Ghana Shipping (Maritime Labour) Regulations, 2015 (L.I. 2226)
Regulation 9
(1) A person under the age of
(a) sixteen years shall not be employed on a ship;
(b) eighteen years shall not be employed on a ship where the work may jeopardize the health and safety of that person.
(2) For the purpose of sub regulation (1), the Authority shall specify in Maritime Circulars the kind of work that may jeopardize the health and safety of a person.
(3) A seafarer who is under the age of eighteen years shall not
(a) be employed as a cook on a ship; or
(b) engage in night work except where the Authority determines that
(i) the effective training of that seafarer, in accordance with established programmes and schedules, may be impaired;
(ii) night work is the specific nature of the duty of that seafarer; or
(iii) the recognised training programme requires a seafarer under the age of eighteen years to perform duties at night and that the work will not be detrimental to the health or well-being of the seafarer.
(4) For the purpose of this regulation, “night†means a period of at least nine hours starting not later than midnight ships time and ending not earlier than 0500 hours ships time.
1. Minimum age (Regulation 9)
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- Email: info@shippers-gh.com
- Website: https://shippers.org.gh/
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