The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Minimum Requirements for Seafarers etc.) Regulations 2014

Seafarer to be of minimum age

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4.—(1) A person under 16 years of age must not be employed, engaged or work on board a ship.

(2) A breach of paragraph (1) is an offence by the shipowner, the master of the ship and the employer of the person under the age of 16.