A maritime assessor may only be dismissed with the authorisation of the labour inspector.
This authorisation is also required for:
1° A maritime assessor who has ceased his duties for less than six months;
2° An employee who is a candidate for the position of maritime assessor as soon as the employer has been notified by the administrative authority of the employee’s candidacy or when the employee proves that the employer was aware of the imminence of his candidacy, and for a period of six months after the list of maritime assessors mentioned inarticle 7 of the law of 19 December 1926 relating to repression in maritime matters has been drawn up. The benefit of this protection can only be invoked by the candidate who has submitted his candidacy to the administrative authority.