S.L. 234.51 Art. 96Exemptions and equivalents.

(1) The Registrar-General may, taking into consideration the special circumstances that apply to each individual ship and following consultation with the owner of the ship and with the bona seafarers’ union representing the crew of the ship, allow fide variations from the requirements of these rules in the case of:

(a) ferries and similar ships which are not continuously manned with one permanent crew;

(b) ships with additional repair personnel temporarily embarked for repairs;

(c) ships engaged in such short voyages which allow the crew to go home or make use of comparable facilities for part of the day; and

(d) any ship, provided that the variations to be made provide corresponding advantages as a result of which the overall conditions are not less favourable than those which would result from the full application of the requirements of these rules and respective Schedules.

(2) The Registrar-General may, in the case of ships the manning of which has to take account, without discrimination, of the interest of the crew having different and distinctive religions and social practices, or the low or infrequent operational activity of the ship, and following consultation with the organisations of shipowners and with the seafarers’ union and subject to bona fide agreement between the said two parties, allow variations from the requirements of the Fourth Schedule provided that such variations do not result in overall facilities less favourable than those which would result from the application of the requirements under this rule.

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