Seafarer Employment Agreements Flashcards
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What must a SEA specify regarding repatriation under MLC 2006?
Answer: The conditions entitling a seafarer to repatriation
MLC 2006 requires the SEA to specify the conditions under which the seafarer is entitled to repatriation.
Under MLC 2006, who bears the cost of repatriation if a seafarer is stranded due to shipowner insolvency?
Answer: The flag state
MLC 2006 places responsibility on the flag state to ensure repatriation costs are covered when the shipowner cannot pay.
Which MLC 2006 Standard requires that seafarers be given a document recording their employment on board?
Answer: Standard A2.1
Standard A2.1 requires seafarers to receive a document recording their service on the ship.
A SEA under MLC 2006 must contain the seafarer's basic pay or wages. Which additional financial element must also be listed?
Answer: Any additional pay entitlements
MLC 2006 requires the SEA to list the basic wages plus any additional pay entitlements such as overtime rates.
Under MLC 2006, what must the SEA indicate about paid annual leave?
Answer: The annual leave entitlement in days
MLC 2006 requires the SEA to clearly state the number of days of paid annual leave the seafarer is entitled to.
Under MLC 2006, if a seafarer is recruited through a private recruitment agency, who remains ultimately responsible for the SEA obligations?
Answer: The shipowner
MLC 2006 holds the shipowner ultimately responsible for the SEA even when recruitment is handled by an agency.