Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2005, published 95th ILC session (2006)

Fishermen's Competency Certificates Convention, 1966 (No. 125) - French Polynesia

The Committee notes the information provided in the Government’s report and wishes to receive further details on the following matters.

Articles 7, 8 and 9 of the Convention. The Committee recalls that the minimum professional experience required by the Convention shall be not less than: three years’ sea service engaged in deck duties for the issue of a mate’s certificate; not less than four years’ sea service engaged in deck duties for the issue of a skipper’s certificate; and not less than three years’ sea service in the engine-room for the issue of an engineer’s certificate. The Committee notes that the Government’s report does not indicate the minimum professional experience required by national legislation for the issue of a mate’s certificate. It also notes that the minimum professional experience required to obtain the grades of skipper and engineer are 36 months and 24 months, respectively. The Committee therefore asks the Government to supply clarification on this matter. Furthermore, the Government is asked to supply in its next report copies of Orders Nos. 235 of 9 March 1989 and 890 of 18 August 1995 laying down the conditions for exercising command as a deck officer on board trade and fishing vessels in French Polynesia.

Part V of the report form. The Committee requests the Government to supply in its next report specific information on the application of the Convention in practice, for example, statistics on the composition and capacity of the fishing fleet, the number of posts in the sector, reports of the labour inspection services, the number and type of offences recorded and the action taken on them, the number of certificates of competency in the various categories issued in the year as well as any other information which would enable the Committee to better assess the conformity of national law and practice with the requirements of the Convention.