Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01455:body:0:p19
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Character Range: 47276–50047

to prevent the heat from the space affecting adjoining accommodation or passageways:
(a) machinery casings;
(b) boundary bulkheads of galleys;
(c) boundary bulkheads of other spaces in which heat is produced.
       (3) The owner of a regulated Australian vessel must also take measures to protect accommodation spaces from the heat effects of steam or hot-water service pipes.

43 Pipes
       (1) The owner of a regulated Australian vessel must ensure that steam pipes and exhaust pipes to or from machinery do not pass through an accommodation space that is not an open deck alleyway.
       (2) The owner of a regulated Australian vessel must ensure that steam pipes and hot water pipes passing through an open deck alleyway and forming part of an accommodation space are:
(a) constructed of solid drawn steel; and
(b) of scantling sufficient to withstand the maximum pressure from the vessel's boiler system; and
(c) connected by properly joined faced flanges; and
(d) insulated and encased; and
(e) fitted with adequate drainage.
       (3) The owner of a regulated Australian vessel must ensure that:
(a) hot water pipes for radiators in accommodation spaces are encased or insulated; and
(b) there are no hawse pipes in accommodation spaces; and
(c) chain pipes and ventilators for cargo spaces passing through a seafarer accommodation area are watertight and gastight.
       (4) The owner of a regulated Australian vessel must ensure that hot water pipes are insulated:
(a) for heat conservation; and
(b) to ensure the safety of the seafarers.

44 Vessel batteries
        The owner of a regulated Australian vessel must ensure that:
(a) vessel batteries are not stored in accommodation spaces; and
(b) fumes from vessel batteries do not discharge into the seafarer accommodation.

45 Bulkhead and deckhead surfaces
        The owner of a regulated Australian vessel must ensure that the surface of a bulkhead or deckhead is made of material that:
(a) can easily be kept clean; and
(b) is unlikely to harbour vermin; and
(c) in the sleeping areas:
 (i) is light in colour; and
 (ii) has a durable, non-toxic finish.

46 Decks and flooring
       (1) The owner of a regulated Australian vessel must ensure that each deck in an accommodation space on the vessel:
(a) is constructed of material that is in accordance with Marine Order 15 (Construction — fire protection, fire detection and fire extinction) 2014; and
(b) has a non-slip surface; and
(c) is impervious to damp; and
(d) has drainage that prevents liquids from pooling on the deck; and
(e) is easily kept clean; and
(f) is covered with a material that:
 (i) is impervious to water; and
 (ii) is capable of reducing the level of noise in the seafarer accommodation; and
 (iii) can easily be kept clean;