Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1982 No. 8 NAVIGATION (MASTER AND SEAMEN) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 7

7. Schedule 2 to the Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations is amended-
(a) by omitting from Form 3 "TRADE" and substituting "DESCRIPTION OF VOYAGE";
(b) by omitting from paragraph 7 of Part II of Form 3 "shall" and substituting
"may";

   (c)  by inserting after paragraph 7 of Part II of Form 3 the following
        paragraphs:

"7A. A seaman who is temporarily absent from the ship in accordance with the
terms of an award or agreement relating to his service as a seaman shall cease
temporarily to be a member of the crew of the ship.
7B. A seaman who ceases temporarily to be a member of the crew of the ship by
virtue of paragraph 7A-

   (a)  shall, as soon as practicable, leave the ship; and

   (b)  shall rejoin the ship in the manner, and at the time and place,
        directed by the master or owner.
7C. Where a seaman, without reasonable cause, refuses or fails to rejoin a
ship in accordance with a direction given in pursuance of paragraph 7B, the
master shall report the fact to a superintendent.";

   (d)  by inserting after Part III of Form 3 the following Part:

"PART IIIA-DETAILS OF, AND DETAILS OF CHANGES IN, THE CREW
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Seaman's              Date and place            Date and

place
reference             became a                  ceased to be

a
number in  Name of    member of the             member of the

Part II    seaman     crew           Attestation

                                                crew          Reason
Attestation
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(e) by omitting from Form 5 "Sections 61 and 67" and substituting "Section
61";
(f) by omitting from Form 5 "Trade" and substituting "Description of Voyage";

   (g)  by omitting from Form 5-
        "-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         Date of     Place of

         Date of Engagement      Place of Engagement     Discharge Discharge
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----------------------------------------------------------------------"
and substituting-
"-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         Date of     Place of

         Date of Engagement      Place of Engagement     Discharge Discharge
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Sea Service
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
          Date became member                 Date ceased to be

          of crew of ship                    member of crew of ship
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------";

   (h)  by omitting from Form 5-

"COPY OF MASTER'S REPORT
(To be completed if the seaman so desires)
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Qualifications ------------------------------------------------
Efficiency as a Boathand
          Character and Conduct   General     (where applicable)
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----------------------------------------------------------------------";

   (i)  by omitting from Form 7 "Trade" and substituting "Description of
        Voyage";

   (j)  by omitting from Form 9 "Trade" and substituting "Description of
        Voyage";

   (k)  by omitting from Form 12 "Trade" and substituting "Description of
        Voyage"; and

   (l)  by omitting from Form 14 "Trade" and substituting "Description of
        Voyage".