5. WEAPONS : No Seamen shall be allowed to carry or to have in their possession, any deadly weapons.

6. GAMBLING, LIQUOR AND DRUGS : Gambling of any form onboard the vessel is prohibited and will be considered as an act of misconduct liable to fine and dismissal. No liquor shall be brought onboard or consumed, and Seamen shall not resort to use of drugs.

7. DECLARATION OF CURRENCY AND PERSONAL EFFECTS : Before arrival at any port, Seamen are obliged to declare all their possessions, including currency according to the custom of the port and may be required to hand over to Master for safe custody or any custody of their own.

8. DISCHARGE DUE TO MISCONDUCT : The Company reserves the right to discharge any of the Seamen at any port due to insobriety misconduct neglect of duty insubordination of a criminal act failure to rejoin and unruly behavior detrimental to maintaining discipline onboard in which case Seamen shall forfeit all claims to balance of wages and savings as well as any other rights under this agreement. The Company will advise S.E.C.D., Yangon full particulars of such cases duly supported by extracts from official ship’s log book and other evidence.

9. HYGIENE AND VACCINATION : ( a ) The Seamen shall keep their quarters and communal spaces clean and tidy to the satisfaction of the Master. This work is to be performed outside normal working hours and no overtime shall be admissible.

( b ) The Seamen shall submit to the regulations of the port of call to have such vaccination or inoculation or to take such medicine or precautionary measures for safeguarding the health of himself and other crew members.

F. REPATRIATION

1. NORMAL REPATRIATION : The Company shall be responsible for repatriation of the Seamen to the original port of engagement after completion of this agreement.

2. ON MEDICAL GROUNDS : The Company will also be responsible for repatriation of the Seamen to the original port of engagement due to illness or injury of so recommended by the Company Doctor. The Semen shall be responsible for his own repatriation if he should refuse treatment at the port of call.

3. ON COMPASSIONATE GROUNDS : The Seamen will be responsible for his own repatriation prior to completion of the agreement, if he so request in which case he may also be liable for transportation and joining expenses at the port relief.

4. DUE TO MISCONDUCT : If a Seaman repatriated due to misconduct or any serious in disciplined offence, or due to failure to join his repatriation expenses will be deducted from balance of his wages and savings.

5. SECURITY AGAINST REPATRIATION EXPENSES : The Seamen agree that 10% of his basic wages may be retained monthly by the Company at security against repatriation expenses on Seaman’s account which may be set off against such expenses together with his accrued wages. The sum which will, otherwise, be considered as savings may not accumulate more than ( U.S.$ 300 ) in case of ratings and ( U.S.$ 600 ) in case Officers and shall be refunded to the Seaman upon completion of agreement.

6. FREE BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE : The Seamen shall when repatriated Company’s account upon termination of the agreement be entitled free baggage pay allowance of 30 kilos. The Seamen agree to pay them selves or deduct form their final balance of wages expenses for baggage in excess of this allowance for which the Master may retain this sum until actual repatriation.

7. ACCOMMODATION : The Company will be responsible for accommodating the Seamen ashore after leaving the vessel prior to repatriation according to arrangements made by the Company. However if the Seamen should wish to remain ashore beyond this date with the approval of the Immigration authorities he shall bear all such expenses from the date he should have repatriated.

G. MEDICAL ASPECTS

1. MEDICAL EXAMINATION : All Seamen will undergo a proper medical examination by the Company medical officer prior to engagement. During the term of this agreement if it should appear that he has made a false or misleading statement regarding his health, the agreement may be terminated automatically by the Company and the Seamen shall be liable for all expenses for treatment and repatriation.

2. MEDICAL TREATMENT : The Company will provide medical treatment and hospitalization, if necessary due to illness or injury of the Seamen with the medical officer / hospital arranged by the Company or it’s Agents.

3. DENTAL TREATMENT : The Company will bear expenses for tooth extraction or filling in the nature of first aid. All other dental expenses shall be borne by the Seamen.

4. MEDICAL LEAVE & SICK PAY : The Company shall pay the Seamen his full wages for a maximum period of ( 12 ) weeks as sick pay from the time he leaves the vessel for medical treatment until the arrival at the original port of engagement or the rejoins a vessel of the Company after being declared fit. After expiry of the said medical leave period of ( 12 ) weeks, and if the attending medical officer declares further medical treatment to be required the Seamen shall be entitled to 50% of his wages up to a further period of ( 12 ) weeks.

If on repatriation the Seamen is still suffering from total or partial incapacity, he shall continue to receive 50% of his wages until the degree of permanent incapacity has been assessed by the Company’s P & I Club and the Authorities of the Country of Ship’s registry.

5. COMPENSATION : The Company shall pay to the Seamen workmen compensation in accordance with the schedule of compensation mentioned in Annexure F for any case of death and also for total or partial incapacity during the course of his employment with the Company. It shall not cover injury or death which is self inflicted. In order to pay such compensation the Company shall be responsible to keep insurance policies to cover with effect from the date of Seamen’s departure from the port of engagement or signing on onboard the vessel whichever is earlier until the date of his arrival at the original port of engagement if repatriated after completion of agreement or until the date of signing off the vessel if repatriated at his own request.

6. BURIAL OR CREMATION : The Company shall bear all expenses for funeral burial or cremation if a Seaman dies abroad in the course of employment and cost of transporting his personal effects and ashes if cremated to the port of engagement.

H. VICTUALLING AND BONDED STORES

1. The Company shall provide sufficient food and provisions in accordance with the scale of provisions prescribed in the articles of agreement. If there is no fixed scale each Seaman shall be rate of U.S.$ 4.50 per day as a victualling allowances, in order to manage their own messing.

2. MESSING ALLOWANCE : When provisions are not provided by the Company as stated above, the Seamen will be entitled to a victualling allowance ( U.S.$ 4.00 ) for ratings and ( U.S.$ 5.00 ) for Officers in order to manage their own messing.

3. STORES AND PROVISIONS : Stores and provisions which are provided by the Company are only for use and consumption onboard ship by the Seamen, and any unused or unconsumed stores or provisions shall remain the property of the Company. Seamen shall not take ashore, shall destroy or give away such stores.

4. BONDED STORES : The Seamen may purchase from the Master bonded stores consisting of cigarettes and beer only which will be issued according to the approval of the custom authorities at the port of call and charged to the Seamen in their portage bill.

I . ALLOWANCES AND EXTRA PAYMENTS 

1. HOLD CLEANING PAYMENTS : Whenever the crew are required to cleaning ship’s holds and bilges for the purpose of receiving cargo to the satisfaction of surveyor, a lump sum as per Annexure ( B ) depending on the class of ship will be paid to the Seamen to be divided equally among those participated in cleaning. No overtime payment may be claimed for such work.

2. HATCH OPENING / CLOSING PAYMENT : Whenever crew required to open / close cargo hatch covers including between deck covers and removal of beams for the purpose of working cargo in place of stevedores according to the custom of the port call they shall received a lump sum payment as per Annexure ( C ) depending on the class of ship and type of hatch covers to be equally shared by the deck crew. No overtime payment may be claimed for this work and this payment shall not be applicable to opening / closing hatches at sea or in port for ventilation inspection, or maintenance purposes.

3. DECK CARGO LASHING PAYMENT : Whenever the Seamen are required lash / unlash cargo which is stored on deck to the satisfaction of the Master and the Surveyor, the deck crew shall be paid (U.S.$ 20.00) per 100 tons of cargo lashed for the voyage, which shall be equally shared by them. No overtime may be claimed for this work.

4. ENGINE OVERHAUL PAYMENT : Whenever engine ratings are required to perform piston overhauling work on main engines payment as per Annexure ( D ) may be equally shared by them for which no overtime payment may be claimed. Extra payment for Boiler cleaning, Scavenge cleaning and cleaning of Fuel / Lub oil tanks shall also be as per Annexure (E) and, it has been clearly understood that no other extra payment expect as stated in this agreement shall be admissible in connection with engine maintenance work. All work mentioned above for which extra payment entitled shall be duly certified by the Second Engineer.

5. WAR RISK BONUS : The Seamen will be entitled to war risk bonus of one hundred per cent of his basic wages, when the vessel enters a war zone, or zone of war-like operation, which is defined in the instituted clauses of hull insurance and declared by the Underwrites, until departure from this zone.

6. DANGEROUS CARGO ALLOWANCE : The Seamen will be entitled to an allowance of 15% of their basic wages for ratings and 10% for Officers when the vessel carries more than 200 Tons of cargo which is explosive, Inflammable or dangerous in nature and defined as Class I, from the date of loading to the date of discharge.

7. AUSTRALIAN WATER ALLOWANCE : The Seamen are entitled to an allowance of 10% of their basic wages for Officers and 20% for the ratings from the date of arrival at the first Australian port until departure from the last Australian port during any voyage, as special compensation.

8. WINTER CLOTHING ALLOWANCE : The Seamen will be granted an advance equivalent to ( U.S.$ 75.00 ) for the deck department and ( U.S.$ 50.00 ) to engine and saloon department to purchase warm clothing which will be granted as an allowance on completion of six months service, provided the vessel has already traded in the following area during winter season.

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE :	16th Oct. to 15th April.
(i) The Atlantic
(ii) The Mediterranean	above Lat. 36 deg. N
(iii) The Pacific
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE :	16th April to 15th Oct. below Lat. 30 deg. S

This allowance is to be refunded to the Company if the Seamen does not complete six months service minimum by deduction from balance of wages.

9. EXTRA ALLOWANCES :

( a ) A Far Trade Allowance of basic wages shall be payable to the Master and the crew during the time the vessel is trading outside of the area which shall be bounded as follows : -

( 1 ) The International Date Line.
( 2 ) Longitude 60 East.
( 3 ) Latitude 60 North.
( 4 ) The Equator.

( b ) Dirty Cargo Allowance of 10% of basic wages shall be payable to the Seamen when the vessel carries dirty cargo, such as Cement, Ore, Coal etc: from the date of discharge.

( c ) Tanker Allowance of 30% of basic wages shall be payable to the Master and the crew if engaged for the Tanker.

( d ) Short-Hand Allowance of 50% of basic wages shall be payable to the Seamen of the department concerned if the short-handed period the vessel is on charter.

( e ) Charter Bonus of 10% basic wages shall be payable to the crew hire the vessel is on charter.

J. REQUIREMENTS

1. The company shall pay to S.E.C.D. account the fees of U.S.$ 4.00 per crew member per month from date of engagement till the date of expiration of the contract for administrative charge such as processing formalities for selection disbursement of family allotments and keeping and updating individual records for crew member of the company.

2. The company shall pay to S.E.C.D. account in addition to the above the incidental charges for telexes, telephone postage and sending and meeting crew incurred by S.E.C.D. in connection with the company’s interest.

3. For current expenditure U.S.$ 5000.00 or equivalent of one month’s wages whichever is more to be deposited to Shipping Master’s account as impress money. This contract is valid for one year and review able after one year if either party so requests.

4. The company undertakes to co-operate for the training of Deck and engineering personnel in accordance with the requirements of department of marine administration and agreed to select suitable trainees through S.E.C.D.

ANNEXURE ( A )

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS APPLICABLE TO MYANMAR SEAMEN

Myanmar Independence Day	4th January
Union Day	12th February
Full moon of Tabaung	Full Moon in March
Peasant day	2nd March
Resistance day	27th March
Myanmar Water Festival	1 day ( out of 3 days ) 13th , 14th, 15th April
Myanmar New Year	16th April
Full Moon of Kason	Full moon in May
International Workers’ Day	1st May
Martyr’s Day	19th July
Full Moon Of Waso	Full Moon in July
Full Moon of Thindingyut	Full Moon in October
Full Moon of Tazaungdaing	Full Moon in November
Myanmar National Day	19th November

6. DISAPPEARANCE

If the insured Seaman disappears and his body is not found within one year after his disappearance and sufficient evidence is produced that leads to the conclusion that he sustained accidental bodily injury and that such injury caused his death, compensation under this insurance shall be paid provided that the persons to whom such payment is made shall sign an undertaking to refund the sum if the insured Seaman is subsequently found to be living.

7. BENEFICIARIES

The S.E.C.D. shall determine for each case in accordance with Myanmar Laws the identity of the heir / s of dead Seaman and shall inform Shipping Company the identity of the beneficiary or beneficiaries and the divisor of the compensation due to each beneficiary. The Company shall pay compensation in accordance with such information and recommendation.