(1) A seafarer is entitled after twelve months of continuous service on a Ghanaian ship, or for the same employer, to an annual leave with pay, the duration of which shall be not less than 30 working days for each year of service.

(2) For the purpose of calculating the time for which annual leave is due

(a) periods between consecutive crew agreements shall be included in the reckoning of continuous service referred to in subsection (1);

(b) short interruptions of service not due to the act or default of the employee and not exceeding a total of six weeks in any twelve months so not break the continuity of the periods of service that precede and follow them; and

(c) continuity of service is not interrupted by any change in the management or ownership of the ships in which the person concerned has served.

(3) The following are not included in computing the period of leave

(a) interruptions of service due to sickness or injury; and

(b) public holidays.

(4) In addition to the entitlement under subsection (1), every member of the crew of a Ghanaian ship is entitled to twelve days annual leave with pay and to payment in lieu of public holidays as the Government may decide, and if the length of continuous service is less than twelve months, then the annual leave with pay shall be pro-rata.