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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 234.03
MERCHANT SHIPPING 
(PROVISIONS AND WATER) REGULATIONS
14th September, 2001
LEGAL NOTICE 206 of 2001.
Title.
(Provisions and Water) Regulations.
Interpretation.
Shipping Act. 
Application.
( a )  ships under 24 metres in length; 
( b )  fishing vessels;
( c ) pleasure yachts; and
( d )  oil rigs and drilling platforms when not engaged in
navigation.
(2) Subject to subregulation (1) hereof, -
( a ) these regulations other than regulation 8 hereof apply
to sea-going Maltese ships; and
( b ) regulation 8 hereof applies to non-Maltese sea-going
ships when in a Maltese port or the territorial waters
thereof.
Duties of owners 
and master.
4 . It shall be the duty of the owner and master of every ship to
ensure that there shall be provided on their ship provisions and
water which -
( a ) are suitable in respect of quantity, nutritive value,
quality and variety having regard to the size of the
crew, the duration and nature of the voyage, and the
quantity set out in the Schedule to these Regulations; 
( b ) do not contain anything which is likely to cause
sickness or injury to health or which renders any
provision or water unpalatable; and
( c ) are otherwise fit for consumption.
Inspection of 
provisions and 
water.
5. The master, or any officer authorised by the master, shall,
together with a member of the crew employed in catering on the
ship, inspect not less than once a week provisions and water for the
purpose of checking whether the provisions and water still comply
with regulation 4( a ) to ( c ). The results of such inspections shall be
recorded in the official log book of the ship.
Allowance for 
short or bad 
provisions.
6. For the purposes of article 150A of the Act, the sums
payable to a person for short or bad provisions shall be the
following:
(i) if the allowance is reduced by not more than
one-third of the quantity, a sum not exceeding
ten cents a day;
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(ii) if the allowance is reduced by more than one-
third of the quantity, twenty cents a day;
(iii) in respect of bad or deficient quality of
provisions, a sum not exceeding thirty cents a
day.
Inspection and 
detention of a 
Maltese ship.
7. The Registrar-General, or an appropriate inspector, may
inspect any Maltese ship to which these regulations apply and if
satisfied that there has been a failure to comply in relation to that
ship with the requirements of these regulations the Registrar-
General may take such measures as are necessary to rectify those
conditions and any expenses incurred therefor shall be a charge on
the ship, and, in any case, the provisions of article 149(4) of the Act
shall apply.
Inspection, 
detention and other 
measures in respect 
of ships other than 
Maltese ships.
8. (1) The Registrar-General, or an appropriate inspector,
may inspect any ship to which this regulation applies which is not a
Maltese ship when such ship is in a Maltese port, and if satisfied
that the ship does not conform to the standards required of Maltese
ships by these regulations, the Registrar-General may:
( a ) send a report to the government of the country in
which the ship is registered, and a copy thereof to the
Director-General of the International Labour Office;
and
( b ) where conditions on board are clearly hazardous to
safety or health -
(i) take such measures as are necessary to rectify
those conditions and any expenses incurred
therefor shall be a charge on the ship;
(ii) detain the ship:
Provided that the measures specified in subparagraphs (i)
and (ii) may be taken only when the ship has called at a Maltese
port in the normal course of business or for operational reasons.
(2) If the Registrar-General takes either of the measures
specified in subregulation (1)( b ), the Registrar-General shall
forthwith notify the maritime Administration and the nearest
maritime, consular or diplomatic representative of the flag State of
the ship.
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SCHEDULE
(Regulation 4)
MALTESE SEAMAN’S WEEKLY RATION
Food Standard Ration per man Per week Substitutes Remarks
BREAD 3.175Kg
DAIR PRODUCTS:
Milk: 
Fresh or evaporated
or dried skim
3.98L or 1.989L
evaporated or 397g
dried skim
113g cheese can
replace 283g
(284mL) milk
Only half the ration
of milk should be
replaced by cheese
at any one time
Cheese 113g
Eggs, fresh 5 14g dehydrated egg
can replace one
fresh egg 
FRUITS:
Oranges or
grapefruit juice
567g Vitaminized apple
juice blended
orange and
grapefruit juice 1
orange or  1 / 2
grapefruit (fresh)
can replace 113g
fruit juice
113g allowed per
serving
Canned tomatoes 454g Tomato juice May be used cold or
hot as a vegetable,
or combined with
other foods in
cooking
Fresh fruit (when
available) or canned
fruits
567g
Dried fruits 142g 57g dried fruit can
replace 113g canned
fruit or fresh fruit
Dried fruits to be
raisins, currants,
figs, prunes, apples,
pears, peaches,
apricots
VEGETABLES:
Potatoes 3.175g An equal amount of
sweet potatoes,
canned potatoes or
canned vegetables
76g dehydrated
potatoes can replace
454g fresh potatoes.
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Onions 227g 14g dehydrated
onions can replace
1 / 2  the fresh onions
or 227g of other
canned or fresh
vegetables can
replace 227g onions
Fresh, stored or
dried in season
Canned or fresh 1.814kg 28g dehydrated can
replace 227g fresh
or canned. 
113g dried can
replace 227g fresh
or canned
Use a variety of
fresh, canned or
dehydrated
vegetables. Dried
vegetables may be
navy beans, lima
beans, kidney
beans, whole dried
peas, split peas or
lentils.
MEATS:
Fresh/frozen 3.175Kg For each 27g fresh
meat, one of the
following
substitutions may
be made:
170g canned meat
151g salt meat
170 fresh fish
113g canned fish
113g dried fish
113g bacon
The term “meat”
includes all types.
The weight of fresh
is the weight
including fat meat
and bone before
preparation for
cooking
Bacon or Ham 283g
CEREAL:
Flour 2.381kg 680g bread can
replace 454g flour
Oatmeal 170g (dry weight) An equal quantity
of one of the
following: rolled
oats, cracked wheat,
rolled wheat, ready-
to-serve cereals
For the ready-to-
serve cereals give
special preference
to those labelled on
the package as
whole grain
Rice or Pasta  340g
FATS:
Butter, 
Lard or Shortening
454g
113g
Includes cooking
purposes
SUGARS:
Sugar 794g Includes granulated,
brown and icing.
Includes cooking
purposes
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Jam 227g An equal quantity
of one of the
following:
marmalade, honey,
peanut butter
Syrup 57g Molasses
BEVERAGES:
Tea 114g 28g coffee can
replace 14g tea
Water 45L For drinking,
culinary and
dishwashing
MISCELLANEOUS
Cocoa or Chocolate 85g
Salt 57g
Pepper 7g
Tomato Paste 100g
Mustard 7g
Spices 7g Includes all
varieties of spices
Flavourings 14g Includes all
varieties of
flavourings
Baking powder as required
Baking soda as required
Biscuits as required
Gelatine or Jelly
Powder
as required
Sauces and Pickles as required
Vinegar as required
Yeast as required
When an item of food is substituted for another item in the Schedule, the substituted item
shall be taken from the same food group indicated in the Schedule.
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