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The Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1975

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Maintenance and inspection of crew accommodation

35.—(1) The crew accommodation shall be maintained in a clean and habitable condition and all equipment and installations required by these Regulations shall be maintained in good working order. Every part of the crew accommodation, except store rooms, shall be kept free from stores and other property not belonging to or provided for the use of the persons for whom that part of the accommodation is appropriated, and in particular no fish or by-product of fish shall be kept in any part of the crew accommodation.

(2) The master of every fishing vessel or an officer appointed by him for the purpose shall inspect every part of the crew accommodation at intervals not exceeding 7 days and shall be accompanied on the inspection by at least one member of the crew appointed for that purpose by the crew. The master of the fishing vessel shall cause a record to be entered in the fishing vessel's official log-book of:

(a)the time and date of the inspection;

(b)the names and ranks of the persons making the inspection;

(c)particulars of any respects in which the crew accommodation or any part of it was found by any of the persons making the inspection not to comply with these Regulations.

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