Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (SEAFARERS) (CREW ACCOMMODATION) REGULATION - SECT 36

Medical cabinet

(1) A cabinet or other suitable facility for storing medicines and other
medical stores which the ship is required by regulations made under section
100 of the Ordinance to carry for the crew shall be well ventilated and fitted
in a place in the crew accommodation which-

   (a)  is always dry;

   (b)  is readily accessible from (but not sited in) the permanent or
        temporary hospital; and

   (c)  is not subject to abnormal heat.

(2) Where a medical cabinet is required it shall be provided with the
following-

   (a)  an outer door fitted with an efficient lock;

   (b)  where controlled drugs are to be stored, an inner cupboard fitted with
        a door and a lock which cannot be opened by the same key as the lock
        to the outer door;

   (c)  suitable arrangements for the storage of the medicines, medical stores
        and associated measuring devices all as required by the regulations
        referred to in subsection (1); and

   (d)  a dispensing counter with a surface which can be easily kept clean.

(3) Where a medical cabinet is fitted it shall be lit by an electric light
(which may be inside or immediately outside it) which enables the contents to
be clearly seen. (Enacted 1995)