To protect the rights of seafarers on board, the International Maritime Organization established the Maritime Labour Convention of 2006. The Code consists of five titles with some brief descriptions about it in which specific provisions are grouped by standard namely: …show more content…
Both food quality and quantity, including water should be regulated in the flag state. Furthermore, cooks should have proper training.
Title 4: Health protection, medical care, welfare and social security protection Seafarers should be covered for and have access to medical care while on board; in principle at no cost and of a quality comparable to the standards of health care on shore. Countries through which territory a ship is passing should guarantee treatment on shore in serious cases.
Title 5: Compliance and enforcement Flag states are responsible for ensuring implementation of the rules on the ships that fly its flag. Ships are required to have decent complaints procedures in place for its crew and should institute investigations in case of casualties. The inspection in ports depends on whether a Certificate of Maritime Compliance is present. If the Certificate is present, compliance is to be assumed in principle, and further investigations only take place if the certificate is not in order or there are indications of non-compliance. Agencies supplying on maritime workers to ships should also be inspected to ensure that they apply the …show more content…
These migrants are classified as the Overseas Filipino Workers or commonly known as OFWs. It is essential to know that there are about 42% of these groups immigrated permanently to other countries. OFWs differ because they are temporarily based overseas and employed and sent by an employment agency (Overseas Filipino Workers, 2014). In accordance to being an officer, THE MARINA MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 82 and its subject: Guidelines on the issuance of endorsement certificates in accordance with the STCW 1978 convention. According to this memorandum, the Government has designated the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) as the Administration for purposes of implementing the provisions of said Convention. The Philippine Constitution of 1987 in Article II, Sec. 2, states that the Philippines adopts the generally accepted principles of international law as part of the law of the land...
As stated in this memorandum, for seafarers in having master and deck officer license endorsed by Maritime Industry Authority, they should have met these