Section 5
of Merchant Shipping (Crew Accomodation) Regulations, 2007
Section 5
(1)
The survey of ships, so far as regards the enforcement of these
Regulations, shall be carried out by a surveyor of ships or an authorised organisation.
(2)
A ship shall be surveyed on every occasion when
{a)
it is registered;
{b)
its crew accommodation has been substantially altered or reconstructed; or
{c)
the Director has reason to believe that its crew accommodation does not comply with these Regulations.
(3)
After a survey under sub-regulation (2), a ship which complies with these Regulations shall be issued with a crew accommodation certificate by the
Director or an authorised organisation.
(4)
The crew accommodation certificate issued under sub-regulation (3)
shall be in Form 1 set out in the Schedule.
( 5)
When a ship is exempted from any of these Regulations under regulation 3, an exemption certificate for crew accommodation in respect of the ship shall be issued by the Director or an authorised organisation.
(6)
The exemption certificate for crew accommodation issued under sub-regulation (5) shall be in Form 2 set out in the Schedule.
(7)
The certificates issued under sub-regulations (3) and (5) shall be posted up in a prominent and accessible place in the ship.