Guidance

List of young persons on board on ship

A summary of statutory guidelines for employing any person under the age of 18, and the outer cover.

Documents

List of Young Persons

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Outer cover for list of crew and list of young persons

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Details

The guidelines are taken from the provisions in:

  • section 55 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995
  • the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety At Work) Employment Of Young Persons) Regulations 1998 (as amended)

They must be included in every list of crew.

Published 1 May 2014
Last updated 3 July 2014 + show all updates
  1. Update to List of Young Persons document (01/07/14)

  2. First published.