Section 147: Leaving behind a seaman or apprentice by masters of Pakistani ships

147. Leaving behind a seaman or apprentice by masters of Pakistani ships.—(1) the Master of a Pakistani ship shall not leave a seaman or apprentice behind at any port or place outside Pakistan except where the seaman or apprentice is discharged in accordance with this Ordinance, unless he previously obtains from Pakistan consular officer a certificate endorsed on the agreement with the crew and stating the cause of the seaman or apprentice being left behind. (2) The Pakistan consular officer to whom an application is made, for a certificate under which the seaman or apprentice is to be left behind, may grant or refuse the certificate as he thinks just. (3) As soon as may be, after a seaman or apprentice is left behind under subsection (1), the master shall sign and send to the Shipping Master before whom the crew was engaged a full and accurate statement in the form sanctioned by the Federal Government of the seaman or apprentice so left behind. (4) If a master acts in contravention of any of the provisions of this section, he shall, for each offence, be liable to a fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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