Malaysia legislation
Section 47
Section 47
Crew member agreement
(1)
An agreement in writing shall be made between each person employed as a crew member on a Langkawi yacht and the person employing him, and shall be signed both by him and by or on behalf of them.
(2)
The agreements made under this section with several persons employed on a Langkawi yacht shall be contained in one document, which in this Part is referred to as the “crew member agreement”, but if the Director General so approves—
(a)
the agreements to be made under this section with the persons employed on a Langkawi yacht may be contained in more than one crew member agreement; and
(b)
one crew member agreement may relate to more than one
Langkawi yacht.
(3)
The form and contents of the crew member agreement shall be as approved by the Director General, and different crew member agreements with different forms and contents may be so approved for different circumstances.
(4)
The master or owner of the yacht shall ensure that the crew member agreement is carried in such manner as may be prescribed on the Langkawi yacht to which it relates whenever the yacht goes on a voyage.
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(5)
An individual contract in respect of the employment of a crew member of a Langkawi yacht shall be null and void to the extent that it is contrary to or inconsistent with the terms of a crew member agreement made pursuant to this section.
(6)
The Director General may grant exemptions in respect of certain Langkawi yachts and crew members from the requirements of this section where he determines that the crew members to be employed otherwise than under a crew member agreement will be adequately protected.
(7)
Where an examption is granted under subsection (6), a copy of the document evidencing the examption shall be carried on board the Langkawi yacht.