第五章 雑則
Chapter V Miscellaneous Provisions
Article 20Special Provisions on Mariners
The provisions of Article 12 and the preceding Article do not apply to mariners, to whom the Mariners Act (Act No. 100 of 1947) applies (referred to as "mariners" in the following paragraph).
With regard to mariners, the term "Article 12" in Article 7 is deemed to be replaced with "Article 100 of the Mariners Act (Act No. 100 of 1947)", the term "Article 12" in Article 10 is deemed to be replaced with "Article 100 of the Mariners Act", the term "Article 89 and Article 90 of the Labor Standards Act (Act No. 49 of 1947)" in Article 11 is deemed to be replaced with "Article 97 and Article 98 of the Mariners Act," and the term "the preceding Article" in Article 13 is deemed to be replaced with "Article 100 of the Mariners Act."
Article 21Exclusion from Application
略称規定第二十条第一項・この規定及び第二十条第二項の中だけ
第十二条及び前章の規定は、船員法(昭和二十二年法律第百号)の適用を受ける船員(次項において「船員」という。)に関しては、適用しない。
わかりやすく言うと
船員法の適用を受ける船員のことです。船員法では、日本船舶または国土交通省令で定める日本船舶以外の船舶に乗り組む船長、海員と予備船員をいい、総トン数五トン未満の船舶や、湖・川・港だけを航行する船舶などは除かれます(船員法第一条)。