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Merchant Shipping Act, 1867.
- constructed and kept clear.such Seaman or Apprentice a Space of not less than Seventy-two Cubic Feet, and of not less than Twelve Superficial Feet, measured on the Deck or Floor of such Place :
- (2.) Every such Place shall be such as to make the Space aforesaid available for the proper Accommodation of the Men who are to occupy it, shall be securely constructed, properly lighted and ventilated, properly protected from Weather and Sea, and as far as practicable properly shut off and protected from Effluvium which may be caused by Cargo or Bilge Water :
- (3.) No such Place as aforesaid shall be deemed to be such as to authorize a Deduction from Registered Tonnage, under the Provisions herein-after contained, unless there is or are in the Ship One or more properly constructed Privy or Privies for the Use of the Crew ; such Privy or Privies to be of such Number and of such Construction as may be approved by the Surveyor herein-after mentioned :
- (4.) Every such Place shall, whenever the Ship is registered or re-registered, be inspected by One of the Surveyors appointed by the Board of Trade under Part IV of the Principal Act, who shall, if satisfied that the same is in all respects such as is required by this Act, give to the Collector of Customs a Certificate to that Effect, and thereupon such Space shall be deducted from the Register Tonnage :
- (5.) No such Deduction from Tonnage as aforesaid shall be authorized unless there is permanently cut in a Beam, and cut in or painted on or over the Doorway or Hatchway of every such Place, the Number of Men which it is constructed to accommodate, with the Words " Certified to accommodate Seamen " :
- (6.) Every such Place shall be kept free from Stores or Goods of any kind, not being the personal Property of the Crew in use during the Voyage :
- (7.) Upon any Complaint concerning any such Place as aforesaid. One of the Surveyors appointed by the Board of Trade may inspect such Place, and if he finds that any of the Provisions of this Act with respect to the same are not complied with he shall report the same to the Collector of Customs, at the Port where the Ship is registered, and thereupon the registered Tonnage shall
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