The agreement with the crew must contain, the following particulars:
- the nature and, as far as practicable, either the duration of the intended voyage or engagement, or the maximum period of the voyage or engagement and any places or parts of the world to which the voyage or engagement is not to extend;
- the particulars as to the position of the deck line and load lines specified in any load line certificate issued in respect of the ship;
- the number and description of the crew;
- the time at which each seafarer is to be on board or to begin work;
- the capacity in which each seafarer is to serve;
- the wages which each seafarer is to receive, and which must include particulars of the basic wages to be paid, payments to be made for overtime, bonuses, allowances paid, paid leave or any other additional payments, or in the case of a fishing vessel, the basic daily rate and commission scales;
- a scale of the provisions which are to be furnished to each seafarer;
- any regulations approved by the Minister as to conduct on board and as to fines or other lawful punishment for misconduct which the parties agree to adopt;
-the amount of a seafarer’s entitlement to annual leave or, where applicable, the formula used for calculating the annual leave and the remuneration payable during that period of leave;
- the health and social security protection benefits to be provided to the seafarer by the owner of a ship;
- the seafarer’s entitlement to repatriation;
- reference to any collective bargaining agreement, where applicable;
- the minimum notice period that may be given by the seafarer or the owner of a ship, which shall not be less than seven calendar days.
