Procedure on supply of scoman by Deputy
Naval Store Officer, cle.. otherwise tban in emergency.
Re-cogage- thent of scamca
through Deputy
Naval Store CHlicer.
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81. (1) Whenever a seaman whose name appears in the crew department list kept by the Deputy Naval Store Officer is supplied by the Deputy Naval Store Officer for service in a Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship, an engagement card in the prescribed form shall be completed in respect of that seamen so as to contain the particulars required thereby, and, in the discretion of the Deputy Naval Store Officer, the card may be retained by him or delivered to the seamao.
(2) When such seaman signs the articles of agreement for service in that ship or enters into any other agreement (including an agreement known as a transit agreement) for service therein, there shall be produced to the Superintendent of the Mercantile Marine Office at the time the seaman signs the articles of agreement or other agreement for service-
(a) the engagement card completed in respect of the seamon
pursuant to subsection (1); and
(b) the seaman's Hong Kong seaman's discharge book, and thereafter, if the engagement card was delivered to the seaman under subsection (1), the seaman shall return it to the Deputy Naval Store Officer.
(3) A scaman who without reasonable excuse fails or refuses to return the engagement card to the Deputy Naval Store Officer in accordance with subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of five hundred dollars.
82. (1) If, at any time before a seaman whose name appears in the crew department list kept by the Deputy Naval Store Officer is discharged on the termination of his agreement from a Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship, the Deputy Naval Store Officer has notified the Superin- tendent, by delivering to him a re-engagement card in the prescribed form containing such particulars as may be required thereby, that the seaman is to be re-engaged for service in that ship, then, within forty- five days after his discharge from that ship, the seamon may be re-engaged for service therein without payment of any fee if, at the time he is re-engaged, the name of the seaman appears in the crew depart- ment list and the Superintendent has not given notice in writing to the Deputy Naval Store Officer under subsection (4) of section 18 or sub- section (4) of section 31 that the registration of the seaman has been suspended or suspended for a further period, as the case may be.
(2) Where a re-engagement card is delivered to the Superintendent pursuant to subsection (1), the Superintendent shall mark thereon the date on which he received the same and return it to the Deputy Naval Store Officer, who may in his discretion retain it or deliver it to the
seaman.
(3) When a seaman who is being re-engaged for service in a Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship pursuant to subsection (1) signs the articles of
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agreement for service in that ship or enters into any other agreement (including an agreement known as a transit agreement) for service therein, there shall be produced to the Superintendent of the Mercantile Marine Office at the time the seaman signs the articles of agreement or other agreement for service-
(a) the re-engagement card delivered to the Superintendent pur.
suant to subsection (1); and
(b) the seaman's Hong Kong seaman's discharge book.
and thereafter, if the re-engagement card was delivered to the seaman under subsection (2), the seaman shall return it to the Deputy Naval Store Officer.
(4) A seaman who without reasonable excuse fails or refuses to return the re-engagement card to the Deputy Naval Store Officer in accordance with subsection (3) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of five hundred dollars.
to deliver
83. When all the seamen supplied by the Deputy Naval Store Deputy Naval Officer for service in a Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship have been engaged Store Officer for such service, and all the seamen being re-engaged for service in cagogement that ship under subsection (1) of section 82 have been re-engaged, the Deputy Naval Store Officer shall, as soon as practicable thereafter and
at the same time-
(a) deliver to the Superintendent-
(i) the engagement card completed pursuant to subsection (1) of section 81 in respect of each such seaman engaged for service in that ship:
(ii) the re-engagement card delivered to the Superintendent pursuant to subsection (1) of section 82 in respect of each such scaman re-engaged for service in that ship, which shall contain, in addition to the particulars entered therein pursuant to the said subsection (1) of section 82, particulars of the date on which the seaman was so re-engaged; and
(ii) a notice in the prescribed form specifying the total number of such seamen supplied and engaged for service in that ship and containing such other particulars as may be required thereby; and
(b) pay to the Superintendent in respect of each such seaman supplied and engaged for service in that ship the fee of eight dollars payable under subsection (1) of section 80.
cards, etc. to Superintend
ent and payment of teen.
84. (1) Whenever a seaman is supplied by the Deputy Naval Store Procedure on Officer for service in a Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship pursuant to sub- supply of
scattan by section (3) of section 74, an emergency engagement card in the prescribed Deputy Naval form shall be completed in respect of that scarão so as to contain the Store Officer particulars required thereby, and, in the discretion of the Deputy Naval Pursuant to
section 74(3),