AND DISCIPLINE OF SEAMEN, AND TO MEDICAL STORES TRADE. (See Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, section 8.) The several Persons whose Names are hereto subscribed, and whose descriptions are contained below, and of whom are engaged as sailors, hereby agree to serve on board the said ship, in the several capacities expressed against their respective names, on a voyage from⚫ And the said crew agree to conduct themselves in an orderly, faithful, honest, and sober manner, and to be at all times diligent in their respective duties, and to be obedient to the lawful commands of the said master, or of any person who shall lawfully succeed him, and of their superior officers, in everything relating to the said ship and the stores and cargo thereof, whether on board, in boats, or on shore: in consideration of which services to be duly performed, the said master hereby agrees to pay to the said crew as wages the sums against their names respectively expressed, and to supply them with provisions according to the annexed scale: And it is hereby agreed, that any embezzlement or wilful or negligent destruction of any part of the ship's cargo or stores shall be made good to the owner out of the wages of the person guilty of the same: And if any person enters himself as qualified for a duty which he proves incompetent to perform, his wages shall be reduced in proportion to his incompetency: And it is also agreed, that the regulations authorized by the board of trade, which in the paper annexed hereto are numbered + are adopted by the parties hereto, and shall be considered as embodied in this agreement: And it is also agreed, that if any member of the crew considers himself to be aggrieved by any breach of the agreement or otherwise, he shall represent the same to the master or officer in charge of the ship in a quiet and orderly manner, who shall thereupon take such steps as the case may require: And it is also agreed, that‡ In witness whereof the said parties have subscribed their names hereto on the days against their respective signatures mentioned. Here the voyage is to be described and the places named at which the ship is to touch, or if that cannot be done, the general nature and probable length of the voyage is to be stated. Here are to be inserted the numbers of any of the regulations for preserving discipline, lettered R, issued by the Board of Trade, which the parties agree to adopt. If any of them are so adopted, a copy of the regulations is to be kept annexed to the agreement. Here any other stipulations may be inserted to which the parties agree, and which are not contrary to law. The authority of the owner or agent for the allotments mentioned below is in my possession. Shipping Master. This is to be filled up if such an authority has been produced. DESCRIPTION OF SUBSTITUTES. or Vice-Consul, Officer of Customs, or Witness before whom the Man is engaged, is to be the Shipping Master. APPRENTICES ON BOARD. Port at which Date of Registry |Port at which As- I declare to the truth of the entries in this agreeof Assignment signment (if any) (if any). INDORSEMENTS. INDORSEMENTS. Here any stipulation for changes or substitution of one article for another entered in the agreement And the said crew agree to conduct themselves in an orderly, faithful, honest, and sober manner, and to be at all times diligent in their respective duties, and to be obedient to the lawful commands of the said master, or of any person who shall lawfully succeed him, and of their superior officers, in everything relating to the said ship and the stores and cargo thereof, whether on board, in boats, or on shore: in consideration of which services to be duly performed, the said master hereby agrees to pay to the said crew as wages the sums against their names respectively expressed, and to supply them with provisions according to the annexed scale: And it is hereby agreed, that any embezzlement or wilful or negligent destruction of any part of the ship's cargo or stores shall be made good to the owner out of the wages of the person guilty of the same: And if any person enters himself as qualified for a duty which he proves incompetent to perform, his wages shall be reduced in proportion to his incompetency: And it is also agreed, that the regulations authorized by the Board of Trade, which in the paper annexed hereto are numbered + Here the probable nature of the ship's employment for the ensuing six months, or the nature of the voyage, is to be stated. The agreement cannot be made to extend beyond the next 30th June or 31st December, or the first arrival of the ship at her final port of destination after such date, or the discharge of cargo consequent on such arrival. Here are to be inserted the numbers of the regulations for preserving discipline, issued by the Board of Trade (Form R), which the parties agree to adopt. If any of them are so adopted, a copy of the regulations is to be kept annexed to the agreement. Here any stipulations may be inserted to which the parties agree, and which are not contrary to law. REGULATIONS FOR MAINTAINING DISCIPLINE, SANCTIONED BY THE BOARD OF TRADE. IN PURSUANCE OF THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT, 17 & 18 VICT. c. 104. These regulations are distinct from and in addition to those contained in the Act, and are sanctioned but not universally required by law. All or any of them may be adopted by agreement between a master and his crew, and thereupon the offences specified in such of them as are so adopted will be legally punishable by the appropriate fines or punishments. These regulations are all numbered, and the numbers of such of them as are adopted must be inserted in the space left for that purpose in the agreement, and a copy of these regulations must be made to correspond with the agreement by erasing such of the regulations as are not adopted, and must then be attached to and kept with the agreement which the master of the ship takes to sea with him. If the agreement is made before a shipping master, his signature or initials must be placed opposite such of the regulations as are adopted. For the purpose of legally enforcing any of the following penalties the same steps must be adopted as in the case of other offences punishable under the Act; that is to say, a statement of the offence must, immediately after its commission, be entered in the official log book by the direction of the master, and must at the same time be attested to be true by the signatures of the master and the mate, or one of the crew; and a copy of such entry must be furnished, or the same must be read over, to the offender, before the ship reaches any port or departs from the port at which she is, and an entry that the same has been so furnished or read over, and of the reply, if any, of the offender, must be made and signed in the same manner as the entry of the offence. These entries must, upon discharge of the offender, be shown to the shipping master before whom the offender is discharged, or, in the case of a hometrade ship, to some shipping master at or near the place where the crew is discharged; and if he is satisfied that the offence is proved, and that the entries have been properly made, the fine must be deducted from the offender's wages, and paid over to the shipping master. If, in consequence of subsequent good conduct, the master thinks fit to remit or reduce any fine upon any member of his crew which has been entered in the log, and signifies the same to the shipping master, the fine shall be remitted or reduced accordingly. If wages are contracted for by the voyage or by share, the amount of the fines is to be ascertained in the manner in which the amount of forfeiture is ascer tained in similar cases under sect. 252. [REGULATIONS FOR MAINTAINING DISCIPLINE, &c.-continued.] Quarrelling or provoking to quarrel Drunkenness.-First offence Ditto. Second offence Neglect on the part of the officer in charge Sleeping or gross negligence while on the look-out Not extinguishing lights at the times ordered Smoking below Neglecting to bring up, open out, and air (For the cook)-Not having any meal of Not being cleaned, shaved, and washed on Washing clothes on a Sunday One day's pay. Two days' half allow- Two days' pay. Two days' pay. One day's pay. Half a day's pay. One day's pay. One day's pay. One day's pay. Destroying or defacing the copy of the One month's pay. One day's pay. If any officer is guilty of any act or default which is made |