Section 26(2) in The Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) Rules, 1960
(2)In every ship to which these rules apply, rooms for drying the crew's clothes shall be provided and shall be separate from sleeping rooms, mess rooms, recreation rooms, offices, store rooms, galleys, pantries and hospitals and shall be fitted with racks or rods with sufficient space having regard to the number of persons in the crew and the duration of the voyages on which the ship is intended to be engaged. The heating of such rooms shall be capable of being controlled independently of the heating of any other space in the ship. The exhaust ventilation of such rooms shall be independent of the ventilation of such rooms shall be independent of the ventilation of all other spaces unless it is provided by a trunked mechanical ventilation system. Provide that in ship of under 500 tons drying cabinets or other suitable facilities may be substituted for a drying room.
