C3.2.a. Is there a minimum standard for the food served to seafarers on board ships?

National laws or other measures would address the detail of what is required on board a ship. The MLC, 2006 provides some minimum standards for the food on board ship under Regulation 3.2. These standards cover the quantity, nutritional value, quality and variety of food and drinking water supplies, having regard to the number of seafarers on board, their religious requirements and cultural practices as they pertain to food, and the duration and nature of the voyage shall be suitable in respect of quantity, nutritional value, quality and variety.

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