400.—(1) A fishing boat’s agreement shall be in a form approved by the Board of Trade, and be dated at the time of the first signature thereof, and be signed by the skipper before a seaman signs it.

(2) A fishing boat’s agreement shall contain as terms thereof—

(a) the nature and, as far as practicable, the duration of the intended voyage or engagement:

(b) the number and description of the crew:

(c) the time at which each seaman is to be on board or to begin work:

(d) the capacity in which each seaman is to serve:

(e) the remuneration which each seaman is to receive, whether in wages or by share in the catch, or in both ways, and the time from which each seaman’s remuneration is to commence:

(f) a scale of the provisions to be furnished to each seaman:

(g) any regulations as to conduct on board, and as to fines, short allowance of provisions, or other lawful punishment for misconduct, which the Board of Trade have approved as proper and the parties agree to adopt.

(3) The fishing boat’s agreement shall be so framed as to admit of stipulations, to be adopted at the will of the skipper and seaman in each case, as to advance and allotment of wages, and may contain any other stipulations that are not contrary to law.