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

Schedules

Purchase

Each Member shall adopt laws, regulations or other measures requiring that:

(a)	the food carried and served on board be of a sufficient nutritional value, quality and quantity;

(b)	potable water be of sufficient quality and quantity; and

(c)	the food and water shall be provided by the fishing vessel owner at no cost to the fisher. However, in accordance with national laws and regulations, the cost can be recovered as an operational cost if the collective agreement governing a share system or a fisher’s work agreement so provides.