Refers to: All VesselsAction Date: 1st Sept. - 30th Nov. 2016 PHRS would like to inform that, according to the Press Release of July 28th 2016, Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control will launch a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC,2006). The aim of the CIC is to verify that the minimum standards for working and living conditions have been implemented on board. This inspection campaign will be held for a period of three months, commencing from 1 September 2016 and ending 30 November 2016. The ship’s procedures and measures that…

Refers to: Managers / Owners, PHRS Surveyors / Representatives Vessel Type: All Vessels Action Date: January 18th, 2017   The 2014 amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 will come into force on 18 January 2017. The changes relate to financial security and are as follows.   Standard A2.5.2 – Financial SecurityThis standard requires a financial security system to be provided to assist seafarers in the event of abandonment. The standard defines abandonment as: when the shipowner fails to cover the cost of the seafarer’s repatriation; or when the shipowner has left the seafarer without the necessary maintenance and support;…