Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1995, published 82nd ILC session (1995)

Accommodation of Crews Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 92) - Egypt (Ratification: 1982)

Further to its previous comments the Committee notes the information supplied by the Government to the effect that the committee responsible for examining maritime Conventions has indicated that Act No. 232 of 1989 on the safety of ships and Order No. 143 of 1990 concerning the implementing rules of certain provisions of the Act are in the process of being amended, and has recommended that the amendments should take account of the Convention.

In this connection, the Committee would like to draw the Government's attention to the following points.

Article 3 of the Convention. Paragraph 1 of this provision requires the application of the provisions of Parts II, III and IV of the Convention to be ensured by laws or regulations which must fulfil several of the requirements in paragraph 2.

The Committee requests the Government to take all necessary steps to take account of this Article in the above-mentioned amendments, particularly with regard to the following Articles.

Article 4. The application of this provision must be ensured not only in practice, but also in law.

The Committee notes the Government's statement that the above-mentioned Committee has recommended the promulgation of legislation to cover this provision.

Article 5 (measures to ensure full application of this provision). The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government to the effect that under section 14 of Act No. 232 of 1989, the Central Directorate for Maritime Inspection of the Department of Ports and Lighthouses inspects every vessel in accordance with Order No. 143 of 1990. The Committee asks the Government to state which legal texts currently govern the above inspection: this provision too must be applied by law.

Article 14. The law must provide expressly, in addition to existing provisions, that separate hospital accommodation must be provided in any ship, including cargo ships, carrying a crew of 15 or more and engaged in a voyage of more than three days (paragraph 1). Under Order No. 143, certain provisions (sections 49, 50, 55, 56 and 58) apply only to vessels carrying at least 100, 300 or 1,500 people, as the case may be: the Convention does not provide for such restrictions.

Articles 6 to 15. The Committee noted previously that no legislation (except for Order No. 143 referred to in connection with Article 14 above) had been adopted to give effect to the provisions of the Convention (see Article 3 above).

In this connection the Committee notes the Government's indications concerning the work of the committee responsible for reviewing the legislation.

The Committee requests the Government in its next report to provide information on progress in the work of the above committee and to provide any legislation adopted that concerns the application of the present Convention.

In addition, the Committee once more asks the Government in its next report to provide extracts of official inspection reports, in accordance with point V of the report form.