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Section 80: Medical and other treatment during voyage

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

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80. Medical and other treatment during voyage (1) Where a seafarer, while employed in a Mauritius ship, receives outside Mauritius any surgical, medical, dental or optical treatment, including the repair or replacement of any appliance, which cannot be postponed without impairing efficiency, the reasonable expenses of the treatment shall be borne by the person employing him. (2) Where a seafarer dies while employed in a Mauritius ship and is buried or cremated outside Mauritius, the expenses of his burial or cremation shall be borne by the person employing him. (3) Where a Mauritius ship does not carry a doctor among the seamen employed in it, the master shall make arrangements for ensuring that any medical attention on board the ship is given either by him or under his supervision by a person appointed by him for the purpose.

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