MLC 2006 TITLE 2 ( Condition of employment)
Title 2 of MLC 2006 deals with condition of employment
Reg 2.1 Seafarer's employment agreement
The terms and conditions for employment of a seafarer shall be clear written in a legally enforceable agreement. It should be agreed by seafarer and he should has the opportunity to review and seek advice on the terms and conditions. The agreement should be signed both by seafarer and the shipowner or representative of shipowner. Both should have one set of original signed agreement copy. Seafarer employment agreement should contain his full name, DOB, and birth place, shipowner name and address, capacity of seafarer to which he is employed, amount of his wages, amount of paid annual leave and termination of agreement.
Reg 2.2 Wages
All seafarer shall be paid for their work regularly and in full in accordance with their employment agreement. Member states have to make sure that payments to be made to seafarer at no greater than monthly basis. Seafarer has to be given with full account of their wages on monthly basis. Also seafarer should be able to remit full or part of their earning to their families, dependents or legal beneficiaries.
Reg 2.3 Hours of work and hours of rest
The limit of hours of work or rest shall be as follows-
a) Maximum hour of work shall not exceed
i) 14 hours in any 24 hours period and
ii) 72 hours in any seven day period
OR
b) Minimum hours of rest shall not be less than
i) 10 hours in any 24 hours period and
ii) 77 hours in any seven day period
Hours of rest may be divided into no more than 2 periods, one of which shall be at least 6 hours in length and interval between consecutive periods of rest shall not exceed 14 hours.
Reg 2.4 Entitlement to leave
Each member state shall require that seafarer employed on their ships are given paid annual leave. Seafarer shall be granted shore leave to benefit their health and well being and with the operational requirement of their position.
Reg 2.5 Repatriation
Seafarer have a right to be repatriated at no cost to themselves in circumstances and conditions specified in code. Member states are required to provide financial security to ensure that seafarer are duly repatriated in accordance with the code.
Reg 2.6 Seafarer compensation for the ship's loss or foundering
Seafarers are entitled to adequate compensation in the case of injury, loss or unemployment arising from the ship's loss or foundering. Shipowner has to pay indemnity against unemployment to the seafarer.
Reg 2.7 Manning levels
Each member shall require that ships flying their flags have sufficient number of seafarer employed on board to ensure that ships are operated safely, efficiently and with due regard to security under all conditions
Reg 2.8 Career and sill development and opportunities for seafarer employment
Each member state shall have national policies to promote employment in the maritime sector and to encourage career and skill development and greater employment opportunities for seafarer.
Reg 2.1 Seafarer's employment agreement
The terms and conditions for employment of a seafarer shall be clear written in a legally enforceable agreement. It should be agreed by seafarer and he should has the opportunity to review and seek advice on the terms and conditions. The agreement should be signed both by seafarer and the shipowner or representative of shipowner. Both should have one set of original signed agreement copy. Seafarer employment agreement should contain his full name, DOB, and birth place, shipowner name and address, capacity of seafarer to which he is employed, amount of his wages, amount of paid annual leave and termination of agreement.
Reg 2.2 Wages
All seafarer shall be paid for their work regularly and in full in accordance with their employment agreement. Member states have to make sure that payments to be made to seafarer at no greater than monthly basis. Seafarer has to be given with full account of their wages on monthly basis. Also seafarer should be able to remit full or part of their earning to their families, dependents or legal beneficiaries.
Reg 2.3 Hours of work and hours of rest
The limit of hours of work or rest shall be as follows-
a) Maximum hour of work shall not exceed
i) 14 hours in any 24 hours period and
ii) 72 hours in any seven day period
OR
b) Minimum hours of rest shall not be less than
i) 10 hours in any 24 hours period and
ii) 77 hours in any seven day period
Hours of rest may be divided into no more than 2 periods, one of which shall be at least 6 hours in length and interval between consecutive periods of rest shall not exceed 14 hours.
Reg 2.4 Entitlement to leave
Each member state shall require that seafarer employed on their ships are given paid annual leave. Seafarer shall be granted shore leave to benefit their health and well being and with the operational requirement of their position.
Reg 2.5 Repatriation
Seafarer have a right to be repatriated at no cost to themselves in circumstances and conditions specified in code. Member states are required to provide financial security to ensure that seafarer are duly repatriated in accordance with the code.
Reg 2.6 Seafarer compensation for the ship's loss or foundering
Seafarers are entitled to adequate compensation in the case of injury, loss or unemployment arising from the ship's loss or foundering. Shipowner has to pay indemnity against unemployment to the seafarer.
Reg 2.7 Manning levels
Each member shall require that ships flying their flags have sufficient number of seafarer employed on board to ensure that ships are operated safely, efficiently and with due regard to security under all conditions
Reg 2.8 Career and sill development and opportunities for seafarer employment
Each member state shall have national policies to promote employment in the maritime sector and to encourage career and skill development and greater employment opportunities for seafarer.
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