Cap. 234 Art. 148Accommodation for seamen. 

(1) The Minister may make regulations with respect to the crew accommodation to be provided in Maltese ships of a class specified in the regulations.

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(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing sub-

article, regulations made thereunder may in particular -

(a) prescribe the minimum space per person which shall be provided by way of sleeping 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 thereof may be located and the standards to be observed 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 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 or 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 under 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 accommodation provided for seamen and apprentices of different descriptions;

(b) exempt any ship or class of ships from any requirements of the regulations, 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 carry 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 hundred 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, including any revisions thereof.