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compensate for any monetary loss the seafarer incurs caused by:
(A) the service provider failing to meet a legal obligation to the seafarer; or
(B) the shipowner failing to meet its obligations under a work agreement;
 (v) explaining the insurance arrangement, or equivalent measure, in place to protect the seafarer;
 (vi) when placing a seafarer on a vessel — to the extent practicable ensure that the owner of the vessel is insured to protect seafarers from being stranded in a foreign port.

Schedule 2 Working conditions for seafarers under 18 years

(subsection 20(5))
      1 A seafarer under 18 years must not work more than:
(a) 8 hours in any 24 hours; and
(b) 40 hours in 7 days.
      2 In the circumstances mentioned in clause 3, the seafarer:
(a) may work more than the hours mentioned in clause 1; and
(b) must be given compensatory rest period for any additional hours worked.
      3 For clause 2, the circumstances are any of the following:
(a) an emergency, including circumstances in which the immediate safety of the vessel, a person on board or cargo is at risk;
(b) assistance must be given to another vessel or person in distress at sea;
(c) a drill is being conducted;
(d) essential shipboard work that:
 (i)  cannot be delayed for safety or environmental reasons; and
 (ii) could not reasonably have been anticipated when the voyage started.
      4 The seafarer must have:
(a) a break of at least 1 hour for the main meal of the day; and
(b) a 15 minute rest as soon as possible after 2 hours of continuous work.
      5 However, clause 4 does not apply if:
(a) it is impracticable for seafarers assigned to watchkeeping duties or on a rostered shift work system that are in:
 (i) the deck; or
 (ii) the engine room; or
 (iii) the catering department; or
(b) the scheduled training of seafarers would be impaired in accordance with guidelines set by AMSA.
      6 The seafarer may perform the following tasks only under supervision and instruction:
(a) lifting, moving or carrying heavy loads or objects, unless AMSA has determined that the seafarer is competent to do so;
(b) entering boilers, tanks and other confined spaces;
(c) operating power machinery and tools, or acting as a signaller to the person operating power machinery and tools;
(d) handling mooring lines, tow lines or anchoring equipment;
(e) working aloft or on deck in heavy weather.
      7 The master of the vessel must keep a signed record of each occasion to which clause 5 applies and the reasons for it.

Schedule 3 Seafarer's work agreement information

(subsection 21(1))
      1 The seafarer's full name, address and date of birth, or, if the seafarer's