(1) A sailor sentenced to cells shall be confined under a canvas screen or in a cell approved by the chief of the Naval Staff of a period not exceeding fourteen days and any such sentence shall require a warrant.
(2) A cell shall measure not less than 2 metres in length and 1 metre in breadth and shall be as high as the space between decks, and shall be ventilated properly and no cell shall be made or altered without the authority of the Chief of the Naval Staff.
(3) No sailor shall be confined in which the temperature exceeds 300C unless the Commanding Officer is satisfied that there is adequate ventilation.
(4) No sailor shall undergo a cell punishment unless a Medical Officer has examined him and certified that he is in a fit physical condition to undergo that punishment and such certificate shall be recorded on the punishment warrant.