# The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Recruitment and Placement) Regulations 2014, Regulation 3: Meaning of “seafarer employment agreement”


(1) In these Regulations, “seafarer employment agreement” means, in relation to a seafarer—
(a) the written agreement required by regulation 9 of the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Minimum Requirements for Seafarers etc.) Regulation 2014 , where the seafarer works on a United Kingdom ship; or
(b) the agreement governing the seafarer's work on the ship, where the seafarer works on a ship which is not a United Kingdom ship.
(2) For the purposes of regulation 5, “seafarer employment agreement” includes a draft of the agreement referred to in paragraph (1) which has been prepared for signature but has not yet been entered into.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1615/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-maritime-labour-convention-recruitment-and-placement-regulations-2014/regulation-3
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