reg 21 Scope of duty to repatriate
Where there is a duty on a shipowner to provide for the repatriation of a seafarer under regulation 19, that duty ends when— (a) the seafarer is repatriated in accordance with regulation 20; (b) the shipowner makes reasonable arrangements for repatriation which are unsuccessful because of the seafarer's unreasonable conduct; (c) except where the seafarer is held captive as a result of piracy or armed robbery against a ship, the shipowner has used reasonable endeavours to contact the seafarer for a period of three months or more, but has been unable to make such contact; (d) the seafarer confirms in writing to the shipowner that repatriation is not required; or (e) the seafarer is dead.