Marine Engineering

2.1 – Seafarers employment agreements Purpose: To ensure that seafarers have a fair employment agreement Each Member shall adopt laws or regulations requiring that ships that fly its  flag comply with the following requirements:        (a) seafarers working on ships that fly its flag shall have a seafarers’ employment agreement signed by both the seafarer and the shipowner or a representative of the shipowner (or, where they are not employees, evidence of contractual or similar arrangements) providing them with decent working and living conditions on board the ship as required by this Convention;                                                                                                  ...