General Provisions

This chapter is designed to provide a single source for habitability criteria suitable for ships. This chapter may be applied to vessels falling under the following categories: oil and/or chemical tankers, bulk and/or combination carriers, container vessels, multi-purpose cargo vessels, or crew areas on passenger vessels. This chapter does not apply to vessels such as offshore support vessels, tugboats, tow boats, dredgers, research vessels, drill ships, anchor handling vessels or any other vessel providing service to offshore oil and gas exploration and production.