5. Period of liability for costs

A shipowner, who is under a duty to repatriate a seafarer under section 23 of the Act, shall continue to bear the costs of repatriation specified in regulations 3, 4 and 6 until the earliest of the following dates:

the date the duty imposed on the shipowner under section 23 of the Act ends;

the seafarer is landed at a destination referred to in section 23(6) of the Act in accordance with the seafarer’s choice, if any, under section 23(7) of the Act;

the seafarer is provided with suitable employment on board a ship proceeding to a destination referred to in section 23(6) of the Act in accordance with the seafarer’s choice, if any, under section 23(7) of the Act.