Seafarer Employment Agreements Flashcards
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Under MLC 2006, can a seafarer waive minimum notice period rights under a SEA?
Answer: No, minimum rights cannot be waived
MLC 2006 establishes minimum rights that seafarers cannot waive, protecting them from coercive agreements.
What language must the SEA be written in under MLC 2006 if English is not the seafarer's native language?
Answer: English and the seafarer's native language
MLC 2006 requires the SEA to be in English and translated into the seafarer's language if different.
Under MLC 2006, what is the minimum advance notice a shipowner must give a seafarer to terminate a SEA?
Answer: A period not less than minimum notice set in national law or the SEA
MLC 2006 requires termination notice no shorter than what is set by national law or the SEA itself.
Which MLC 2006 regulation requires seafarers to have a valid Seafarer's Identity Document?
Answer: Regulation 2.1, which references ILO Convention No. 108/185
MLC 2006 Regulation 2.1 references ILO Conventions 108 and 185 for identity document requirements.
Under MLC 2006, the SEA record of employment must NOT contain any statement about:
Answer: Quality of work or wages earned
MLC 2006 prohibits including assessments of quality of work or wages in the employment record to avoid prejudicing future employment.
Under MLC 2006, if a SEA is terminated in a foreign port, what must the shipowner ensure?
Answer: Repatriation of the seafarer to their home country
MLC 2006 requires the shipowner to arrange and pay for repatriation when a SEA ends in a foreign port.