{"id":705,"date":"2014-10-02T09:16:35","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T09:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seafarersrights-over.temp-dns.com\/?p=705"},"modified":"2014-10-02T09:16:35","modified_gmt":"2014-10-02T09:16:35","slug":"right-to-decent-accommodation-and-recreational-facilities-on-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/right-to-decent-accommodation-and-recreational-facilities-on-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Right to decent accommodation and recreational facilities on board"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Under the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (\u2018MLC\u2019):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A seafarer has the right to safe and decent accommodation and recreational facilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The MLC sets out detailed and technical requirements concerning matter such as: the size of rooms and other accommodation spaces; heating and ventilation; noise and vibration and other ambient factors; sanitary facilities; lighting; and hospital accommodation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A country that has ratified the MLC must inspect ships registered under its flag when the ship is registered or re-registered, or if the seafarer accommodation has been substantially altered, to ensure that seafarers\u2019 accommodation is in accordance with the MLC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Frequent inspections of accommodation areas must be carried out by or under the authority of the master and recorded to ensure that the seafarer accommodation is clean, habitable and maintained in a good state of repair.\u00a0 The records must be available for inspections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>See Regulation 3.1 of the MLC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See the ILO Frequently Asked Questions (section C5.2) at<a title=\"Right to complain on shore\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ilo.org\/global\/standards\/maritime-labour-convention\/what-it-does\/faq\/WCMS_177371\/lang--en\/index.htm\" target=\"_self\"> http:\/\/www.ilo.org\/global\/standards\/maritime-labour-convention\/what-it-does\/faq\/WCMS_177371\/lang&#8211;en\/index.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>July 2014<\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (\u2018MLC\u2019): A seafarer has the right to safe and decent accommodation and recreational facilities. The MLC sets out detailed and technical requirements concerning matter such as: the size of rooms and other accommodation spaces; heating and ventilation; noise and vibration and other ambient factors; sanitary facilities; lighting; and hospital <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/right-to-decent-accommodation-and-recreational-facilities-on-board\/\">[Read More&hellip;]&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[79],"tags":[80,81,73,28,16,23],"class_list":{"0":"post-705","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-seafarers-rights-under-the-mlc","7":"tag-ilo","8":"tag-international-labour-organisation","9":"tag-maritime-labour-convention-2006","10":"tag-mlc-2006","11":"tag-seafarer","12":"tag-seafarers","13":"entry","14":"gs-1","15":"gs-odd","16":"gs-even","17":"gs-featured-content-entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Right to decent accommodation and recreational facilities on board - Seafarers Rights International<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/right-to-decent-accommodation-and-recreational-facilities-on-board\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Right to decent accommodation and recreational facilities on board - Seafarers Rights International\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Under the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (\u2018MLC\u2019): A seafarer has the right to safe and decent accommodation and recreational facilities. The MLC sets out detailed and technical requirements concerning matter such as: the size of rooms and other accommodation spaces; heating and ventilation; noise and vibration and other ambient factors; sanitary facilities; lighting; and hospital [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/right-to-decent-accommodation-and-recreational-facilities-on-board\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Seafarers Rights International\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-10-02T09:16:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"tmaggs\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"tmaggs\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/right-to-decent-accommodation-and-recreational-facilities-on-board\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/right-to-decent-accommodation-and-recreational-facilities-on-board\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"tmaggs\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/#\/schema\/person\/b4f712eb223fcdf4a1e0ff7f430073b4\"},\"headline\":\"Right to decent accommodation and recreational facilities on board\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-10-02T09:16:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2014-10-02T09:16:35+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/right-to-decent-accommodation-and-recreational-facilities-on-board\/\"},\"wordCount\":181,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"ILO\",\"International Labour Organisation\",\"Maritime Labour Convention 2006\",\"MLC 2006\",\"seafarer\",\"Seafarers\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Seafarers\u2019 rights under the MLC\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/right-to-decent-accommodation-and-recreational-facilities-on-board\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/right-to-decent-accommodation-and-recreational-facilities-on-board\/\",\"name\":\"Right to decent accommodation and recreational facilities on board - Seafarers Rights International\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2014-10-02T09:16:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2014-10-02T09:16:35+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/right-to-decent-accommodation-and-recreational-facilities-on-board\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/right-to-decent-accommodation-and-recreational-facilities-on-board\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/right-to-decent-accommodation-and-recreational-facilities-on-board\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Right to decent accommodation and recreational facilities on board\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/\",\"name\":\"Seafarers Rights International\",\"description\":\"international centre for advancing the legal protection of  seafarers\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Seafarers Rights International\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/sri-logo5.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/sri-logo5.jpg\",\"width\":160,\"height\":84,\"caption\":\"Seafarers Rights International\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/#\/schema\/person\/b4f712eb223fcdf4a1e0ff7f430073b4\",\"name\":\"tmaggs\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0f656f05c2fe9a0e3a0e7582f9ade2fc52681ddfb5bd35739c59135b0d39c996?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0f656f05c2fe9a0e3a0e7582f9ade2fc52681ddfb5bd35739c59135b0d39c996?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"tmaggs\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/author\/tmaggs\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Right to decent accommodation and recreational facilities on board - Seafarers Rights International","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/right-to-decent-accommodation-and-recreational-facilities-on-board\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Right to decent accommodation and recreational facilities on board - Seafarers Rights International","og_description":"Under the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (\u2018MLC\u2019): A seafarer has the right to safe and decent accommodation and recreational facilities. The MLC sets out detailed and technical requirements concerning matter such as: the size of rooms and other accommodation spaces; heating and ventilation; noise and vibration and other ambient factors; sanitary facilities; lighting; and hospital [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/right-to-decent-accommodation-and-recreational-facilities-on-board\/","og_site_name":"Seafarers Rights International","article_published_time":"2014-10-02T09:16:35+00:00","author":"tmaggs","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"tmaggs","Estimated reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/right-to-decent-accommodation-and-recreational-facilities-on-board\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/right-to-decent-accommodation-and-recreational-facilities-on-board\/"},"author":{"name":"tmaggs","@id":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/#\/schema\/person\/b4f712eb223fcdf4a1e0ff7f430073b4"},"headline":"Right to decent accommodation and recreational facilities on board","datePublished":"2014-10-02T09:16:35+00:00","dateModified":"2014-10-02T09:16:35+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/right-to-decent-accommodation-and-recreational-facilities-on-board\/"},"wordCount":181,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/#organization"},"keywords":["ILO","International Labour Organisation","Maritime Labour Convention 2006","MLC 2006","seafarer","Seafarers"],"articleSection":["Seafarers\u2019 rights under the MLC"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/right-to-decent-accommodation-and-recreational-facilities-on-board\/","url":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/right-to-decent-accommodation-and-recreational-facilities-on-board\/","name":"Right to decent accommodation and recreational facilities on board - Seafarers Rights International","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/#website"},"datePublished":"2014-10-02T09:16:35+00:00","dateModified":"2014-10-02T09:16:35+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/right-to-decent-accommodation-and-recreational-facilities-on-board\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/right-to-decent-accommodation-and-recreational-facilities-on-board\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/right-to-decent-accommodation-and-recreational-facilities-on-board\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Right to decent accommodation and recreational facilities on board"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/","name":"Seafarers Rights International","description":"international centre for advancing the legal protection of  seafarers","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/#organization","name":"Seafarers Rights International","url":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/sri-logo5.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/sri-logo5.jpg","width":160,"height":84,"caption":"Seafarers Rights International"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/#\/schema\/person\/b4f712eb223fcdf4a1e0ff7f430073b4","name":"tmaggs","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0f656f05c2fe9a0e3a0e7582f9ade2fc52681ddfb5bd35739c59135b0d39c996?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0f656f05c2fe9a0e3a0e7582f9ade2fc52681ddfb5bd35739c59135b0d39c996?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"tmaggs"},"url":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/author\/tmaggs\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/705\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}