The Merchant Shipping (Crew Agreements, Lists of Crew and Discharge of Seamen) Regulations 1991

Particulars to be specified in list of crew

14.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Regulation, a list of crew shall contain the following particulars—

(a) (i) the name of the ship, its port of registry and official number;

(ii) the name of the owner of the ship and his address and of any other person registered as manager or ship’s husband and

(iii) the number of the certificate evidencing an exemption granted by the Secretary of State from the requirements of section 1 of the Act (which relates to crew agreements) with respect to the ship or any person in it; and

(b) subject to paragraph (4) of this regulation, with respect to every seaman from time to time on board the ship, whether or not he is employed under a crew agreement—

(i) his name;

(ii) his address;

(iii) the number of his current discharge book (if any) or the date and place of his birth;

(iv) the name of the ship in which he was last employed, and, if he was discharged from that ship more than 12 months before he became employed in the ship to which the list of crew relates, the year in which he was so discharged;

(v) the capacity in which he is employed in the ship;

(vi) the grade (including any command, service or other endorsement) and number of any certificate of competency or of service held by him;

(vii) the date on which he went on board the ship to commence his employment in it;

(viii) the date on and place at which he left the ship and, if he left on discharge, the reason for his discharge;

(ix) if he is left behind otherwise than on discharge, the date and place of and the reason (if known to the master) for this being done; and

(x) the name and relationship of his next of kin and the address of his next of kin, if different from that of the seaman.

(2) A list of crew which relates to a ship belonging to a general lighthouse authority need contain only the particulars referred to in paragraph (1)(a)(i) and in (i), (ii), (vii) and (viii) of paragraph (1)(b) of this regulation.

(3) A list of crew which relates to seamen employed under a crew agreement need contain only the particulars referred to in paragraph (1)(a)(i) of this regulation and, in respect of each seaman, the particulars referred to in (i), (ii), (iii), (v), (vii) and (viii) of paragraph (1)(b) if the remaining particulars referred to in paragraph (1) are contained in the crew agreement.

(4) With respect to a member of the naval, military or air forces of the Crown or of any service administered by the Defence Council when acting as such a member, a list of crew need contain only the particulars referred to in (i), (ii), (vii) and (viii) of paragraph (1)(b) of this regulation.