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removed before handling.
Any hooks or sharp equipment used for handling stores should be stowed in a safe place.
Refrigerator chamber doors should be fitted with a device of adequate strength to hold them open in a seaway; and a means of opening them from the inside.
Refrigerator rooms should have a means of sounding the alarm both from inside and outside. The area immediately outside a refrigerator room should have a slip-resistant surface.
If a leakage of refrigerant in a refrigerated storage space is suspected, a warning notice to that effect should be posted on the door or access and seafarers should not enter.
When seafarers enter refrigerated chambers that are usually padlocked they should take the padlocks in with them.
Seafarers should make themselves familiar with the operation of the inside release for the door and the location of the alarm button so they may be easily found in the dark.
The proper functioning of alarm bells, door clasps and the inside release should be checked at regular intervals.

   20.                        Safety in living accommodation
Marine Order 11 (Living and working conditions on vessels) and Regulation 3.1 of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) include mandatory requirements for accommodation and recreational facilities.

Under Marine Order 11, the person in command of a vessel must ensure that:
       seafarer accommodation is inspected weekly to ensure that it is safe, clean, fit for human habitation and well maintained; and
       a report of each inspection is recorded and kept on board.
Shipowners should provide the necessary cleaning equipment to allow seafarers to maintain cleanliness of the accommodation.
The emergency stations and duties of the occupants of each cabin should be clearly displayed in that cabin or immediately adjacent to the door of the cabin. Seafarers should read and memorise this information immediately upon being allocated the cabin. A careful note should be made of emergency escape routes from the cabin.
When electrical equipment, including personal electrical equipment, is used in the accommodation, the following precautions should be taken:
       any mains-operated electrical equipment purchased outside Australia should be checked to ensure it is compatible with the ship's power supply;
       any mains-operated electrical equipment which develops a fault should be immediately unplugged and not used;
       double adaptors should not be used;
       disposable fuses should never be rewired or replaced by others of a higher rating;
       portable lamps, radios and other electrical equipment should be switched off at the main switch when not in use or when the user leaves the room;
       electrical equipment should be properly secured against movement in a seaway;
       faulty cabin wiring should be immediately reported to an engineer officer.
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