57. Account of seaman’s wages

Subject to subsection (4) and to regulations made under section 58 or 85, the master of every ship must deliver to every seaman employed on the ship under a crew agreement an account of wages due to the seaman under that crew agreement and of the deductions subject to which the wages are payable.

The account must indicate that the amounts stated therein are subject to any later adjustment that may be found necessary and must be delivered not later than 24 hours before the time of discharge or, if the seaman is discharged without notice or at less than 24 hours’ notice, at the time of discharge.

If the amounts stated in the account require adjustment, the person who employed the seaman must deliver to the seaman a further account stating the adjusted amounts; and that account must be delivered to the seaman not later than the time at which the balance of his or her wages is payable to the seaman.

Where a seaman is employed under a crew agreement relating to more than one ship any account which under this section would be required to be delivered to the seaman by the master of the ship must instead be delivered to the seaman by the person employing the seaman and must be so delivered on or before the termination of the seaman’s employment under the crew agreement.

If a person, without reasonable cause, fails to comply with any of the provisions of this section, the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.