Ghana Shipping (Maritime Labour) Regulations, 2015 (L.I. 2226)
Regulation 31
(1) A shipowner shall ensure that on board the ship
(a) the food and drinking water are of suitable quantity, nutritional value and quality, for the number of seafarers on board and the duration and nature of the voyage;
(b) the catering department is organised and equipped to provide seafarers with adequate, varied and nutritious meals, prepared and served in a sanitary environment;
(c) catering staff are properly trained or qualified; and
(d) a seafarer engaged as a cook has completed a training course approved or recognised by the Authority.
(2) Despite sub regulation (1)(d), the Authority may permit a person who has not completed a training course approved or recognised by the Authority to serve as a cook in a specified ship until the next convenient port of call or for a period not exceeding one month.
(3) A seafarer on board a ship shall, during the period of engagement, be provided with food free of charge.
(4) The master or a person designated by the master shall
(a) at intervals not exceeding seven days inspect
(i) supplies of food and drinking water;
(ii) spaces and equipment used for the storage and handling of food and drinking water; and
(iii) the galley and other equipment for the preparation and service of meals;
on board the ship,
(b) be accompanied by at least one member of the crew during the inspection referred to under paragraph (a); and
(c) cause to be entered in the official logbook of the ship
(i) the time and date of the inspection,
(ii) the names and ranks of the persons who conducted the inspection, and
(iii) the particulars of the area inspected that does not comply with these Regulations or any other relevant law.
(5) A shipowner shall make the official logbook of the ship available for review by an authorised officer.
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