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The Merchant Shipping (Work in Fishing Convention) Regulations 2018

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Inspection of food and catering facilities

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24.—(1) The skipper of a fishing vessel, or a crew member appointed to do so by the skipper, must, at intervals not exceeding 7 days, and accompanied by at least one member of the crew, inspect—

(a)the supplies of food and drinking water on board to check compliance with regulation 22; and

(b)the catering facilities to check compliance with regulation 23.

(2) A breach of paragraph (1) is an offence by the fishing vessel owner and the skipper.

(3) The skipper of the fishing vessel, or the crew member appointed by the skipper for that purpose, must record the findings of the inspection undertaken pursuant to paragraph (1) in the official log book of the vessel specifying—

(a)the time and date of the inspection;

(b)the name and rank of each person making the inspection; and

(c)the particulars of any respect in which the food, drinking water and catering facilities were found by the person making the inspection not to comply with these Regulations.

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