Section 45Sec./Art. 45

Accommodation and Recreational Facilities. - Unless otherwise exempted herein or by appropriate regulations, all ocean-going ships shall provide and maintain safe, decent, and adequate accommodations, including but not limited to, recreational facilities for overseas seafarers that meet the minimum standards set out in MLC 2006, as amended, taking into account the need to protect the health and well-being of seafarers working or living on board the ship, or both. There shall be a basic shipboard facility for women, such as separate sleeping rooms.