[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR190.20-20]

[Page 366-367]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 190--CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGEMENT--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart 190.20--Accomodations for Officers, Crew, and Scientific 
                                Personnel
 
Sec. 190.20-20  Sleeping accommodations.

    (a) Where practicable, each licensed officer must be provided with a 
separate stateroom.
    (b) Sleeping accommodations for the crew must be divided into rooms, 
no one of which must berth more than 4 persons.
    (c) Each room must be of such size that there are at least 2.78 
square meters (30 square feet) of deck area and a volume of at least 5.8 
cubic meters (210 cubic feet) for each person accommodated. The clear 
head room must be not less than 190 centimeters (75 inches). In 
measuring sleeping accommodations any furnishings contained therein for 
the use of the occupants are not to be deducted from the total volume or 
from the deck area.
    (d) Each person shall have a separate berth and not more than one 
berth may be placed above another. The berth must be composed of 
materials not likely to corrode. The overall size of a berth must not be 
less than 68 centimeters (27 inches) wide by 190 centimeters (75 inches) 
long, except by special permission of the Commandant. Where two tiers of 
berths are fitted, the bottom of the lower berth must not be less than 
30 centimeters (12 inches) above the deck. The berths must not be

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obstructed by pipes, ventilating ducts, or other installations.
    (e) A locker must be provided for each person accommodated in a 
room.