Manila conference sets 25 June annually as "Day of the Seafarer"
Conference of Parties
to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and
Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, Manila, the Philippines, 21-25 June 2010
Manila conference
sets 25 June annually as "Day of the Seafarer"
Member States of
the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have unanimously agreed that
the
unique contribution made by seafarers from all over the world to
international
seaborne trade, the world economy and civil society as a whole, should be
marked
annually with a 'Day of the Seafarer'.
A Diplomatic Conference
in Manila, the Philippines, meeting to adopt major revisions to the
International
Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for
Seafarers
(the STCW Convention), and its associated Code (See briefing 32/2010), also
adopted a resolution nominating 25 June of each year hereafter as the 'Day of
the Seafarer'. The date chosen was that on which the STCW revisions were
adopted
and acknowledges their significance for the maritime community and those who
serve it on board ships.
The resolution
encourages Governments, shipping organizations, companies, shipowners and all
other parties concerned to duly and appropriately promote the Day of the
Seafarer.
In another resolution,
on 'The Year of the Seafarer', the Conference expressed its appreciation of
IMO for its timely and appropriate decision to dedicate the current year to
seafarers, again expressing deep appreciation and gratitude to all seafarers,
as well as to maritime pilots, vessel traffic services operators, seafarer
welfare
organizations and all others who contribute to assisting ships and seafarers
to enter, stay at, or leave ports and offshore terminals and to navigate
through
hazardous waters safely and with due care for the marine environment.
The resolution
urged Governments, shipping organizations and companies and all other parties
concerned to promote seafaring as a career choice for young persons and
encourage
those already in the profession to continue serving the industry.
The resolution
also recognized the enormous risks seafarers shoulder in the execution of
their
daily tasks and duties in an often hostile environment, while spending long
periods of their professional life at sea away from their families and
friends.
Expressing concern
regarding reported instances in which seafarers were unfairly treated when
their
ships were involved in accidents; were abandoned in foreign ports; were
refused
shore leave for security purposes; and were subjected to serious risks while
their ships were sailing through piracy-infested areas and to potentially
harmful
treatment while in the hands of pirates, the resolution urged action from
Governments,
shipping organizations and companies and all other parties concerned, working
together under the auspices of IMO and ILO, to address these issues.
In particular,
they are urged to promote and implement, as widely and effectively as
possible:
the IMO/ILO Guidelines
on the fair treatment of seafarers in the event of a maritime accident;
the IMO/ILO Guidelines
on provision of financial security in case of abandonment of seafarers; and
the IMO/ILO Guidelines
on shipowners' responsibilities in respect of contractual claims for personal
injury to, or death of, seafarers.
The resolution
also urges Governments and the shipping industry to implement maritime
security
related provisions, including the International Ship and Port Facility
Security
(ISPS) Code; the Guidelines adopted and promulgated by IMO to prevent and
suppress
acts of piracy and robbery against ships; and the so-called SUA treaties for
the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation
and
against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf (1988
SUA Convention and 1988 SUA Protocol, as amended by the 2005 SUA Protocols),
in a manner that, while ensuring that maximum protection is afforded to
seafarers,
does not subject them to any unfair treatment and unnecessary inconvenience.
Governments are
also urged to ratify, accept, approve or accede to, and thereafter
effectively
implement, the 2006 Maritime Labour Convention.
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