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Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)

Chapter IV : Engagement, Discharge, Repatriation, Payment, Discipline and General Treatment of Seafarers and Cadets

104. Changes in crew to be reported

 

(1) Where an agreement has been entered into with the crew of a South African ship, the master or the owner thereof shall—
(a) before the ship leaves the port where the agreement was entered into, sign and render to the proper officer at that port a full and accurate statement in a form approved by the Authority of every change that has taken place in the crew since the agreement was entered into; and

[Section 104(1)(a) substituted by section 6 of Act No. 3 of 1982]

(b) before the ship leaves any port subsequently entered by her during the currency of the agreement, sign and render to the proper officer at that port a full and accurate statement in a form approved by the Authority of every change that has taken place in the crew since he last rendered a statement in terms of this section.

[Section 104(1)(b) substituted by section 6 of Act No. 3 of 1982]

[Section 104(1) substituted by section 10 of Act No. 42 of 1969]

 

(2) Every statement rendered in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be admissible in evidence.

 

[Section 104 substituted by section 18 of Act No. 30 of 1959]