Tag: training

Filter By:

ILO MLC: Training of cooks and provision of food

MPA Singapore No.3/2013 The Singapore Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) issued a circular reminding owners, operators, cooks, and masters of requirements of Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC 2006) pertaining to the training of cooks and the provision of food on ships.Responsibilities of shipowners under MLC pertaining to Food and CateringMLC Standard A3.2 contains the following mandatory requirements on foodand catering that shipowners shall ensure on board their ships:"(a) food and drinking water supplies, having regard to the number of seafarers on board, their religious requirements and cultural practices as they pertain to food, and the duration and nature of voyage shall be suitable in respect of quantity, nutritional value, quality and variety;(b) the organization and equipment of the catering department, shall be such as to permit the provision to seafarers of adequate, varied and nutritious meals prepared and served in hygienic conditions; and(c) catering staff shall be properly trained or instructed for their positions."Shipowners shall also ensure that seafarers on board their ships are providedwith food and drinking water free of charge during the period of engagement.Companies are recommended to check the qualifications of crew who arecurrently working as ship's cooks or trainee cooks. Companies are stronglyrecommended to arrange for ...

Read more
Page 81 of 92 1 80 81 82 92