The purposes of these regulations include but are not limited to the following: (1) to prescribe terms and conditions for foreign purse seine fishing vessel and carriers that are licensed to fish and operate in the fishery waters, for the employment of qualified crew; (2) to prescribe terms and conditions for Tuvalu vessels, and Chartered vessels, for the employment of qualified crew and other crew; (3) to ensure that qualified crews have access to an efficient and well regulated fishing crew agencies; and (4) to prescribe working conditions for qualified crew on fishing vessels to which these regulations are applicable to.

(1)…this Act applies to all employees and employers in all workplaces in Tuvalu.

The extent to which the persons manning a specified grade or grades on a ship shall be citizens of Tuvalu may also be prescribed.