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

The proper officer shall, whenever practicable, endorse upon the agreement with the crew of any South African ship in which distressed seamen are to be conveyed, either to a proper return port or to a port en route to such port, the name of each man put on board, specifying the day he embarks, and shall also complete, sign and deliver to the master of such ship a Conveyance Order in form T.V. 5/243 set forth in Annexure B, showing thereon either the port to which, or the country to a port in which, the seaman is entitled to be sent.