Holly is the editor of Dockwalk. She grew up racing sailboats in England before switching to the world of superyachts and moving across the pond to Fort Lauderdale.
The Paris and Tokyo MoUs’ joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign on Crew Wages and Seafarer Employment Agreements under MLC will start on 1 September
Starting September 1, 2024, the Tokyo and Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) on Port State Control (PSC) will launch a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) focusing on Crew Wages and Seafarers’ Employment Agreements (SEAs) in accordance with the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC).
During this three-month campaign, PSC officers will scrutinize various aspects of crew wages, SEAs, and financial securities. Ships will be subjected to a pre-defined questionnaire covering ten key areas, including the provision of signed SEAs, timely wage payments, and compliance with financial security requirements for repatriation and compensation for death or long-term disability.
The CIC will be undertaken as part of regular PSC inspections between September 1 and November 30, 2024, and the attending PSC Officer may extend the inspection to other areas of the ship or crew-related matters, such as rest hour records or familiarization. Each ship will undergo only one CIC inspection during the campaign period. Any identified non-conformities could result in deficiencies being recorded, and in severe cases, could lead to ship detention.
The campaign is designed to heighten industry awareness about MLC requirements and verify that vessels comply with these standards.
For captains, this is a crucial reminder to ensure all documentation and financial arrangements are up to date and readily available to crew members.