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

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

177. Notice to proper officer of absence of seafarer at time of sailing
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[Section 177 heading substituted by section 29(i) of Act No. 12 of 2015]

 

If a seafarer engaged on or belonging to a treaty ship is not on board that ship at the time of sailing—

[Words preceding section 177(a) substituted by section 29(d) of Act No. 12 of 2015]

(a)from a port in the Republic, in the case of a treaty ship other than a South African ship; or

[Section 177(a) substituted by section 29 of Act No. 40 of 1963]

(b)from any port whatsoever, in the case of a South African ship,

the master of the ship shall, as soon as possible, give written notice of the fact in the prescribed form and manner to the proper officer of that port.

 

[Section 177 substituted by section 47 of Act No. 69 of 1962]