Section 20(4) in The Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) Rules, 1960
(4)A dresser, hot press, sink and boiler or other means from which boiling drinking water shall always be available shall be fitted in each mess room unless such equipment is fitted in each mess room unless such equipment is fitted in a pantry readily accessible from the mess room or, in the case of a ship of under 1,000 tons in a galley. Such equipment shall be adequate in size for the number of persons likely to use the room at any one time. If in the case of a mess room provide for officers or petty officers the dresser is fitted in a pantry, a side hoard shall be provided in the mess room. A supply of fresh water shall be laid on the sink and boiler. The Central Government may exempt :-(a)any ship of under 1,000 tons from the requirement of a hot-press;(b)any ship of under 500 tons from any of the requirements of this sub-rule.
