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The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Minimum Requirements for Seafarers etc.) Regulations 2014

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29.—(1) In this Part, “crew accommodation” means accommodation, including the construction, machinery, fittings and equipment of that accommodation, intended for or used by seafarers.

(2) Subject to regulations 30, 31 and 32, a ship must comply with the requirements relating to crew accommodation set out in Merchant Shipping Notice 1844 (M).

(3) A breach of paragraph (2) is an offence by the shipowner.

(4) The master of the ship, or an officer appointed by the master for that purpose, must, at intervals not exceeding 7 days and accompanied by at least one member of the crew, inspect the crew accommodation to ensure it is clean, decently habitable and maintained in a good state of repair.

(5) A breach of paragraph (4) is an offence by the master of the ship.

(6) The master of the ship, or an officer appointed by the master for that purpose, must record the findings of inspections undertaken pursuant to paragraph (4) in the official log book of the ship specifying—

(a)the time and date of the inspection;

(b)the name and rank of each person making the inspection; and

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

(7) A breach of paragraph (6) is an offence by the master of the ship.

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