Merchant Shipping (S.L. 234.51)

Inhalt

1. Art. 1 Citation.
2. Art. 2 Interpretation.
3. PART I
4. Art. 3 Application.
5. Art. 4 Power to make recommendations.
6. PART II
7. Art. 5 Employment of children and persons under sixteen years.
8. Art. 6 Night work.
9. Art. 7 Registration of seafarers under eighteen years of age who are members of the crew.
10. Art. 8 Medical certificate.
11. Art. 9 Medical examination.
12. Art. 10 Issue of medical certificate.
13. Art. 11 Period of validity of medical certificate.
14. Art. 12 Further medical examination.
15. Art. 13 Change in conditions relating to medical certificate.
16. Art. 14 Application for a review.
17. Art. 15 Certificates’ equivalent.
18. Art. 16 Other medical certificates.
19. Art. 17 Recruitment and placement services.
20. Art. 18 Compliance with Convention.
21. Art. 19 Owners of Maltese flagged ships.
22. Art. 19A System of protection.
23. PART III
24. Art. 20 Seafarer’s employment agreement.
25. Art. 21 Form, period and conditions of employment agreements.
26. Art. 22 Special provisions as to employment agreement.
27. Art. 23 Terms not to be contrary to the provisions of these rules.
28. Art. 24 Copy of agreement to be accessible to crew.
29. Art. 25 Forgery, etc., of employment agreement.
30. Art. 26 Alterations in employment agreements.
31. Art. 27 Seafarer’s record book.
32. Art. 28 Use of English language.
33. Art. 28A Seafarer held captive.
34. Art. 29 Interpretation. S.L.234.17
35. Art. 30 Responsibilities of owners.
36. Art. 31 Shipowner to provide written instructions to master.
37. Art. 32 Safe manning document.
38. Art. 33 Watchkeeping arrangements.
39. Art. 34 Watchkeeping arrangements in ports.
40. Art. 35 Watchkeeping arrangements in port for ships carrying hazardous cargo.
41. Art. 36 Ship to carry medical practitioner.
42. Art. 37 Interpretation.
43. Art. 38 Master of ship to ensure seafarer’s minimum hours of rest.
44. Art. 39 Minimum hours of rest.
45. Art. 40 Minimum hours of rest: further provision.
46. Art. 41 Posting-up of table.
47. Art. 42 Exception for emergencies.
48. Art. 43 Records.
49. Art. 44 Young persons.
50. Art. 45 Health assessment and transfer of seafarers on watchkeeping duties to day work.
51. Art. 46 Power to require information.
52. Art. 47 Entitlement to annual leave.
53. Art. 48 Entitlements under other provisions.
54. Art. 49 Provision for minimum wage.
55. Art. 50 Remuneration.
56. Art. 51 Minimum wage.
57. Art. 52 When right to wages begins.
58. Art. 53 Right to recover wages and salvage not to be forfeited.
59. Art. 54 Wages not to depend on freight.
60. Art. 55 Termination of servicebywreckor loss of ship.
61. Art. 56 Termination of service by illness, etc.
62. Art. 57 Wages not to accrue during refusal to work or imprisonment.
63. Art. 58 Forfeitureofwages when illness caused by own fault.
64. Art. 59 Compensation to seafarer improperly discharged.
65. Art. 60 Restriction on assignment of, and charge upon, wages. Cap. 12.
66. Art. 61 Time of payment of wages.
67. Art. 62 Master to deliver account of wages.
68. Art. 63 Wagestobepaidin legal tender whenever possible.
69. Art. 64 Provisionofmeans to transfer earnings.
70. Art. 65 Deductions from wages and book to be kept for that purpose.
71. Art. 66 Notice of disrating of seafarer.
72. Art. 67 Rate of exchange.
73. Art. 67A Wages shall continue to be paid.
74. Art. 68 Discharge.
75. Art. 69 Certificate of discharge and return of certificates of competency.
76. Art. 70 False or forged certificate of discharge or report of character.
77. Art. 71 Discharge of seafarer on change of ownership.
78. Art. 72 Owner responsible for return of seafarerleftbehind at a port other than the port of engagement.
79. Art. 73 Grounds for repatriation.
80. Art. 74 Repatriation of seafarers on termination of service at foreign port.
81. Art. 74A Financial security.
82. Art. 75 Persons entitled to relief, etc.
83. Art. 76 Provisions as to taking distressed seafarers on ships.
84. Art. 77 Nature and period of relief, etc.
85. Art. 78 Certificate and declaration for rates of passage.
86. Art. 79 Fine for non- compliance.
87. Art. 80 Rescued seafarers.
88. Art. 81 Seafarers mentally deranged.
89. Art. 82 Certain cases of illness.
90. Art. 83 Return of distressed seamen.
91. Art. 84 Recovery of expenses by Government.
92. Art. 85 Expenses to be a charge on the Consolidated Fund.
93. PART IV
94. Art. 86 Interpretation.
95. Art. 87 Accommodation
96. Art. 88 Plans of ship.
97. Art. 89 Requirements for existing ships.
98. Art. 90 Requirements for new ships.
99. Art. 91 Use of crew accommodation.
100. Art. 92 Hospital accommodation.
101. Art. 93 Medical stores.
102. Art. 94 Maintenance and inspection of crew accommodation.
103. Art. 95 Survey, inspection andothermeasures in respect of Maltese ships.
104. Art. 96 Exemptions and equivalents.
105. Art. 97 Interpretation.
106. Art. 98 Carriage of medical stores.
107. Art. 99 Allocation of responsibility.
108. Art. 100 Standards of medical stores.
109. Art. 101 Packaging and labelling of containers.
110. Art. 102 Storage of medicines.
111. Art. 103 Replenishment of dated medicines.
112. Art. 104 Responsibility for costs.
113. Art. 105 Carriage of guides.
114. Art. 106 Inspection of medicines and medical stores.
115. Art. 107 Duties of owners and master.
116. Art. 108 Inspection of provisions and water.
117. Art. 109 Ship’s cook and catering staff.
118. Art. 110 Allowance for short or bad provisions.
119. PART V
120. Art. 111 Provision of insurance policy.
121. Art. 112 Board and lodging and wages.
122. Art. 113 Ships not requiring a medical doctor.
123. Art. 113A Shipowners’ liability.
124. Art. 114 Risk assessments.
125. Art. 115 Health and safety hazard assessments.
126. Art. 116 Drawing up of assessments.
127. Art. 117 Safety committee.
128. Art. 117A Personalprotective equipment.
129. Art. 117B Reporting of deaths of seafarers.
130. PART VI
131. Art. 118 On-board complaint procedure.
132. Art. 119 Right to be accompanied.
133. Art. 120 Access to procedure.
134. Art. 121 Right to seek redress.
135. Art. 122 Facilities for making complaint.
136. Art. 123 ReportsonMaltese ships.
137. Art. 124 Inspections of ships other than Maltese ships.
138. Art. 125 Penalties.
139. PART VII
140. Art. 126 Application.
141. Art. 127 Duty to ensure compliance.
142. Art. 128 Prohibition to proceed to sea without appropriate certificate.
143. Art. 129 Inspection, detentionandother measuresinrespect of ships.
144. Art. 130 Saving.