Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (SEAFARERS) (CREW ACCOMMODATION) REGULATION - SECT 14

Heating

(1) Except in ships employed solely within the Tropics or the Persian Gulf,
all sleeping rooms, mess rooms, day rooms, recreation rooms, rooms for
watching films and television, hobbies and games rooms, offices, studies,
sanitary accommodation and hospitals shall be provided with a
permanently installed heating system (in this section called "the main heating
system") capable of ensuring that when-

   (a)  the ventilation system provided for the room or accommodation is
        working so as to supply at least 25 cubic metres of fresh air per hour
        for each seafarer whom the room or accommodation is designed to
        accommodate at any one time; and

   (b)  the temperature of the ambient air is-1℃, the temperature in that
        room or accommodation can be maintained at 21℃.

(2) The main heating system shall be operated by steam, hot water, or
electricity, or shall be a system supplying warm air.

(3) Means of turning on or off or varying the heat emitted by a radiator or
other heating device without using a tool or key shall, wherever reasonably
practicable, be provided in the space in which that radiator or other device
is fitted. All heating equipment shall be so constructed that its operation is
not affected by the use or non-use of propelling machinery, steering gear,
deck machinery, calorifiers or cooking appliances.

(4) (a) Subject to paragraph (b), the crew accommodation shall be heated by
means of the main heating system at all times when any members of the crew are
living or working on board and the circumstances are such that heating is
required.

   (b)  Heating by means of the main heating system need not be provided when
        the vessel is in port if such parts of the crew accommodation as are
        then in use are provided with a safe and efficient temporary means of
        heating capable of ensuring the standard required by subsection (1).

(5) Heating equipment shall be so constructed and installed, and if necessary
shielded, as to avoid risk of fire or of danger or discomfort to the crew.
(Enacted 1995)