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MLC-ILO Releases Fourth Edition of FAQ
ILO has published the fourth edition of the ILO’s Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 as part of the follow-up to the ILO’s Action plan to achieve rapid and widespread ratification and effective implementation of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006. The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006), was adopted by the 94th (Maritime) Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) on 23 February 2006.
The MLC, 2006 entered into force on 20 August 2013 and, as of March 2015, has been ratified by 66 countries representing more than 80 per cent of the world gross tonnage of ships. Since 2006, both interest and experience with the MLC, 2006 has grown. In 2012, in order to help promote greater ownership of the MLC, 2006 among ILO constituents and also to facilitate the understanding of the Convention, the International Labour Office prepared an online electronic database of answers to “Frequently Asked Questions” (FAQ), which was also prepared in the form of an ILO paper publication. It was intended to be an easily accessible source of information that would be regularly updated. The FAQ is intended to help persons engaged in the study or application of the MLC, 2006 to find answers to questions they have about this innovative ILO Convention.
It must be noted that the answers provided in the FAQ cannot in themselves be cited as authoritative legal opinions. This is because the precise requirements of the Convention are those contained in the national laws or regulations or other measures adopted by each country to implement the MLC, 2006. The answers in the FAQ are intended to provide information in the form of brief explanations referring to the Convention and other reference materials. They are not legal opinions or legal advice as to the meaning of a requirement in the Convention or its application to an individual situation. Such opinions can be provided by the ILO to governments and shipowners’ and seafarers’ organizations, in particular, upon request and on the understanding that only the International Court of Justice is competent to give authoritative interpretations of international labour Convention.
Source: ILO
Paris MOU’s Publishes Detailed MLC Figures as Addendum to Annual Report
Paris MOU has issued a addendum to its 2014 annual report giving a detailed figures on MLC related deficiencies. The data has been presented in tabular format and shows total of 5502 deficiencies in year 2014 related only to MLC.
The top 5 MLC deficiencies categories are identified as below
1. Records of seafarers’ daily hours of work or rest – 626
2. Electrical – 246
3. Shipboard working arrangements – 212
4. Ropes and wires – 202
5. Maximum hours of work or minimum hours of rest – 200
Below are the bullet data from the the report with respect to MLC areas and no of observations under each category:
1. MLC 2006 Ship’s certificates and documents: 137 (2.49%)
2. Area 1 Minimum age of seafarers: 3 (0.05%)
3. Area 2 Medical certification of seafarers Medical certificate: 160 (2.91%)
4. Area 3 Qualifications of seafarers: 17 (0.31%)
5. Area 4 Seafarers’ employment agreements Collective bargaining agreement: 238 (4.33 %)
6. Area 5 Use of any licensed or certified or regulated private recruitment and placement service for seafarers: 15 (0.27%)
7. Area 6 Hours of Works or rest Fitness for duty: 1152 (30.94%)
8. Area 7 Manning levels for the ship Manning specified by the minimum safe manning doc: 81 (1.47%)
9. Area 8 Accommodation: 436 (7.92%)
10. Area 9 On‐board recreational facilities: 6 (0.11%)
11. Area 10 Food and catering: 792 (14,39%)
12. Area 11 Health and safety and accident prevention: 2059 (37.42%)
13. Area 12 on‐board medical care Hospital accommodation: 191 (3.47%)
14. Area 13 On‐board complaint procedure: 94 (1.71%)
15. Area 14 Payment of wages: 121 (2,20%)
IO MOU Preliminary Report on STCW Work/Rest Hour CIC
The Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on STCW Hours of Rest was carried out in the Indian Ocean MOU region between 1 September and 30 November 2014. This campaign was conducted in conjunction with the CIC carried out by the Tokyo MoU and the Paris MoU.
During the campaign, member Authorities of the IOMOU carried out inspections of 1623 individual ships with 118 detentions out of which 1259 inspections of individual ships covering 63 flags were undertaken using the CIC questionnaire and total 35 ships were detained for the CIC related deficiencies. A total of 174 ships were found with 246 deficiencies as a result of the CIC campaign.
The overall detentions during the campaign were 7.27%, however detentions with respect to the CIC deficiencies were 2.78 %.
The highest number of CIC inspections were carried out on ships under the flag of Panama (284) followed by Liberia (147). The flag with the highest number of CIC related detentions was Panama (10). With regard to the ship type, the highest number of CIC inspections accounted were bulk carriers (695) followed by container ship (119).
The most significant deficiencies found during the campaign were:
1) lack of correctly recorded records related to hours of rest (8.34%);
2) non-compliance with the STCW requirements of rest periods for all watchkeeping personnel including the weekly requirements of rest (2.14%); and
3) with respect to the records indicating that a bridge lookout is being maintained (1.74%)
The Authority of Australia carried out the maximum number (837) of inspections representing 66.5% of the total inspections with 13 detentions (1.6%) followed by India (160) inspections representing 12.7% with 11 detentions (6.9 %)
The results of the CIC will be further analyzed and the final analysis and findings will be considered by the Indian Ocean MOU Committee and presented to the Sub-Committee of Implementation of IMO Instruments (III), to be held at IMO.
Source: IO MOU
BS MOU Published Report on the CIC on STCW Hours of Rest
Black Sea MOU has issued its final report on the results of the Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on STCW Hours of Rest, which was carried out by 6 Member Authorities between September 1st and November 30th 2014.
Some of the facts from report is summarized below
1. During the campaign a total of 1,146 inspections were carried out with the CIC questionnaire involving 1,146 individual ships. Of this 21 ships were detained with 6 (28.57%) detentions were being within the CIC scope. A total of 168 deficiencies have been recorded as a direct result of this campaign.
2. The most notable non-conformities observed were lack of correctly recorded records related hours of rest (7.33%), followed by lack of watch schedule posted in an accessible area (1.75%) and endorsement of the daily hours of rest records for each watch keeper (1.48%).
3. 421 (36.74%) inspections concerned general cargo/multi-purpose ships, followed by bulk carriers with 399 (34.82%) inspections, oil tankers with 112 (9.77%) inspections and chemical tankers with 77 (6.72%) inspections.
4. 5 (83.33%) of the ships detained for CIC-related deficiencies were general cargo/multipurpose ships. 1 (16.67%) of the ships detained was a commercial yacht.
5. Most inspections were carried out on board ships flying the flags of Malta with 160 (13.96%) inspections, Panama with 149 (13.00%) inspections, Turkey with 102 (8.90%) inspections and Liberia with 87 (7.59%) inspections.
6. Ships younger than 6 years age performing relatively good with 240 (20.94%) inspections without detentions. Older ships, particularly those 30 years and older, show reason for concern with majority of detentions 6 (85.71%) and deficiencies 97 (65.54%), although subjecting minority of inspections 241 (21.29%).
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Source: BS MOU
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