Section 93: Form, period and conditions of agreement

(1)
An agreement made by the Master of a ship with a crew member shall be in the prescribed form and shall be dated at the time of the signature of the agreement and signed by the master before the crew member signs same.
(2)
The agreement made under subsection (1) of this Section, may be for a definite period or for a voyage or for an indefinite period and shall state clearly the respective rights and obligations of each of the parties.
(3)
An agreement under this section shall contain the:
(a)
surname and other names of the seaman, the date of his birth or his age and his birth place;
(b)
place at which and date on which the agreement was completed;
(c)
name of the vessel or vessels on board which the seaman undertakes to serve;
(d)
nature and, as far as practicable, the duration of the intended voyage or engagement, or the maximum period of the voyage or engagement, and the places or parts of the world, if any, to which the voyage or engagement is not to extend;
(e)
number and description of the crew, specifying how many are engaged as sailors;
(f)
the capacity in which the seaman is to serve;
(g)
time at which the seaman is to be on board or to begin work;
(h)
welfare and necessities of life for good health provided for each seaman;
(i)
wages which the seaman is to receive;
(j)
termination of the agreement and the conditions for the termination of the agreement such as:
(i) if the agreement was made for a definite period, the date fixed for its expiration;
(ii) if the agreement was made for a voyage, the port of destination and the time which has to expire after arrival of the ship before the seaman is discharged;
(iii) if the agreement was made for an indefinite period, the conditions which entitle the parties to rescind the agreement as well as the required period of notice for rescission; so however that the period shall not be less for the ship owner than for the seaman;
(k)
the annual leave with pay granted to the seaman after one year's service with the same shipping company;
(l)
any regulations as to conduct on board and as to fines, short allowance of provisions or other lawful punishment for misconduct which have been approved by the Minister as regulations proper to be adopted and which the parties agree to adopt.