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Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)

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Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) Regulations, 2026

Part 1

Chapter I : General

21. Office accommodation

 

(1) In every vessel of 3,000 gross tons or over, two separate rooms must be provided for use as offices or a common vessel's office and must be appropriately furnished for that purpose in accordance with standard A 3.1 paragraph 15 of the Maritime Labour Convention.

 

(2) One of the separate rooms in subregulation (1) must be appropriated for use by the Chief Navigating Officer or the officers of the deck department, and the other for use by the Chief Engineer Officer or for the officers of the engine room department.

 

(3) The office accommodation must be in a room not used for any other purpose except study: Provided that an office appropriated solely for use by an individual officer may be combined with the day room of that officer.