s 19 Prohibition on hazardous work for young seafarer
19.—(1) A person must not cause or permit any young seafarer to be employed in any hazardous work on any ship. (2) 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. (3) In this section, “hazardous work” means any of the following work:(a) lifting, moving or carrying of heavy loads or objects; (b) entry into boilers, tanks and cofferdams; (c) exposure to harmful noise and vibration levels; (d) operating hoisting and other power machinery and tools, or acting as signallers to operators of such equipment; (e) handling mooring or tow lines or ground tackle; (f) rigging; (g) work aloft or on deck in heavy weather; (h) servicing of electrical equipment; (i) exposure to potentially harmful materials or harmful physical agents such as dangerous or toxic substances and ionising radiation; (j) cleaning of catering machinery; (k) handling or taking charge of ship’s boats.