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Chapter 7 Sanitary Equipment
Article 99
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Article 100
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Article 101
An international passenger ship whose voyage spans midnight shall provide at least one public bath room, for men and women separately. Partition boards shall be set up for bathing facilities of the public bath room. The number of bathing facilities shall be calculated based on the passenger quota, and at least one for every 100 passengers. When the number of passengers is less than 100, it shall be deemed as 100. If there are bathing facilities in passenger cabins, the passenger quota could be excluded from the calculation of the number of bathing facilities.
Article 102
When a bathroom mentioned in the preceding article is combined with a washroom, there shall be a partition board to separate them. All bathtubs and shower spaces shall be of the single type and shall be installed with partition boards for individual use.
Article 103
A domestic passenger ship whose voyage spans midnight shall provide at least one public bath room, for men and women separately. Partition boards shall be set up for bathing facilities of the public bath room. The number of bathing facilities shall be calculated based on the certified number of passengers as follows:
1. For a domestic passenger ship whose voyage takes less than 12 hours, at least one bathing facility for every 200 passengers shall be set up. When the number of passengers is less than 200, it shall be deemed as 200.
2. For a domestic passenger ship whose voyage takes more than 12 hours, at least one bathing facility for every 100 passengers shall be set up. When the number of passengers is less than 100, it shall be deemed as 100.
If there are bathing facilities in passenger cabins, the certified number of cabin passengers may be excluded from the calculation of the number of bathing facilities.
A domestic passenger ship of under 1,000 gross tonnage or special navigating route and conditions, subject to approval of the shipping administration authority or classification societies, may be exempted from setting up the public bath rooms in accordance with the requirements set out in the previous paragraphs.
Article 104
An international passenger ship shall provide public rest rooms, for men and women separately, with flush toilets and partition boards. The number of flush toilets shall be calculated based on the passenger quota as follows; there shall also be some urinals provided for male passengers:
1. For an international passenger ship whose voyage takes less than 12 hours, at least one flush toilet for every 75 passengers shall be set up. When the number of passengers is less than 75, it shall be deemed as 75.
2. For an international passenger ship whose voyage takes more than 12 hours but less than 24 hours, at least one flush toilet for every 50 passengers shall be set up. When the number of passengers is less than 50, it shall be deemed as 50.
3. For an international passenger ship whose voyage takes more than 24 hours, at least one flush toilet for every 25 passengers shall be set up. When the number of passengers is less than 25, it shall be deemed as 25.
If there are flush toilets in passenger cabins, the certified number of cabin passengers may be excluded from the calculation of the number of flush toilets.
Article 105
Except for a domestic passenger ship whose voyage takes less than 30 minutes and is exempted from setting up flush toilets upon approval of the shipping administration authority, a domestic passenger ship shall provide public rest rooms, for men and women separately, with flush toilets and partition boards. The number of flush toilets shall be calculated based on the certified number of passengers as follows; there shall also be some urinals provided for male passengers:
1. For a domestic passenger ship whose voyage takes more than 30 minutes but less than 2 hours, at least one flush toilet for every 100 passengers shall be set up. When the number of passengers is less than 100, it shall be deemed as 100.
2. For a domestic passenger ship whose voyage takes more than 2 hours but less than 12 hours, at least one flush toilet for every 75 passengers shall be set up. When the number of passengers is less than 75, it shall be deemed as 75.
3. For a domestic passenger ship whose voyage takes more than 12 hours but less than 24 hours, at least one flush toilet for every 50 passengers shall be set up. When the number of passengers is less than 50, it shall be deemed as 50.
4. For a domestic passenger ship whose voyage takes more than 24 hours, at least one flush toilet for every 50 passengers shall be set up. When the number of passengers is less than 50, it shall be deemed as 50.
If there are flush toilets, including accessible flush toilets, in passenger cabins, the certified number of cabin passengers may be excluded from the calculation of the number of flush toilets. If only one flush toilet is set up in a restroom with a latch, the rest room is available for both male and female passengers.
Article 106
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Article 107
An international passenger ship whose voyage would take seventy-two hours or more shall provide exclusive sick bays, of which the deck area shall be no less than 3.4 ㎡. If the certified number of passengers is 15, an additional area of 1.67 ㎡ shall be required for every additional 50 persons, with the number of less than 50 to be counted as 50 persons.
Article 108
The sick bay prescribed in the preceding article shall be built on the top passenger deck and properly segregated from other passenger cabins.
Article 109
In addition to the sick bay to be built as prescribed above, an international passenger ship whose voyage would take seven days or more shall establish one isolated sick bay to be used exclusively for patients who suffer from an epidemic disease or serious illness. If more than four sick bays are built, two them shall be used as isolated sick bays, for men and women separately.
Article 110
There shall be in every such sick bay a supply of beds, toilet utensils and flush toilets; and a bathroom in every isolated sick bay additionally.
Article 111
An international passenger ship whose voyage would take seventy two hours or more shall provide a medical room, which shall be supplied with medicine stands, diagnostic beds, and different necessary medical supplies and apparatus.
Article 112
Any sick bay and medical room shall in no case be used to store other utensils or cargoes.
Except as used exclusively for patient passengers, any sick bay shall in no case be used for any other purpose.
Any medical room shall in no case be used as a bedroom for any person.
Article 113
Any passenger ship in which a medical room is established shall carry some duly qualified and competent surgeons and nurses; the number thereof shall be specified by the shipping administration authority.
Article 114
A domestic passenger ship whose voyage would take seventy-two hours or more shall provide a proper number of exclusive sick bays and at least one nurse. A medical room and a qualified surgeon shall be provided additionally if there are over three hundred passengers on board; however, the surgeon may be not required if approved by the shipping administration authority due to extraordinary circumstances.
Article 115
Any passenger ship having neither medical rooms nor sick bays shall keep on board simple and convenient medical apparatus and medical supplies for emergencies. The number and category thereof shall be prescribed by the medical authority after coordination is made between the shipping administration authority and such authority. The apparatus and supplies shall be in the custody of the officer from the deck department designated by the master of the ship.