Tag: Seafarers Employment Agreement (SEA)

Further to the Club’s recent update on the joint PSC CIC by Paris, Tokyo and Abuja MOUs on Crew Wages and Seafarer Employment Agreements (MLC, 2006), according to UK P&I, the Riyadh MOU (composed of member countries Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia & UAE) has announced it will launch a CIC on ship’s lifting appliances, to run from 1 September 2024 to 30 November 2024.

Paris & Tokyo MoU on Port State Control will launch a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CiC) from 1st September 2024 to 30th November 2024 on Crew Wages and Seafarer Employment Agreement (SEA).

A research vessel breached immigration and labour laws to employ seafarers in the UK illegally, as Nautilus International reported.

UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency released a Marine Notice focusing on seafarers' employment agreements amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Liberia Maritime Authority published a marine notice, explaining the terms and conditions for employment of seafarers under the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006.

Due to the decreased ability to conduct crew changes, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and global restrictions,  the Liberia Maritime Authority has issued Marine Advisory to assist ship operators and owners that may be experiencing cases of Crew serving aboard with expired certificates and endorsements.

Maritime & Coast Guard Agency issued a marine guidance note for shipowners, operators, and managers informing to have the individual Seafarer Employment Agreements for each seafarer instead of crew agreements.

ILO MLC: Seafarers Employment Agreements - Application to Trainees

ILO MLC: Seafarers Employment Agreements

The MPA Singapore has issued Shipping Circular No.09 to clarify important issues of ILO Maritime Labour Convention 2006 regarding Singapore's legislation, Seafarer's Employment Agreement (SEA), Offical Log Book and Medicines and also Medical Equipment.