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Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)

Regulations

Merchant Shipping (Seafarer Compensation) Regulations, 1998

Annex

Scale of Compensation

 

 

Scale of Compensation

 

 

(A) All ships of 1500 or more gross tons



Ranking / Rating

Personal effects

Instruments, technical books, and tools

 

R

R

Trainee

975

524

General Purpose Rating

1 275

555

Quartermaster

1 575

824

Bosun

1 949

824

Maintenance Assistant

2 549

1 275

Junior Engineer Officer

2 775

1 424

3rd Deck Officer

2 924

1 500

2nd Deck Officer

3 149

1 575

Electronics Electrical Officer

3 224

1 588

Chief Deck Officer

3 300

1 649

Master

3 900

1 949


 

 

(B) Ships of 100 of more gross tons, but less than 1 500 gross tons

Trainee

824

389

General Purpose Rating

975

486

Quartermaster

1 169

584

Bosun

1 455

720

3rd Deck Officer

2 189

1 080

2nd Deck Officer

2 340

1 169

Chief Deck Officer

2 475

1 237

Master

2 924

1 455


 

 

(C) Fishing boats of 100 or more gross tons

Galley Boy

675

Spare hand

824

389

Deckhand

1 064

540

3rd Engineer

1 575

824

Bosun

1 755

869

Mate

2 249

974

Skipper

2 340

1 169


 

 

(D)        Ships of 50 or more gross tons, but less than 100 gross tons

Galley Boy

675

Crewman

824

Mate

1 575

389

Skipper

1 949

584


 

 

(E) Ships of 25 or more gross tons, but less than 50 gross tons

Crewman

389

Mate

824

Skipper

975

375