Regulation 12

the master, or one of the ship’s officers authorised by him in that behalf, shall, before the seaman is discharged —

if the seaman produces his discharge book to him, record in it the name of the ship, its port of registry, gross or registered tonnage and official number, the description of the voyage, the capacity in which the seaman has been employed in the ship, the date and place at which he began to be so employed and the date and place of his discharge; or

if the seaman does not produce his discharge book to him, give to the seaman a certificate of discharge containing the like particulars;

the master shall ensure that the seaman is discharged in the presence of —

the master himself;

the seaman’s employer; or

a person authorised in that behalf by the master or employer;

the person mentioned in sub-paragraph (b) in whose presence the seaman is being discharged shall —

make and sign an entry in the official log book recording the place, date and time of the seaman’s discharge; and

make and sign an entry in the crew agreement recording the place and date of, and the reason for, the seaman’s discharge; and

the seaman shall sign the entry in the crew agreement.