Singapore legislation

Regulation 7

of Merchant Shipping (Crew Agreements, Lists of Crew and Discharge of Seamen) Regulations

Regulation 7

Particulars required in crew agreements

Subregulation 1

A crew agreement shall contain the following particulars:

(a)

in respect of every ship to which the crew agreement relates —

(i)

the name of the ship, its port of registry and official number;

(ii)

the name of the owner of the ship and his address; and

(iii)

the nature of the voyage and as far as practicable, the duration or maximum period of the intended voyage or engagement, and the places or parts of the world, if any, to which the voyage or engagement is not to extend; and

(b)

in respect of every seaman from time to time employed on board the ship —

(i)

his name;

(ii)

his nationality;

(iii)

his address;

(iv)

the number of his identity card or passport and the date and place of his birth;

(v)

the name of the ship in which he was last employed and, if he was discharged from that ship more than 12 months before he became employed in the ship, the year in which he was so discharged;

(vi)

the capacity in which he is employed in the ship;

(vii)

the grade, number and nationality of any certificate of competency held by him;

(viii)

the amount of wages he is to receive;

(ix)

a scale of provisions, if any, which are to be furnished to each seaman and which the parties agree to accept;

(x)

the amount of allotment to be made from his wages;

(xi)

the date which he went on board the ship to commence his employment in it;

(xii)

the date and place at which he left the ship and if he left on discharge, the reason for his discharge;

(xiii)

if he is left behind otherwise than on discharge, the date and place of and the reason (if known to the master) for this being done;

(xiv)

the name and relationship of his next-of-kin and the address of his next-of-kin, if different from that of the seaman; and

(xv)

any regulations as to conduct, disciplinary offences and as to fines, or other lawful punishment for misconduct.

Subregulation 2

The crew agreement shall be so framed as to admit such stipulations to be adopted at the will of the parties thereto, as are not contrary to law.