When you are talking about seafarers and health and safety on ships, you need to know that there was a rule that said seafarers had to be involved in making health and safety procedures. This rule was part of the Maritime Transport Act 1994. The rule was repealed, which means it was cancelled, on 5 May 2003 by section 35(1)(c) of the Health and Safety in Employment Amendment Act 2002. You can find more information about this on the legislation website. This change was made to update the health and safety laws.