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ECSA, ETF report on maritime career path mapping

Increasing the attractiveness of maritime careers in Europe The European maritime community faces a major challenge in training sufficient numbers of young people to adequately supply the current and future needs of European Union Member States commercial trading fleets.There is also a huge, and growing,demand for European trained and qualified seafarers, both officers and ratings, to work in the numerous and varied industrial sectors that to some extent rely on a steady stream of seafarers qualified in accordance with the IMO Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping Convention (STCW).A research project - the Career Mapping Update2013 (CM2) - initiated by the European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA) and the EuropeanTransport Workers' Federation (ETF), and funded by the European Commission, is aimed at addressing these challenges full-on.Key FindingsMost trainee seafarers (both EU nationals andnon-EU nationals) apply for maritime training for entirely, and rather remarkably, positive reasons, and this also applies to the reasons active and ex-seafarers applied for maritime training at the outset of their careersThe advantages of a future career ashore inthe maritime cluster do not feature highly on the list of reasons for applying for maritime training for Europeanseafarers (or for non-Europeans).While a significant proportion of trainee seafarers state they ...

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EU flag vessels to carry on board ECSA/ETF agreement on MLC

Recently EC enforced Directive 2009/13/EC to implement the agreement The European Community Shipowners's Association (ECSA) and the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF) had reached an agreement to incorporate certain provisions of the ILO Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006) into community law at the end of 2007. The Agreement applies to seafarers on board shipsregistered in a Member State and/or flying flag of aMember State. The European Commision has recently enforcedDirective 2009/13/EC implementing the Agreement by ECSA and ETF on ILO MLC 2006.Monitor of Compliance1. Member States shall ensure thateffective andappropriateenforcementand monitoring mechanisms, including inspections at the intervals provided for in MLC 2006,are established in order to ensure that the living and working conditions of seafarers on ships flying their flag meet, and continue to meet, the requirements ofthe relevant parts of MLC 2006.2.With respect to ships of less than 200 gross tonnage not engaged in international voyages , Member States may, in consultation with the ship-owners' and seafarers' organisations concerned, decide to adapt, pursuant to Article II, paragraph 6 of MLC 2006, monitoring mechanisms, including inspections, to take account of the specific conditions relating to such ships.3.When fulfilling their obligations under this Article, Member States may, where appropriate, authorise public ...

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