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SCI issues Seafarer Shore Leave Survey

The large majority of seafarers denied shore leave are denied it because they lack visas Shore leave significantly improves seafarers' health and the safe and efficient operation of a vessel.The Seamen's Church Institute's (SCI) Center for Seafarers' Rights collected data pertaining to seafarers' access to shore leave for the thirteenth year in a row as part of its annualSeafarer Shore Leave Survey, asking port welfare workers in 27 ports across the United States to monitor seafarers' shore leave on vessels they visited during the last week in May.Results show the large majority of seafarers denied shore leave are denied it because they lack visas.This year's survey was the first SCI has conducted since the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) came into force. The MLC, 2006 was in force in 37 countries during the survey week. Standard A1.4 Section 5(b) of the MLC, 2006 requires shipowners to pay for seafarers' visas.Furthermore, flag states must verify shipowners' compliance with the MLC, 2006 recruitment and placement requirements, which include Standard A1.4 Section 5(b), before issuing a Maritime Labour Certificate.Ships registered in countries that have ratified the MLC, 2006 must have a Maritime Labour Certificate before they can sail. The survey showed that ...

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