Section 130: Special provisions as to agreements with crew of home trade or coasting ships

130. Special provisions as to agreements with crew of home trade or coasting ships.—(1) The following provisions shall have effect with respect to the agreements with crew of home trade ships or coasting ships for which an agreement with the crew is required under this Ordinance, namely:— (a) An agreement for service in a home-trade ship or a coasting ship for which an agreement is required by section 125, not being a ship engaged exclusively on the work of any harbour, pilotage or local authority, shall be made for a single ship and the crew engaged before a Shipping Master as provided in this Ordinance for foreign-going ships; and such agreement may be made to extend over two or more voyages so that it shall terminate either within six months of the date on which it was executed or on the first arrival of the ship at her port or place of destination in Pakistan after the expiry of that period or on discharge of cargo consequent upon such arrival, whichever of these dates shall be the latest: Provided that if such agreement expires while the ship is not in a port or place in Pakistan, the agreement shall remain in force until the ship is again in such port or place; (b) an agreement, if any, for service in coasting ship for which an agreement is not required by section 125 shall not extend beyond the next following the thirtieth day of June or the thirty-first day of December or the first arrival of the ship at her final port or place of destination in Pakistan after such date, or the discharge of cargo consequent on such arrival; and (c) an agreement for service in two or more coasting ships belonging to the same owner may be made by the owner instead of by a master and the provisions of this Ordinance with respect to the making of the agreement shall apply accordingly. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (b) or clause (c), the owner of two or more coasting ships or his agent may enter into time agreements in the form sanctioned by the Federal Government with individual seaman to serve in any one or more such ship, belonging to such owner and such agreements may extend beyond the next following the thirtieth day of June or the thirty-first day of December.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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