Section 5(1) in The Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) Rules, 1960
(1)In every ship to which these rules apply, the height of the crew accommodation measured from the top of the floor beams to the top of the crown beams shall be not less than the followings :-In ships of under 1,600 tons [2.20 metres.] [Substituted by G.S.R. 61, dated 6th January, 1967]In ships of 1,600 tons or over [2.30 metres.] [Substituted by G.S.R. 61, dated 6th January, 1967]The Central Government may exempt any ship form the requirement of this sub-rule in respect of store rooms and sanitary accommodation.
