18.
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Clause 26 adds a new section 40A which provides
that where a seaman's engagement on a foreign-going ship is
terminated and re-engagement is not intended, the master,
owner, charterer or the agent shall notify the Superintendent
of the fact. This will help the Superintendent to keep some
record of the seamen's whereabouts and of his current
engagement at sea.
19.
Sections 41(1), 42(2), 43(3), 44(3), 45(3), 46(3):
65(1), 66(3), 83 and 84(3) provide for the delivery to the
Superintendent, upon the engagement or re-engagement of
seamen for service on board foreign-going ships, of the
seamen's engagement, re-engagement or emergency engagement
cards and notices of engagement or re-engagement and for
payment of fees. The delivery of the cards and notices and
payment of the fees are required to be made "as soon as
practicable", under sections 41(1), 42(2), 65(1) and 83 after
all the seamen have been engaged or re-engaged or, under
sections 43(3), 44(3), 45(3), 46(3) and 84 (which deal with
the engagement of a seaman in emergency) and 66(3) (which
deals with the engagement of a seaman supplied by a licensed
company) after the seaman has been engaged.
20.
The time for compliance with these sections has
proved in practice to be too uncertain and difficulty has
arisen in their application. Clauses 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32
37, 38, 41 and 42(b) therefore amend these provisions to
provide that the time for compliance in each case shall be
"within seven days after the last day of the month during
which the engagement or re-engagement took place".
21.
Clause 33 amends section 47(1) by deleting and