Ghana Shipping (Maritime Labour) Regulations, 2015 (L.I. 2226)
Regulation 24
(1) For the purpose of these Regulations, a shipowner shall ensure that
(a) a seafarer has convenient access, on the ship, to sanitary facilities meeting minimum standards of health and hygiene and reasonable standards of comfort, with separate sanitary facilities for men and women;
(b) there are sanitary facilities within easy access of the navigating bridge and the machinery space or near the engine room control centre;
(c) a minimum of one toilet, one wash basin and one tub or shower or both for every six persons or less who do not have personal facilities is provided at a convenient location in the ship;
(d) with the exception of a passenger ship, each sleeping room is provided Regulation 25
(1) For the purpose of these Regulations, a shipowner shall ensure that where sleeping accommodation on board the ship is required
(a) except on a passenger ship, each seafarer is provided with an individual sleeping room;
(b) subject to the minimum floor area requirements referred to in sub regulation (2),
(i) on ships of less than three thousand gross tonnage other than a passenger ship or a special purpose ship, a sleeping room is occupied by a maximum of two seafarers;
(ii) on a passenger ship, a sleeping room is occupied by a maximum of four seafarers not carrying out the duties of a ships’ officer;
(iii) on a passenger ship where a seafarer performs the duty of petty officer, a sleeping room is occupied by a maximum of two seafarers;
(iv) on a special purpose ship, the sleeping rooms are capable of accommodating more than four seafarers;
(c) separate sleeping rooms are provided for men and for women;
(d) as far as practicable, sleeping rooms of seafarers are so arranged that watches are separated and that a seafarer who works during the day does not share a room with a watchkeeper;
(e) sleeping rooms are of adequate size, and
(i) for each occupant, furniture of smooth hard material not liable to warp or corrode is provided including a clothes locker with a minimum volume of four hundred and seventy five litres and a drawer or equivalent space with a minimum volume of fifty litres and where the drawer is incorporated in the clothes locker, the combined minimum volume of the clothes locker is five hundred litres and is fitted with a shelf and capable of being locked by the occupant;
(ii) each sleeping room is provided with a table or desk, of the fixed, drop-leaf or slide-out type, with comfortable seating accommodation;
(f) berths meet the following standards:
(i) a separate berth is provided for each seafarer;
(ii) the inside dimensions of a berth is a minimum of one hundred and ninety-eight centimetres by eighty centimetres;
(iii) there is adequate berth arrangements on board;
(iv) berths are arranged in tiers of not more than two and where a berth is placed along the side of a ship, there is only a single tier where a sidelight is situated above a berth;
(v) the lower berth in a double tier is a minimum of thirty centimetres above the floor and the upper berth is placed approximately midway between the bottom of the lower berth and the lower side of the deckhead beams;
(vi) the framework and the lee-board of a berth is hard, smooth, and not likely to corrode or to harbour vermin and is of the approved material;
(vii) where tubular frames are used for the construction of berths, they are completely sealed and without perforations;
(viii) when one berth is placed over another, a dust-proof bottom is fitted beneath the bottom mattress or the spring bottom of the upper berth; and
(ix) clean bedding is supplied to a seafarer during the service of the seafarer on board the ship, and the seafarer is responsible for the return of the bedding at times specified by the master on completion of service on the ship.
(2) Unless otherwise provided for in these Regulations, sleeping rooms shall have the following minimum floor areas:
(a) in a single berth seafarers’ sleeping room, the floor area shall be a minimum of
(i) four and half square metres for a ship that does not exceed three thousand gross tonnage;
(ii) five and half square metres for a ship of three thousand gross tonnage or more but less than ten thousand gross tonnage; and
(iii) seven square metres for a ship of ten thousand gross tonnage or more;
(b) in a ship that does not exceed three thousand gross tonnage, other than a passenger ship or a special purpose ship, where sleeping rooms are occupied by two seafarers, the floor area shall be a minimum of seven square metres;
(c) the floor area of a sleeping room for a seafarer who is not performing the duties of a ship's officer on a passenger ship or a special purpose ship shall be a minimum of
(i) seven and half square metres in a room accommodating two persons;
(ii) eleven and half square metres in a room accommodating three persons; and
(iii) fourteen and half square metres in a room accommodating four persons;
(d) the floor area of sleeping rooms on a special purpose ship where more than four seafarers are accommodated shall be a minimum of 3 .6 square metres per person;
(e) the floor area of a sleeping room on a ship other than a passenger ship or a special purpose ship, for a seafarer who performs the duties of a ship officer where no private sitting room or day room is provided, shall be a minimum of
(i) seven and half square metres per person in a ship which does not exceed three thousand gross tonnage;
(ii) eight and half square metres per person in a ship of three thousand gross tonnage or more but not exceeding ten thousand gross tonnage; and
(iii) ten square metres per person in a ship of ten thousand gross tonnage or more;
(f) the minimum floor area per person for a seafarer who is performing the duties of a ship officer on a passenger ship or a special purpose ship where no private sitting room or day room is provided shall be
(i) seven and half square metres for a junior officer; and
(ii) eight and half square metres for a senior officer.
(3) The master, the chief engineer, the chief navigating officer and where practicable, the second engineer officer, shall each have, in addition to their sleeping rooms, an adjoining sitting room, day room or equivalent additional space.
(4) The Authority may allow a reduced floor area in order to provide single berth sleeping rooms on a ship of less than three thousand gross tonnage, a passenger ship and a special purpose ship.
(5) A mess room shall
(a) be located away from the sleeping rooms and as close as practicable to the galley; and
(b) be of adequate size and comfort and properly furnished and equipped, and have facilities for refreshment.
with a washbasin having hot and cold running fresh water, except where the washbasin is situated in a private bathroom; and
(e) hot and cold running fresh water is available in all wash places.
(2) The Authority may approve special arrangements or a reduction in the number of facilities required in a passenger ship normally engaged on voyages of not more than four hours duration.
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