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Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations 1924 (Amendment)

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Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

54 of 1929

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This amendment changes how masters report on seamen when they’re discharged before a Superintendent: routine "Very Good" (and other non-flagged) ratings are recorded in the log book’s crew list, while any less-than‑Very‑Good conduct or qualifications must be documented on a separate Form M. & S.—7. It excludes cases where the whole crew leaves because their agreement ended.

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Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations 1924 (Amendment)

STATUTORY RULES.

1929. No. 54.

REGULATION UNDER THE NAVIGATION ACT 1912-1926.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Navigation Act 1912-1926, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-third day of May, 1929.

STONEHAVEN

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

H. S. GULLETT

Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

Amendment of Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1924, No. 199, as amended to this date.)

Regulation 11 of the Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(1) Upon every discharge effected before a Superintendent (excepting when the crew are discharged on the termination of the agreement) the master shall—

(a) in the case of a seaman in respect of whom it is desired to make a report other than ‘Very Good’ as to his conduct, character and qualifications—make and sign such report in Form M. & S.—7; and

(b) in the case of every other seaman—make a report as to his conduct, character and qualifications in the form contained in the official log book and headed ‘List of crew and Report of Character’”.

By Authority: H. J. Green, Government Printer, Canberra.

1387.—Price 3d.

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