Section 26 in The Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) Rules, 1960
26. Laundry Facilities, etc.
(1)In every ship to which these rules apply, being a ship of 500 tons or over, washing troughs or other suitable facilities shall be provided to enable the crew to wash their clothes, and shall be adequate in size and sufficient in number for that purpose. Such troughs shall be made of or coated with hygienic and durable material having a smooth and impervious surface not likely to crack, flake or become corroded. The troughs or other facilities shall be situated in a room appropriated for use only as a laundry. Provided that the troughs or other facilities may be situated in the crew's washing accommodation in the provision of a separate laundry is unreasonable or impracticable in the circumstances. The troughs or other facilities shall be provided with an adequate supply of hot and cold fresh water and shall be so arranged as to discharge overboard or into an enclosed tank served by a mechanically operated suction pump.(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.(3)In every ship to which these rules apply, adequately ventilated compartments or lockers shall be provided for hanging oilskins and working clothes used by the crew. Separate compartments or lockers shall be provided for officers and ratings. The compartments or lockers shall be situated outside the sleeping rooms of the crew in a position readily accessible therefrom. The Central Government may exempt any ship of under 500 tons from any of the requirements of this sub-rule.
