Article 11
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Article 11

  1. Sufficient mess room accommodation shall be provided in all ships.

  2. In ships of less than 1,000 tons separate mess room accommodation shall be provided for—

  • (a) master and officers;

  • (b) petty officers and other ratings.

  3. In ships of 1,000 tons and over, separate mess room accommodation shall be provided for—

  • (a) master and officers;

  • (b) deck department petty officers and other ratings;

  • (c) engine department petty officers and other ratings:

Provided that—

    • (i) one of the two mess rooms for the petty officers and other ratings may be allotted to the petty officers and the other to the other ratings;

    • (ii) a single mess room may be provided for deck and engine department petty officers and other ratings in cases in which the organisations of shipowners and/or shipowners and the recognised bona fide trade unions of seafarers concerned have expressed a preference for such an arrangement.

  4. Adequate mess room accommodation shall be provided for the catering department, either by the provision of a separate mess room or by giving them the right to the use of the mess rooms assigned to other groups; in the case of ships of 5,000 tons or over with more than five persons in the catering department consideration shall be given to the provision of a separate mess room.

  5. The dimensions and equipment of each mess room shall be sufficient for the number of persons likely to use it at any one time.

  6. Mess rooms shall be equipped with tables and approved seats sufficient for the number of persons likely to use them at any one time.

  7. The competent authority may permit such exceptions to the foregoing rules concerning mess room accommodation as may be necessary to meet the special conditions in passenger ships.

  8. Mess rooms shall be located apart from the sleeping rooms and as close as practicable to the galley.

  9. Where available pantries are not accessible to mess rooms, adequate lockers for mess utensils and proper facilities for washing utensils shall be provided.

  10. The tops of tables and seats shall be of damp-resisting material, without cracks and capable of being easily cleaned.

Parent topic: Part III. Crew Accommodation Requirements
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