Inspection Campaign on Crew Wages and Seafarer Employment Agreements

The International Merchant Marine Registry of Belize (IMMARBE) with the aim to avoid detentions during the Joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC), which will be conducted by Tokyo and Paris MOUs from 01 September 2024 to 30 November 2024, requires all relevant parties to raise awareness about the requirements concerning crew wages and seafarer employment agreements (MLC, 2006) and to ensure that ships comply with these requirements.

Port State Control Officers (PSCOs) will use a list of ten (10) selected questions developed by the Tokyo and Paris MOUs to assess compliance with MLC requirements regarding crew wages, seafarer employment agreements, and financial securities. When deficiencies are identified, the actions taken by the Port State may range from recording the deficiency and instructing the master to correct it within a specified timeframe to detaining the ship until serious deficiencies are rectified or until the Port State has accepted a proposal for a plan of action. If a detention occurs, the ship will be listed in the monthly detention lists on the Tokyo and Paris MOUs' websites.

Actions required from Owners/ISM Operators during the Concentrated Inspection Campaign for Vessels operating in Tokyo and Paris MOUs:

For all vessels currently trading within the Tokyo and Paris MOUs, ISM operators need to contact the Master in order to complete the following questionnaire. The completed questionnaire needs to be submitted by Owners/ISM operators to the Flag Administration not later than 31 August 2024. Owners/Operators should submit the completed and duly signed/stamped questionnaire by the Master to IMMARBE's Technical Department (technicalservices@immarbe.com).