... Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) provides the legal basis for the living conditions on board, including food provisions [1]. It aims ‘to ensure that seafarers have access to good quality food and ...
... seafarers from other countries worldwide1. Besides bringing people from every corner of the world together and creating job opportunities globally, a key organizing principle for labour policy in today’s ...
... welfare facilities and services, either on board or ashore, can be a lifeline for seafarers. Welfare Matters The Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) is a relatively new legal document; however, the ...
... by the fact that the company will bear the costs of the medical treatment, as stated in the Maritime Labour Convention 2006. However, there may still be a financial impact on the seafarer because, for ...
... Labour organization (ILO) in its Accommodation of Crews Convention [5] states in Part III, Article 14.7 that ‘An approved medicine chest with readily understandable instructions shall be carried in every ...
... ILO: C092 – Accommodation of Crews Convention (Revised, 1949 (No.92)) In 1949, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) adopted a convention on crew accommodation that also included the possibility ...
... by a convention that is the product of the cooperation between the IMO and the International Labour Organisation, convention 164 of ILO Health Protection and Medical Care (Seafarers) Convention[1]. As ...
... (IMO) Convention on Search and Rescue (SAR convention)[1], the Maritime Labour Convention 2006[2] (MLC) and the United Nations Convention on the Law Of the Sea (UNCLOS)[3] and is the shared responsibility ...
... The Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC)[1] states that ‘each Member shall ensure that seafarers on board ships in its territory who are in need of immediate medical care are given access to the Member’s ...
... The International Labour Office. (2011). Guidelines on the Medical Examinations of Seafarers. The International Labour Office. https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_dialogue/---sector/documents/normativeinstrument/wcms_174794.pdf ...
... newly established International Labour Office, took several initiatives to promote the health of sailors. In Norway, the Red Cross asked Lieutenant Commander and doctor Harald Engelsen (1883-1954), then ...
... The demand for competent seafarers to crew ships depends on the growth or contraction of the industry, on labour costs and on reductions in crew numbers secondary to automation of tasks. Ship operators ...
... ways in a variety of settings. These include: Pre Employment Medical Examination (PEME) Clinics As stated in the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006[1], ‘The competent authority shall require that, ...
... Pre employment medical examinations of seafarers are usually performed in clinics ashore, either in the seafarer’s home country or in the port in which they are embarking. The Maritime Labour Convention ...
EILIF DAHL; STEVE WILLIAMS Current practice and limitations According to the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC2006) [1], the ship´s Master must, on behalf of the flag state, ensure that seafarers ...
... departure or that a decision to repatriate a seafarer will cause crewing problems and costs for the company and its insurers. This is both unethical and against the requirements of the ILO Maritime Labour ...
... to Seafarers Introduction The Maritime Labour Convention 2006[1] (MLC) came into force on August 20, 2013. This international convention includes provisions that govern liability for the illness of, ...
EILIF DAHL Passenger Health Passenger or seafarer? The Maritime Labour Convention of 2006 (MLC) [1] states that seafarers are entitled to the same quality of care as workers ashore. It defines a ...
... Marit Health. 2014; 65(4): 181–186, doi: 10.5603/IMH.2014.0035. 8. International Labour Office; International Maritime Organization. Guidelines on the medical examinations of seafarers; 2013. https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_dialogue/---sector/documents/normativeinstrument/wcms_174794.pdf ...
... as laid out in the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC 2006). We were also keen to explore the medical, health and wellbeing of workers in all sectors of the maritime industry and with that aim in ...