# The Merchant Shipping (Provisions and Water) Regulations 1989, Regulation 5: Duties of Employers and Master


It shall be the duty of the master to ensure that he, or a person authorised by him, together with a member of the crew employed in catering on the ship, inspects not less than once a week provisions and water for the purpose of checking whether the provisions and water still comply with sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) of regulation 4 above. The results of such inspections shall be recorded in the Official Log Book of the ship.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/102/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-provisions-and-water-regulations-1989/regulation-5
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