Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 234), article 148

148. (1) The Minister may make regulations with respect to the crew accommodation to be provi ded in Maltese ships of a cla ss specified in th e regulations. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing sub- article, regulations made th ereunder may in particular - (a) prescribe the minimum sp ace per person which shall be provided by way of sl eeping accommodation for seamen and apprentices and the maximum number of persons by whom a specified part of such sleeping accommodation may be used; (b) prescribe the equipment to be provided for the sleeping accommodation, mess rooms, sanitary accommodation and galleys in a ship; (c) regulate the spaces in the ship in which the crew accommodation or any part th ereof may be located and the standards to be observ ed in the construction, equipment and furnishing of any such accommodation; (d) provide for the protection of the crew against injury, condensation, heat, cold and noise on a ship; (e) prescribe the water, heating, lighting, ventilation and M E R C H A N T S H I P P I N G [CAP. 234. 79 sanitary facilities to be provided on a ship; (f) require the submission to a surveyor of ships of plans and specifications of any works proposed to be carried out for the purpose of the provision or alteration of any such accommodation, and authorise the surveyor to inspect any such works; (g) provide for the maintenance and repair of any such accommodation and prohibit o r restrict the use of any such accommodation for purposes other than those for which it is designed; and (h) provide for the inspection, measuring and marking of crew accommodation on a ship and its certification for the purpose of ascertaining tonnage. (3) Regulations made und er this article may - (a) make different provision with respect to different classes of ships or with respect to ships which were registered in Malta at different dates or the construction of which was begun at different dates and with respect to crew acco mmodation provided for seamen and apprentices of different descriptions; (b) exempt any ship or class of ships from any requirements of the regulatio ns, either absolutely or subject to such conditions as the Minister thinks fit; (c) require the master of a ship or any officer authorised by him for the purpose to car ry out such inspections of the crew accommodation as may be prescribed. (4) If the provisions of any regulations made under this article are contravened in the case of a ship, the owner, or bareboat charterer, or master of the ship shall be liable to a fine ( multa) not exceeding five h undred units. (5) Regulations under this article may be made by reference in whole or in part to the requirements of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 of the International Labour Organisation, incl uding any revisions thereof. Provisions and water. Amended by:  XIII. 1983.5. Substituted by: XXII. 2000.71. Amended by: I.2025.55.