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Fit for Sea Medical Program Tests 300,000th Applicant The UK P&I Club informs that its Pre-Employment Medical Examination Programme, claimed to be the world’s leading scheme for assessing the fitness of prospective seafarers, has just completed its 300,000th examination.
For the past 18 years, the PEME Programme has provided crew with a first rate health check before going to sea while protecting ship owners from claims arising from medical conditions existing prior to employment.Posted On:14-Apr-2014
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Sailors living like 'modern day slaves' off the Cornish coast Read more: http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Sailors-living-like-modern-day-slaves-Cornish/story-20953529-detail/story.html#ixzz2yr3nNISf Dozens of men are living in like “modern day slaves” in filthy, unsafe conditions near two of the wealthiest towns in Cornwall.
Two merchant ships have been detained by the authorities in Fowey and one in Falmouth, but each for a breathtaking range of safety and hygiene breaches aboard. One ship was said not to have enough food on board.
Posted On:14-Apr-2014
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The International Labour Organization agrees two key proposals for amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 The International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva has agreed in principle two key proposals for amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC 2006) which will give seafarers better protection under the Code for repatriation and ship-owners’ liability, said in its press release.
Global maritime welfare charity The Mission to Seafarers attended the Special Tripartite Committee meeting and week-long session to debate the proposed amendments. Apart from one government that abstained, all others voted in favour, with ship-owners and seafarers being united in their desire to reach sensible and practical resolutions to both issues.Posted On:14-Apr-2014
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