Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (SEAFARERS) (CREW ACCOMMODATION) REGULATION - SECT 37

Protection from mosquitoes

(1) Subject to subsection (4), in every ship engaged on voyages to-

   (a)  all ports on the coast of Africa and all ports in Asia, Central and
        South America between 30 degrees North and 35 degrees South latitude;
        or

   (b)  ports on the coast of the Malagasy Republic, the crew accommodation
        other than a recreation space on the open deck shall be protected by
        means of screening against the admission of mosquitoes.

(2) The screening which shall be made of rust-proof wire or other suitable
material shall be fitted to or provided for all sidescuttles and windows and
skylights which are capable of being opened and all natural ventilators and
all doors leading to an open deck.

(3) Any screening door which is fitted pursuant to this regulation and leads
directly into a permanent or temporary hospital shall be of a self-closing
type.

(4) In crew accommodation which is fitted with an air conditioning  system
screening need not be provided for any sidescuttles or windows which are
fitted with special locking arrangements and which (except where the
sidescuttles and windows are used for escape purposes) can be unlocked only
with the consent of the master if all doors leading from that crew
accommodation to the open deck are of the self-closing type. (Enacted 1995)