Regulation 2(1) A shipowner shall not operate a ship unless the ship has been issued with a valid(a) Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance; and(b) Maritime ...

Regulation 2(1) A shipowner shall not operate a ship unless the ship has been issued with a valid(a) Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance; and(b) Maritime ...

Regulation 3(1) A shipowner shall ensure that at all times, there is kept on board the ship(a) the Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance, and(b) the Maritim ...

Regulation 4(1) A shipowner shall apply to the Authority for the completion and issue of Part I of the Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance before the appl ...

Regulation 5(1) A shipowner shall apply in writing to the Authority for a Maritime Labour Certificate.(2) The Authority may issue a Maritime Labour Certificate ...

Regulation 6(1) The Authority may, on application, issue an interim Maritime Labour Certificate as prescribed in the Third Schedule where a ship(a) is on a deli ...

Regulation 7The Authority may renew a Maritime Labour Certificate if, after inspection of the ship, the Authority is satisfied that the ship complies with these ...

Regulation 8The Authority may, by notice in writing, suspend, withdraw or cancel a Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance and a Maritime Labour Certificate, ...

Regulation 9(1) A person under the age of(a) sixteen years shall not be employed on a ship;(b) eighteen years shall not be employed on a ship where the work may ...

Regulation 10(1) A shipowner shall not permit a seafarer to work on board a ship unless that seafarer holds a valid medical certificate issued by a medical prac ...

Regulation 11(1) A shipowner shall not permit a seafarer to work on a ship unless that seafarer(a) has successfully completed training for personal safety; and( ...

Regulation 12(1) A person shall not operate a seafarer recruitment and placement service in this country unless that service is(a) registered under the Companie ...

Regulation 36(1) An authorised officer may inspect a Ghanaian ship and if the authorised officer is satisfied that the ship does not comply with these Regulatio ...

Regulation 37(1) An authorised officer may inspect a ship other than a Ghanaian ship when the ship is in a Ghanaian port and where the officer is satisfied that ...

Regulation 38(1) A shipowner shall ensure that there is on board the ship at all times, an on-board complaint procedure that may be used by seafarers to lodge c ...

Regulation 39(1) A seafarer on a ship that calls at a port in this country, who alleges a breach of the requirements of the Convention, including the rights of ...

Regulation 40A shipowner or master who contravenes a provision of these Regulations commits an offence, and where a penalty is not stated in the provision, is l ...

Regulation 13(1) A shipowner shall enter into an employment agreement with a seafarer whom the shipowner employs on board the ship, and the shipowner and seafar ...

Regulation 14(1) A seafarer shall be paid on a monthly basis in accordance with the employment agreement of that seafarer and any applicable collective agreemen ...

Regulation 15(1) A master shall, so far as is reasonably practicable, ensure that the minimum number of hours of rest is observed for seafarers.(2) For the purp ...

Regulation 16(1) A seafarer is entitled to annual paid leave in accordance with sub regulation (3) in respect of each twelve months of employment.(2) Without li ...

Regulation 17(1) A shipowner shall repatriate a seafarer to a proper return port at no cost to the seafarer(a) where the employment agreement of the seafarer ex ...

Regulation 18A shipowner shall compensate a seafarer for injury, loss or unemployment, where a ship is lost or has foundered. ...

Regulation 19(1) A shipowner shall ensure that at all times, the ship has a sufficient number of seafarers on board.(2) A ship shall be manned in accordance wit ...

Regulation 20(1) A ship owner shall provide and maintain safe and decent accommodation facilities for seafarers working or living on board the ship.(2) The mast ...

Regulation 21(1) For the purpose of these Regulations, a ship shall be designed and constructed to ensure that(a) where full and free movement is necessary, the ...

Regulation 22For the purpose of these Regulations, a shipowner shall ensure that(a) sleeping rooms and mess rooms in the ship are adequately ventilated;(b) the ...

Regulation 23For the purpose of these Regulations, a shipowner shall ensure that(a) subject to special arrangements that may be permitted by the Authority for a ...

Regulation 24(1) For the purpose of these Regulations, a shipowner shall ensure that(a) a seafarer has convenient access, on the ship, to sanitary facilities me ...

Regulation 24(1) For the purpose of these Regulations, a shipowner shall ensure that(a) a seafarer has convenient access, on the ship, to sanitary facilities me ...

Regulation 26(1) A shipowner shall ensure that where the ship carries more than fifteen seafarers and is engaged in a voyage exceeding three days duration, the ...

Regulation 27A shipowner shall provide laundry facilities on the ship for seafarers. ...

Regulation 28(1) A shipowner shall provide recreational facilities, amenities and services on the ship for seafarers.(2) For the purpose of sub regulation (1), ...

Regulation 29The Authority may permit fairly applied variations in respect of the requirements of regulation 20 to 28, on condition that the variations do not r ...

Regulation 30The Authority may(a) where it is reasonable to do so and taking into account the size of the ship and the number of persons on board a ship, exempt ...

Regulation 31(1) A shipowner shall ensure that on board the ship(a) the food and drinking water are of suitable quantity, nutritional value and quality, for the ...

Regulation 32(1) A shipowner shall provide medical care, including dental care, and health protective measures for a seafarer working on board the ship.(2) A se ...

Regulation 33(1) A seafarer is entitled to financial assistance from the shipowner in the event the seafarer falls sick or is injured in the course of the emplo ...

Regulation 34(1) A shipowner shall provide for each seafarer occupational health protection, consistent with the right of a seafarer to live, work and train on ...

Regulation 35(1) The provisions of the National Pensions Act, 2008 (Act 766) apply to a seafarer who is a citizen of this country or who is ordinarily resident ...