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Section 87: Employer’s liability under section 86

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

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87. Employer’s liability under section 86 Where a seafarer left behind in, or taken to, a country pursuant to section 86, remains there after the end of a period of 3 months, the person who last employed him as a seafarer shall not be liable under that section to make provision for his return or for any matter arising after the end of that period where the person who last employed him proves that the reason for the seafarer remaining in that country beyond the 3 months is not attributable to any default on his part.

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