Section 86: Seafarer left behind or shipwrecked

86. Seafarer left behind or shipwrecked (1) Where— (a) a person employed as a seafarer in a Mauritius ship is left behind in a foreign country or is taken to such a country on being shipwrecked; or (b) a person who became so employed under an agreement entered into outside Mauritius is left behind in Mauritius or is taken to Mauritius on being shipwrecked, the person who last employed him as a seafarer shall, whether or not he is discharged from the ship, make provision for this return and his relief and maintenance until his return, including the repayment of expenses incurred in bringing the shipwrecked seafarer ashore and maintaining him until he is brought ashore and the payment of the expenses of the burial or cremation of a seafarer who dies before he can be returned. M62 – 45 [Issue 2] Merchant Shipping Act (2) The Superintendent of Shipping or the proper officer, as the case may be, shall— (a) determine the place to which the seafarer is to be returned; (b) require the master of any Mauritius ship to convey a person to a place determined in accordance with paragraph (a) and give the master directions for that purpose; and (c) require the person who last employed the seafarer to make the necessary payment in respect of the conveyance of the seafarer.