Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Act 2014 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Conditions of Seafarers’ Employment
19. Prohibition on hazardous work for young seafarer
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young seafarer
“young seafarer” means any seafarer who is 16 years of age or above and below 18 years of age.
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.
In this section, “hazardous work” means any of the following work:
lifting, moving or carrying of heavy loads or objects;
entry into boilers, tanks and cofferdams;
exposure to harmful noise and vibration levels;
operating hoisting and other power machinery and tools, or acting as signallers to operators of such equipment;
handling mooring or tow lines or ground tackle;
rigging;
work aloft or on deck in heavy weather;
servicing of electrical equipment;
exposure to potentially harmful materials or harmful physical agents such as dangerous or toxic substances and ionising radiation;
cleaning of catering machinery;
handling or taking charge of ship’s boats.