for
engine-room personnel
• Drawer or equivalent seafarers onboard coat hooks
• ­Insulation of working spaces
• Table/desk •
­ Limits for noise levels for working and living spaces
• Comfortable seating accommodation •
­ Accommodation/recreational /catering facilities –
exposure to excessive vibration