reg 33 Part 7 requirements for non-United Kingdom ships with MLC documentation
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a ship must not be operated unless it complies with the minimum standards for on-board accommodation and recreational facilities set out in paragraphs 6 to 17 of Standard A3.1 (accommodation and recreational facilities) of the MLC. (2) The requirement in paragraph (1) is subject to— (a) the application provision in paragraph 2 of Regulation 3.1 of the MLC; and (b) any permissions, exemptions or variations which have been granted or allowed by the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly and which are permitted by the MLC provisions referred to in paragraph (1). (3) A breach of paragraph (1) is an offence by the shipowner. (4) The master of a ship must comply with the requirements in paragraph 18 of Standard A3.1 of the MLC with regard to— (a) frequent inspections; and (b) the recording of the results of such inspections and making those results available for review, whether or not the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly has imposed those requirements in its national laws or otherwise. (5) A breach of paragraph (4) is an offence by the master of the ship.