Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)Chapter IV : Engagement, Discharge, Repatriation, Payment, Discipline and General Treatment of Seafarers and Cadets111A. Entitlement to leave |
(1)
| (a) | Every seafarer employed or engaged on a South African ship is entitled to leave accrued at the rate of at least 2.5 days per month of employment, except in the case of a seafarer employed onboard a fishing vessel. |
| (b) | A seafarer employed on board a fishing vessel is entitled to leave as stipulated in an agreement concluded with a registered bargaining or statutory Council. |
| (2) | Leave commences when the seafarer arrives at his or her proper return port. |
| (3) | In this section "month" means a period of 30 days, and includes Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, as defined in section 1 of the Public Holidays Act, 1994 (Act No. 36 of 1994). |
[Section 111A inserted by section 10 of Act No. 12 of 2015]