Artikel 12

1. Sufficient sanitary accommodation, including washbasins and tub and/or shower baths, shall be provided in all vessels.
2. Sanitary facilities for all members of the crew who do not occupy rooms to which private facilities are attached shall, wherever practicable, be provided for each department of the crew on the following scale:
(a) one tub and/or shower bath for every eight persons or less;
(b) one water closet for every eight persons or less;
(c) one wash basin for every six persons or less;
Provided that when the number of persons in a department exceeds an even multiple of the specified number by less than one-half of the specified number, this surplus may be ignored for the purpose of this paragraph.
3. Cold fresh water and hot fresh water or means of heating water shall be available in all communal wash places. The competent authority, in consultation with the fishing-vessel owners' and fishermen's organisations where such exist, may fix the minimum amount of fresh water which shall be supplied per man per day.
4. Wash basins and tub baths shall be of adequate size and constructed of approved material with a smooth surface not liable to crack, flake or corrode.
5. All water closets shall have ventilation to the open air, independently of any other part of the accommodation.
6. The sanitary equipment to be placed in water closets shall be of an approved pattern and provided with an ample flush of water, available at all times and independently controllable.
7. Soil pipes and waste pipes shall be of adequate dimensions and shall be so constructed as to minimise the risk of obstruction and to facilitate cleaning. They shall not pass through fresh water or drinking water tanks; neither shall they, if practicable, pass overhead in mess rooms or sleeping accommodation.
8. Sanitary accommodation intended for the use of more than one person shall comply with the following requirements:
(a) floors shall be of approved durable material, easily cleaned and impervious to damp, and shall be properly drained;
(b) bulkheads shall be of steel or other approved material and shall be water-tight up to at least 9 inches (0.23 metre) above the level of the deck;
(c) the commodation shall be sufficiently lighted, heated and ventilated;
(d) water closets shall be situated convenient to, but separate from, sleeping rooms and washrooms, without direct access from the sleeping rooms or from a passage between sleeping rooms and water closets to which there is no other access: Provided that this requirement shall not apply where a water closet is located between two sleeping rooms having a total of not more than four persons;
(e) where there is more than one water closet in a compartment, they shall be sufficiently screened to ensure privacy.
9. Facilities for washing and drying clothes shall be provided on a scale appropriate to the size of the crew and the normal duration of the voyage.
10. The facilities for washing clothes shall include suitable sinks equipped with drainage which may be installed in washrooms if separate laundry accommodation is not reasonably practicable. The sinks shall be provided with an adequate supply of cold fresh water and hot fresh water or means of heating water.
11. The facilities for drying clothes shall be provided in a compartment separate from sleeping rooms, mess rooms and water closets, adequately ventilated and heated and equipped with lines or other fittings for hanging clothes.