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New ID scheme for Indonesian crew
JAKARTA 3 September - Indonesia has approved nine centres for verification of
Seafarers' Identity Documents, ready for its imminent ratification of the ILO
Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention (2003). Seafarer organisations are
hoping for an early ratification that would pave the way for Indonesian
seafarers to be allowed into US ports. Chairman of Indonesian Seafarers' Union
Hanafi Rustandi told Fairplay that ratification would help remove Indonesia - a
predominantly Islamic country - from the US blacklist. The US has given
Indonesia $400,000 to set up centres to process seafarers' ID, though the cost
is likely to exceed $1M. The centres will be established at the ports of
Tanjung Priok, Belawan, Tanjung Emas, Tanjung Perak, Balikpapan, Makassar,
Bitung and Sorong. Indonesia's ratification will pave the way for nearly 15,000
Indonesian seafarers to man merchant ships bound for the US, Rustandi said.
Lloyd's Register - Fairplay web links
International Labour Organization (ILO)
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