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AMSA detains ship for Maritime Labour Convention breaches

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MLC-ILO Releases Fourth Edition of FAQ

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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.

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Paris MOU’s Publishes Detailed MLC Figures as Addendum to Annual Report

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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%)

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Paris MoU to Conduct CIC on Maritime Labour Convention in 2016

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The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) held its 48th Committee meeting in Noordwijkerhout, the Netherlands, from 18 – 22 May 2015 under the chairmanship of Mr. Brian Hogan. The meeting was officially opened by the Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment, Melanie Schultz van Haegen.

The meeting was attended by members of the Paris MoU, the European Commission, EMSA, Montenegro, observers from the International Labour Organization, US Coast Guard, Viña del Mar Agreement, Tokyo MoU, Caribbean MoU, Mediterranean MoU, Indian Ocean MoU, Abuja MoU and Black Sea MoU.

High importance was given to the Concentrated Inspection Campaigns (CICs). After the entry into force of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC2006) in 2013 the Committee decided on carrying out a CIC in 2016 to verify compliance with the Convention. The questionnaire and guidelines for this CIC have been completed and adopted by the Paris MoU Committee at its present session.
Secretary General Richard Schiferli expressed the view of the Committee that this decision demonstrated the importance to the Paris MoU of decent working and living conditions onboard ships, as well as ensuring that seafarers’ rights are respected.

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