8 Maintenance and cleanliness

8.1 Accommodation to be clean and well‑maintained

8.1.1 Crew and hospital accommodation must be maintained in a clean and habitable condition and all equipment and installations required by this Part must be maintained in good working order.

8.1.2 Every part of the crew accommodation, not being a store room, must be kept free of stores and other property not belonging to, or provided for the use of, persons for whom that part of the accommodation is allocated.

8.2 Inspections

8.2.1 The master or an officer appointed by the master for the purpose must, at intervals not exceeding 7 days:

(a) inspect every part of the crew and hospital accommodation of the ship;

(b) be accompanied on the inspection by at least one member of the crew; and

(c) cause to be entered in the ship's official log book a record of:

(i) the date and time of the inspection;

(ii) the names of the persons making the inspection; and

(iii) particulars of any deficiencies found.

8.2.2 The crew accommodation of a ship must be inspected by a surveyor whenever:

(a) the ship is registered or re-registered;

(b) all or part of the crew accommodation undergoes substantial alteration or repair; and

(c) a request for an inspection has been made to a prescribed person, in sufficient time to avoid delay in the sailing of the ship, by or on behalf of the operator of the ship or by an official of an organisation of seamen registered under the Industrial Relations Act 1988,

and any deficiencies found by the surveyor must be reported to the master of the ship and the Manager.