Cap. 234 Art. 114Form, period and conditions of agreements with crew. 

(1) An agreement with the crew shall be in a form approved by the Registrar-General and shall be dated at the time of the first signature thereof, and shall be signed by the master before a seaman signs his name.

(2) The agreement with the crew shall show the place at which it is made, the surname and other names of the seaman, his birthplace, and his age or the date of his birth, and shall contain as terms thereof the following particulars:

(a) the name of the ship on board which the seaman undertakes to serve;

(b) either the nature and, as far as is practicable, the duration of the intended voyage or engagement, or the maximum period of the voyage or engagement, which shall not exceed twelve months, and the places or parts of the world, if any, to which the voyage or engagement is not to extend;

(c) the number and description of the crew;

(d) if possible, the place and date at which each seaman is to be on board or to begin work;

(e) the capacity in which each seaman is to serve;

(f) the amount of wages which each seaman is to receive;

(g) the agreed leave, being agreed leave not less favourable to the crew than that, if any, prescribed under this Act;

(h) any regulations as to conduct on board and as to fines (multa) and other lawful punishment for misconduct which have been approved by the Minister as regulations proper to be adopted and which the parties agree to adopt;

(i) any regulations as to the provisions to be provided for seamen employed in Maltese ships;

(j) a list of persons under the age of eighteen years and the dates of their births.

(3) The agreement with the crew shall be so framed as to admit of such stipulations to be adopted at the will of the master and seaman in each case, whether respecting the advance and allotment of wages or otherwise, as are not contrary to law.

(4) Saving any other provision of this Act, an agreement with the crew under this article shall be terminated by -

(a) the mutual consent of the parties thereto; or

(b) the death of the seaman; or

(c) the loss or total unseaworthiness of the ship; or

(d) the sale of the ship; or

(e) the expiration of time.