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ILS CONFERENCE – MARITIME LABOUR CONVENTION. Shipowner Obligations under the MLC. Article III: Fundamental rights and principles Article VII: Any derogation, exemption or flexible application of the Convention requires consultation with shipowners and seafarers organizations
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ILS CONFERENCE – MARITIME LABOUR CONVENTION Shipowner Obligations under the MLC
Article III: Fundamental rights and principles • Article VII: Any derogation, exemption or flexible application of the Convention requires consultation with shipowners and seafarers organizations • Where such organization is non-existent, the Member State can decide through consultation with the Special Tripartite Committee (Art. XIII)
Shipowners have the obligations corresponding to those of the Flag State as show in Appendix B5-I (measures drawn up by shipowner named in the MLC attached to Part II of Declaration)
These include provisions for everything contained in the following • Title 1: compliance with minimum age, medical certificate, training and qualification, and recruitment and placement requirements (Reg. 1.4)
Title 2 • employment agreements (Reg. 2.1; note definition of seafarers’ employment agreement in Art. II includes articles of agreement) • payment of wages (Reg. 2.2) • hours of work and rest (Reg. 2.3) • leave entitlement (Reg. 2.4) • repatriation (Reg. 2.5) • compensation for loss of ship (Reg. 2.6)
Title 2 (…cont’d) • manning levels (Reg. 2.7) • career and skill development (Reg. 2.8) • Title 3 • accommodation and recreational facilities (Reg. 3.1) • food and catering (Reg. 3.2)
Title 4 • medical care (Reg. 4.1). • shipowners’ liability for employment-related sickness, injury, or death (Reg. 4.2) • health, safety protection, accident prevention (Reg. 4.3) • access to welfare facilities (Reg. 4.4) • social security (Reg. 4.5)