ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Merchant Shipping Act
123. Display, amendments, etc., of crew agreements
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
123. Display, amendments, etc., of crew agreements
(1)The master shall, at the commencement of every foreign voyage or engagement, cause a legible copy of the crew agreement omitting the signature to be displayed in some part of the ship which is accessible to the crew.(2)Every erasure, amendment or alteration in any crew agreement, except additions made for the purpose of shipping substitutes or persons engaged after the first departure of the ship, shall be without effect unless proved to have been made with the consent of all persons interested in the erasure, amendment or alteration.(3)In any proceedings, a seafarer may introduce evidence to prove the contents of any crew agreement or otherwise to support his case without producing or giving notice to produce the agreement or any copy thereof.(4)Every person who fraudulently alters, makes any false entry in, or delivers a false copy of, any crew agreement commits an offence.