46 CFR §108.197
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- (a)Each sleeping, mess, recreational, or hospital space that is adjacent to or immediately above a stowage or machinery space, paint locker, drying room, washroom, toilet space, or other odor source must be made odorproof.
- (b)Each accommodation space that is adjacent to or immediately above a galley, machinery space, machinery casing, boiler room, or other noise or heat source, must be protected from the heat and noise.
- (c)Where the shell or an unsheathed weather deck forms a boundary of an accommodation space, the shell of deck must have a covering that prevents the formation of moisture.
- (d)The deckheads of each accommodation space must be a light color.
- (e)Each accommodation space in which water may accumulate must have a drain scupper located in the lowest part of the space, considering the average trim of the unit.
- (f)Each public toilet space must be constructed and located so that its odors do not readily enter any sleeping, mess, recreational, or hospital space.