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

Regulations

Merchant Shipping (Seamen's Documents) Regulations, 2000

Annexes

Annex 1 :  Seaman's Record Book and Certificates of Discharge

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ANNEX 1

(Regulation 1)

 

SEAMAN'S RECORD BOOK AND CERTIFICATES OF DISCHARGE

 

 

Surname (in block letters) ..............................................................................................................

 

First names (in block letter) ...........................................................................................................

 

NAME, RELATIONSHIP AND ADDRESS OF NEXT-OF-KIN OR NEAREST FRIEND

 

Name ............................................................................................................................................

 

Relationship ..................................................................................................................................

 

Address .........................................................................................................................................

 

Address of holder (if different from above) ....................................................................................

 

NOTICE TO SEAMAN

 

(1) This record book is a record of your service and should be produced either to the proper officer or to an employer when you are seeking employment. Without this book you may find it difficult to obtain employment at sea.

 

(2) It is the duty of every master to give to a seaman discharged from his or her ship a certificate of discharge specifying the period of service and the date and place of discharge. It is in your interest to ensure that full particulars in regard to your sea service are entered in this book.

 

(3) Should you desert or fail to join your ship your book will, after a period, be forwarded to the South African Maritime Safety Authority ("the Authority"), P.O. Box 13186 Hatfield 0028, Republic of South Africa. If you apply for its re-issue, it may be returned to you with an entry in the discharge and character columns that the engagement was not completed, but if you have wilfully or through misconduct failed to join your ship, the Authority may under section 179 of the Merchant Shipping Act 57 of 1951 withhold the book for such period as it thinks fit, and may refuse to furnish copies of your certificates of discharge or certified extracts of any particulars of service and character.

 

(4) In the event of your losing this book you should immediately notify the nearest proper officer or the Authority. Application for a new record book must be made to the nearest proper officer and two new photographs (size 65 mm by 40 mm), duly certified, and the relevant charge should accompany the completed application form. If you are able to prove that your book has been lost through shipwreck or fire aboard ship, no fee will be charged.

 

N.B.—Should this book come into the possession of any person to whom it does not belong, it should be handed to the nearest proper officer or be transmitted to the Authority.

 

DECLARATION

 

This is to certify that this record book has been issued in accordance with the provisions of the Merchant Shipping (Seamen's Documents) Regulations, and the photograph affixed is a true photograph of the holder of the record book.

 

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Date: ................................

Place: ..................................

Signature of proper officer

 

 

Photograph of holder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NAME OF SEAMAN

 

Surname (in block letters) ..............................................................................................................

 

First names (in block letters) ..........................................................................................................

 

Blood group..................................................... Rhesus. ..................................................................

 

Height in cm

Colour of

 

Complexion

Eyes

Hair

 

 

 

Date, place and country of birth ....................................................................................................

 

Tattoo or other distinguishing marks .............................................................................................

 

Nationality ...................................................................................................................................

 

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Signature of seaman

 

DETAILS OF CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY OR QUALIFICATION

Grade

No.

Issuing authority and date

Certified: Signature of proper officer and date

 

 

 


 

 

DETAILS OF TRAINING COURSES

Date of course

Particulars of course

Certificate obtained

Certified: Signature of proper officer and date

 

 

 


 

 

CERTIFICATES OF DISCHARGE

 

(Compiled from lists of crew and official log-books, and copy of report of character if desired by the seaman)

No.

*Name of ship, official number and gross tonnage †

Date and place of

Rank

Description of voyage or nature of employment

Copy of report of character

Signature of (1) master; and of (2) proper officer; and official stamp

*Engagement

Discharge

For ability

For general conduct

1






(1)

(2)

2






(1)

(2)

3






(1)

(2)

4






(1)

(2)
*These columns must be filled in at time of engagement.
†In engineer-officer's or marine motorman's book, insert power.  In radio officer's book, insert gross tonnage and type of radio installation.

 

RECORD OF PREVIOUS SEA SERVICE

 

Date

 

Name of ship

 

Type of voyage

 

Rank

From

To