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Section 79: Complaint about provisions or water

Merchant Shipping Act · PART IV: ENGAGEMENT, DISCHARGE AND WELFARE OF SEAMEN

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79. Complaint about provisions or water (1) Where 2 or more seamen employed in a Mauritius ship consider that the provisions or water for the seamen are not in accordance with such standards as may be prescribed, they may complain to the master who shall investigate the complaint. (2) Where the seamen are dissatisfied with the action taken by the master as a result of his investigation or by his failure to take any action, they may state their dissatisfaction to him and complain to the Superintendent of Shipping or the proper officer, and the master shall make adequate arrangements to enable the seamen to make their complaint as soon as the service of the ship permits. (3) The Superintendent of Shipping or proper officer to whom a complaint is made under subsection (2) shall investigate the complaint and may require the master to take such remedial action as he thinks fit.

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