37Modification of accommodation spaces

37 Modification of accommodation spaces

(1) Before the substantial alteration or reconstruction of accommodation spaces on a vessel, the owner of the vessel must have approved, by an issuing body, a plan of the seafarer accommodation on a scale of at least 1 in 50 showing the matters mentioned in paragraph 36(1)(b).

(2) The owner of the vessel may apply to an issuing body to have plans for the substantial alteration or reconstruction of the vessel approved in accordance with the process set out in Marine Order 1 (Administration) 2013.

(3) The owner of the vessel must give the issuing body the plans as soon as practicable if the alteration or reconstruction is:

(a) to be carried out outside Australia; and

(b) temporary or required because of a marine incident.

(4) The plans and information must be of a scale, and have sufficient technical detail, to enable compliance of the plans to be assessed.