s 18 Restriction on night work for young seafarer
18.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person must not cause or permit any young seafarer to be employed in any kind of night work on any ship. (2) Despite subsection (1), the Director may give approval for a young seafarer to be employed in night work if the Director is of the opinion that —(a) the effective training of the young seafarer in accordance with established programmes and schedules would be impaired; or (b) the specific nature of the work or a recognised training programme requires that the young seafarer perform duties at night and the Director has determined that the work will not be detrimental to the seafarer’s health or wellbeing. (3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000. (4) In this section, “night work” means work done between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. of the following day according to the time zone the ship is in.