Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 234), article 99

99. (1) The master is appointed and may be dismissed by the owner of the ship; and any agreement purporting to deprive the owner of the power to dismiss th e master shall have no effect. (2) A master shall not be entitled to any compensation if he is dismissed with good cause or is removed by the court. (3) Where a master is dismissed without good cause he shall, unless it is by agreement otherwise provided, be entitled to an indemnity related to the length of his service with the ship or the owner thereof and, where the mas ter is so dismissed during the course of the voyage, the indemnity shall not be less than his wages for the entire voyage and the expenses of his repatriation. Duties and liability of the master. Amended by: I.2025.43.