Versions of s. 168(d)

in the case of a ship making short voyages, running agreements with the crew may be made to extend over two or more voyages or for a specified time, but no agreement shall extend beyond nine months from the date of the agreement, the first arrival of the ship at its port of destination after the termination of the agreement or the discharge of cargo consequent on that arrival, and the owner or his agent may enter into time agreements in forms sanctioned by the Minister with individual seamen to serve in any one or more ships belonging to that owner, which agreements need not be limited to nine months, and a duplicate of every agreement shall be forwarded to the Minister within forty-eight hours after it has been entered into.