Laeval, mille kogumahutavus on üle 500 ja mille pardal on vähemalt 15 laevapere liiget ning mille reis kestab kauem kui 3 ööpäeva, peab olema tervishoiuruum meditsiinivarustuse hoidmiseks ja meditsiiniabi andmiseks.
Each Member State shall take the measures necessary to ensure that ... every vessel flying its flag or registered under its plenary jurisdiction, of more than 500 gross registered tonnes, with a crew of 15 or more workers and engaged on a voyage of more than three days, has a sick-bay in which medical treatment can be administered under satisfactory material and hygienic conditions ...