Section 79: Complaint about provisions or water
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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.