CFR > Title 46 - Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER I-A—MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNITS (parts 107 to 109) > PART 108—DESIGN AND EQUIPMENT > SUBPART B—Construction and Arrangement (§108.113 to §108.241) > 108.201—Size of sleeping spaces.

108.201—Size of sleeping spaces.

(a) No sleeping space may berth more than four persons, except that a sleeping space for personnel not regularly employed on a unit may berth up to six persons if the space meets § 108.199 and berthing of six persons in that space is authorized by the Commandant (CG-522).
(b) Without deducting any equipment used by the occupants, each sleeping space must have for each occupant—
(1) 2.8 square meters (approximately 30 square feet) of deck area; and
(2) 6 cubic meters (approximately 210 cubic feet) of volume.
(c) Each sleeping space must have at least 191 centimeters (approximately 6 feet 3 inches) of headroom over clear deck areas.
[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56808, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by CGD 82-063b, 48 FR 4781, Feb. 3, 1983; CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50465, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50730, Sept. 27, 1996; USCG-2009-0702, 74 FR 49233, Sept. 25, 2009]