4. Costs to be borne by shipowners for relief and maintenance of seafarers

A shipowner who is under a duty to repatriate a seafarer under section 23 of the Act shall make such provision as is necessary for the relief and maintenance of the seafarer pending his repatriation.

In determining what provision is required under paragraph (1), the shipowner shall have regard to the seafarer’s personal circumstances and requirements.

Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), the provision for relief and maintenance shall include all of the following:

clothing;

toiletries and other personal necessaries;

surgical or medical treatment and such dental or optical treatment (including the repair or replacement of any appliance) as cannot be postponed without impairing efficiency;

sufficient money to meet any minor ancillary expenses necessarily incurred or likely to be so incurred by the seafarer for his relief and maintenance.

The shipowner’s liability under paragraph (1) ends when the shipowner’s duty under section 23 of the Act ends.

A shipowner who is under a duty to repatriate a seafarer under section 23 of the Act shall make such provision as is necessary for the relief and maintenance of the seafarer pending his repatriation.

In determining what provision is required under paragraph (1), the shipowner shall have regard to the seafarer’s personal circumstances and requirements.

Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), the provision for relief and maintenance shall include all of the following:

clothing;

toiletries and other personal necessaries;

surgical or medical treatment and such dental or optical treatment (including the repair or replacement of any appliance) as cannot be postponed without impairing efficiency;

sufficient money to meet any minor ancillary expenses necessarily incurred or likely to be so incurred by the seafarer for his relief and maintenance.

The shipowner’s liability under paragraph (1) ends when the shipowner’s duty under section 23 of the Act ends.