PCFC- Entity (Business Unit) Name: Trakhees — Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation
Department Name: Civil Engineering Department (CED)
Section Name: Permits Section (Facilities)
Document Reference Number: PCFC-TRK-CED-PS-REG-34
Revision Number: 00
Revision Date: October 2010
Classification: Public
The minimum area of the ducts and shafts for the natural lighting and ventilation requirements shall be as follows:
34.1 Bathrooms:
The minimum area of the shafts shall be 0.8 square meter and minimum width shall be 0.9 meter.
34.2 Closed Kitchens:
The minimum area of the shafts shall be 3 x 3 square meter, regardless of the buildings height and mechanical ventilation shall be provided, according to the specifications and conditions approved by the authority if the building exceeds ground floor plus 7 typical floors.
34.3 Open Kitchens:
It is permitted to build kitchens that occupy part of the common spaces (halls or living areas),with out providing ventilation shafts, regardless of the building height, as long as the kitchens are located opposite to the main ventilation openings of such common spaces, and ...