Missing Vessel. In the event an employee does not rejoin his respective vessel at sailing time from any port during the navigation season, the said employee shall personally contact the vessel by means of shore to ship within hours of the vessel’sdeparture for the purpose of giving reason to the officer designated for such the nature and circumstances involved pertaining to the vessel being missed. At this time the officerdesignated for such purposes will advise and instruct the employee where to join the vessel. In the employee is refused after such instruc- tions, lost time and expenses will be fully reimbursed. If the employee does not rejoin his respective vessel at the next port or point of embarkation, or if an employee fails to personally contact the appropriate officer of his respective vessel in accord- ance with Article above, then he shall be deemed to have voluntarily terminated hisemployment. Notwithstanding sub-paragraphs (a) and(b) above in the event an employee has missed his respectivevessel for a third time in any one navigation season, his employment shall be forthwith termi- nated by the Company and such termination shall be deemed to have been cause. An employee rejoining his respective at the next possible point of embarkation, must rejoin the said respective ves- sel at his own expense. Time Off and Watches As much time as is reasonably possible shall be given off when a ves- sel is in port. Such time off shall be granted at the discretion of the Master. Every consideration shall by given employees in requests for time off in port, for the purpose of obtaining medical care, legal coun- sel, or necessities of life. An with the permission of the Master or deck officer, or, in the case o an engine room employee with the permission of the Chief Engineer or an engineer officer, may, if he is qualified, stand or trade with the watch of another employee; provided that the Company shall not be responsible for any financial obligations made between em- ployees entering into such arrangements.
Missing Vessel. (a) In the event an employee does not rejoin his respective vessel at sailing time from any port during the navigation season, the said employee shall personally contact the vessel by means of shore to ship telephone within twelve (12) hours of the vessel’s departure for the purpose of giving reason to the officer designated for such purposes of the nature and circumstances involved pertaining to the vessel being missed. At this time the officer designated for such purposes will advise and instruct the employee where to join the vessel. In the event the employee is refused after such instructions lost time and expenses will be fully reimbursed.
