Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 234), article 122C

122C. (1) Subject to the provisions of this article and notwithstanding the provisions of any other law or of any regulations, rules and orders made or deemed to be made thereunder, the condit ions of service of persons employed on Maltese ships and of Maltese citizens serving in foreign ships shall be governed by regulations made by the Minister under this arti cle. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing sub- article, regulations made thereunder may, in particular, make provision in respect of - (a) apprenticeship in a calling aboard a ship; (b) the engagement of persons on Maltese ships and the engagement by foreign ships of Maltese citizens; (c) the implementation of any international convention relating to the employmen t, welfare, security, certification or sta tus of seafarers; (d) the avoidance of agreements made contrary to such regulations; 72 CAP. 234.] MERCHANT SHIPPING (e) wages in general, and the rights related thereto of persons employed in Maltese ships, securing safe working conditions, health a nd welfare for seafarers and apprentices employed in ships; (f) the minimum wage payable to persons employed on Maltese ships; (g) the annual leave and holidays entitlement of persons employed on Ma ltese ships; (h) the maximum hours of work or the minimum hours of rest for persons employed on Maltese ships; (i) the maintenance of records of daily hours of work or of daily hours of rest of persons employed on Maltese ships; (j) the maximum duration of service periods on board Maltese ships following whic h a seafarer is entitled to repatriation; (k) the posting on board Maltese ships of a table containing the shipboard working arrangements; (l) the employment of persons under the age of eighteen years. (3) Regulations made under this article may provide that a person who contravenes the provi sions thereof shall be liable t o such penalty as may be provided for in the regulations, being a penalty of not more than one thousand units. Certification of Able Seamen and Ships’ Cooks Rating of seaman as A.B.