Section 34 in The Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) Rules, 1960
34. Maintenance and Inspection of Crew Accommodation.
(1)The crew accommodation in every ship to which these rules apply, shall be maintained in a clean and habitable condition and equipments and installations required by these rules shall e be maintained in good working order. every part of the crew accommodation (not being a store room) shall be kept free of store and other property not belonging to or provided for the use of persons for whom that part of the accommodation is appropriated, and in particular, no cargo shall be kept in any part of the crew accommodation.(2)The Master of the ship or an officer appointed by him for the purpose shall inspect every part of the crew accommodation at least one in every ten days and shall be accompanied on the inspection by one or more members of the crew. The Master of the ship shall cause to be entered in a book specially kept for the purpose a record of :-(a)the time and date of the inspection;(b)the names and ranks of the persons making the inspection :(c)particulars of any respect in which the crew accommodation or any part thereof was found by any of the persons making the inspection not to comply with these rules.
