10Loading and unloading — employment of seafarers

10 Loading and unloading — employment of seafarers

For paragraph 94(1)(b) of the Navigation Act, the requirements are that:

(a) the master agrees to the seafarer loading or unloading the vessel; and

(b) the master must notify AMSA in writing of the agreement as soon as practicable; and

(c) the notification must occur before the operation starts.

Note Section 94 of the Navigation Act provides that seafarers may be employed in handling cargo in connection with loading or unloading a vessel only if sufficient shore labour is not available.