Port State Control (PSC) is the inspection of foreign ships present in a nation's port for the purpose of verifying that the condition of the ships and their equipment comply with the provisions of international conventions and codes and that the ships are manned and operated in compliance with those provisions.Many of IMO's most important technical conventions contain provisions for ships to be inspected when they visit foreign ports to ensure that they meet IMO requirements.These inspections were originally intended to be a back up to flag State implementation, but experience has … [Read more...]
Hours of work and rest – MLC 2006
Regulation 2.3 – Hours of work and rest (Conditions of employment) Purpose: To ensure that seafarers have regulated hours of work or hours of rest 1. Each Member shall ensure that the hours of work or hours of rest for seafarers are regulated. 2. Each Member shall establish maximum hours of work or minimum hours of rest over given periods that are consistent with the provisions of the Code. Standard – Hours of work and hours of rest 1. For the purpose of this Standard, the term: (a) hours of work means the time during which seafarers are required to do work on account of the ship; (b) … [Read more...]