Section 21

to prescribe the age and other qualifications of applicants for registration as seamen;

to prescribe the manner in which seamen may apply or be required to register;

upon application by a person desiring to be registered as a seaman and upon his satisfying the prescribed qualifications to enter his name in the appropriate register and issue him with a registration card;

to establish and maintain a roster or rosters of registered seamen requiring employment and to sub-divide such roster or rosters into such categories as it may consider necessary;

to make provisions for the X-ray and medical examination of applicants for registration as seamen;

to prescribe the manner in which a roster or rosters may be operated;

to prescribe the procedures by which seamen on the roster or rosters may be selected for employment;

to prescribe the procedures for dealing with the discipline of seamen;

to prescribe the manner in which salaries are to be paid to seamen and for the fulfilment of contracts entered into;

to prescribe the fee to be paid upon the issue of registration cards, and the fee for replacement of such cards when lost, destroyed or otherwise rendered unserviceable;

to prescribe the conditions under which the Board may cancel, suspend or alter the registration of seamen;

to prescribe the fee to be paid on selection in respect of seamen selected in accordance with the provisions of this Act;

to establish and maintain a home or institution for members of the mercantile marine;

to receive and disburse for the proper purposes of such home or institution all sums available for those purposes, whether provided from public funds or contributed by any government or person, and all sums received as fees or in payment of board and accommodation;

the management and supervision of seamen’s lodging-houses licensed under this Act; and

generally to carry out the purposes of this Act.