Section 194: Power to make rules 'with respect to crew accommodation

194. Power to make rules 'with respect to crew accommodation.—(1) The Federal Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, make rules with respect to the crew accommodation to be provided in ships; and different provisions may be made for different classes of ships and different classes of persons. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely.— (a) the minimum space for each person which must be provided in any ship to which the rules apply by way of sleeping accommodation for seamen and apprentices and the maximum number of persons by whom any specified part of such sleeping accommodation may be used; (b) the position in any such 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; (c) the submission to such authority as be specified in this behalf of plans and specifications of any works proposed to be carried out for the provisions or alteration of any such accommodation and the authorization of that authority to inspect any such works; (d) the maintenance and repair of any such accommodation and the prohibition or restriction of the use of any such accommodation for purposes other than those for which it is designed; and (e) the manner as to how ships registered or under construction at the commencement of any such rules may be dealt with after such commencement. (3) If any person making an inspection under section 197 finds that the crew accommodation is unsanitary or is not in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, he shall signify it in writing to the master of the ship and may, if he thinks fit, detain the ship until the defects are remedied to his satisfaction. Explanation.–In this section, the expression “crew accommodation” includes sleeping rooms, mess room, sanitary accommodation, hospital accommodation, recreation accommodation, store rooms and catering accommodation provided for the use of seamen, not being accommodation which is also used by, or provided for the use of passengers. (4) The Federal Government may exempt any ship or class of ships from the requirements of any rules made under this section either absolutely or subject to such conditions as it may consider fit.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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