Merchant Shipping Act 1894
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SIXTH SCHEDULE
Every place in a ship occupied by seamen or apprentices, and appropriated to their use, shall be such as to make the space which it is required by the Second Part of this Act to contain available for the proper accommodation of the men who are to occupy it, and 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maximum Fees for Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When the accommodation is inspected at the same time with the measurement of the tonnage, no separate fee shall be charged for the inspection.
SIXTH SCHEDULE
Every place in a ship occupied by seamen or apprentices, and appropriated to their use, shall be such as to make the space which it is required by the Second Part of this Act to contain available for the proper accommodation of the men who are to occupy it, and 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maximum Fees for Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When the accommodation is inspected at the same time with the measurement of the tonnage, no separate fee shall be charged for the inspection.
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