C3.1.j. Is there any flexibility provided with respect to the requirements for accommodation and recreational facilities?

The MLC, 2006 contains a significant level of technical guidance with respect to national implementation of the standards for on-board accommodation and recreational facilities. These provisions, which are directed to flag States, apply to all ships covered by the Convention. However, there also are some exceptions and flexibility based on factors such as gross tonnage levels as well as specific adjustments for some categories of ships such as passenger ships or special purpose ships [see C3.1.c.], as well as the possibility for smaller ships (less than 200 GT), to be exempted from certain requirements as set out in Standard A3.1, paragraph 20, after consultation with the shipowners’ and seafarers’ organizations concerned [see B15.].

Accommodation and recreational facilities