Regulation 18 Prohibition on recovering costs from a fisherman

Subject to paragraph (2), a fisherman's work agreement is void to the extent that it provides that a fisherman must make a payment to the fishing vessel owner in respect of either repatriation costs or relief or maintenance costs.

A fisherman's work agreement may provide that the fisherman must reimburse repatriation costs where the agreement is terminated because of the fisherman's serious misconduct.

If a fisherman's work agreement contains provision described in paragraph (2) and that obligation arises, a deduction equivalent to those costs may be made from the wages or other payments due to the fisherman under that agreement.

If a fisherman's work agreement does not contain provision described in paragraph (2), the fishing vessel owner may recover the costs mentioned in paragraph (1) (or damages in respect of such costs) where the agreement is terminated because of the fisherman's serious misconduct.