# The Merchant Shipping (Seamen’s Documents) Regulations 1987, Regulation 15: Application for discharge books


(1) Subject to the provisions of these Regulations, a person who satisfies the conditions specified in paragraph (2) of this regulation shall apply for a discharge book within 7 days of satisfying those conditions.
(2) The conditions referred to in paragraph (1) are that the person—
(a) is not exempted from the requirements of section 1 of the Act (which relates to crew agreements) by regulations made under subsection (5)(b) of that section; and
(b) either—
(i) is employed as a seaman in a ship registered in the United Kingdom otherwise than in an employment specified in regulation 16(3) below; or
(ii) being a citizen of the United Kingdom and colonies, has been discharged abroad after being so employed and has arrived in the United Kingdom within 6 months of being discharged, unless, at the time he arrived in the United Kingdom, he did not intend to take such employment; and
(c) is not the holder of a discharge book issued in accordance with these Regulations; and
(d) has not been required by the Secretary of State, under regulation 27(1) of these Regulations to surrender a discharge book issued in accordance with these Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/408/regulation/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-seamens-documents-regulations-1987/regulation-15
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