S.L. 425.14 Art. 4Responsibilities of vessel owners with regard to work agreements of fishermen.

Nothing in these regulations shall affect any law, award or custom, or any other agreement between fishing vessel owners and fishermen, which ensures more favourable conditions to fishermen than those provided for under these regulations.

Responsibilities of Fishing Vessel Owners, Masters and Fishermen

.5. (1) Every vessel owner shall ensure that:

(a) all fishermen working on his vessel have concluded a written fisherman's work agreement prior to working on his vessel, and that said agreement is comprehensible to the fishermen and protects them in a manner consistent with the provisions of these regulations;

(b) a fisherman’s work agreement shall include articles providing the details, declarations, conditions and rights required according to Schedule V and in the absence thereof shall be deemed invalid at law, without prejudice to the rights of the fisherman according to these regulations and particularly of Schedule V;

(c) a copy of the work agreement of fishermen shall be provided to the fisherman, shall be carried on board and be available to the fishermen on request; and

(d) each fisherman has a written fisherman’s work agreement, which is signed by all parties to that agreement, and which provides the fisherman with decent work and living conditions on board the vessel as required by these regulations.

(2) Sub-regulation (1) shall not apply to any fishing vessel owner who is also single-handedly operating the vessel.