4. No common carrier shall supply for use with potable water or food on any conveyance ice that is not

• (a) made from potable water or obtained from a source approved by the Minister; and

• (b) stored and handled in a clean and sanitary manner.

5. No common carrier shall operate or cause to be operated a conveyance unless the potable water system of such conveyance is

• (a) operated without any connection to any system for handling, storing or distributing raw water;

• (b) identified as a potable water system by signs on storage tanks, outlets and filling connections;

• (c) protected from tampering by unauthorized persons; and

• (d) maintained in a sanitary condition.

6. Every common carrier who operates or causes to be operated a conveyance shall

• (a) clean, sterilize with live steam or a chlorine solution and rinse with potable water the potable water system of such conveyance before it is used for the first time;

• (b) clean, sterilize with live steam or a chlorine solution and rinse with potable water the potable water system whenever it has been exposed to contamination in any way or has contained raw water as revealed by the examination referred to in the definition “potable water”;

• (c) clean, sterilize with live steam or a chlorine solution and rinse with potable water the tanks and containers of the potable water system before they are used again after they have been entered into for inspection, repairs or maintenance;

• (d) subject to paragraph (f), clean, sterilize with live steam or a chlorine solution and rinse with potable water at least once a month the potable water system that is being used;

• (e) empty, clean, sterilize with live steam or a chlorine solution and rinse with potable water at least once every two weeks the water coolers and other chilling devices of the potable water system that is being used; and

• (f) in the case of a railway train which is subject to these Regulations, clean, sterilize with live steam or a chlorine solution and rinse with potable water at least every three months the tanks and pipe lines of the closed potable water system.

7. No common carrier who operates or causes to be operated a conveyance shall permit on it

• (a) any careless or unsanitary handling of potable water from the source of supply thereof to the points of consumption;

• (b) the existence of by-passes around the treatment or purification apparatus of the potable water system;

• (c) the existence of a raw water supply in a galley or kitchen quarters unless

  • (i) the outlet of such water supply is located at a point less than 450 mm above the level of the deck or floor, and

  • (ii) a sign has been posted at the outlet indicating that the water is to be used only for the purpose of washing decks or floors;

• (d) the storage of potable water in tanks that are exposed to contamination by or from

  • (i) pipes that pass through them,

  • (ii) raw water,

  • (iii) toilets, or

  • (iv) any other potential source of pollution; or

• (e) the existence of raw water outlets unless there has been posted at each such outlet a conspicuous and legible sign that states that the water available is not to be used for drinking or culinary purposes.