Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2011, published 101st ILC session (2012)

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

Articles 6 to 17 of the Convention. Crew accommodation requirements. The Committee has been commenting for a number of years on the need to adopt laws or regulations implementing the specific requirements of Parts II, III and IV of the Convention. In its last report, the Government merely indicates that it is currently considering the ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006), and that consequently relevant legislation on crew accommodation will be drafted. While noting the Government’s intention to ratify the MLC, 2006, the Committee is bound to observe that at present the national legislation does not give effect to any of the technical accommodation standards set out in Articles 6 to 17 of the Convention, such as those on minimum floor area of sleeping rooms, size of berths, lighting, ventilation, heating, mess rooms, sanitary facilities and hospital accommodation. The Committee also recalls that a legislative gap analysis, which was prepared in 2010 with the support of the Office with a view to assisting the Government with its preparations for the ratification of the MLC, 2006, similarly concluded that in a possible amendment to the Maritime Law No. 8 of 1990, provision should be made for practically every aspect of crew accommodation contained in Title 3 of the MLC, 2006. The Committee further observes that most of the provisions of Convention No. 92 have been consolidated in Regulation 3.1, Standard A3.1 and Guideline B3.1 of the MLC, 2006, and therefore ensuring compliance with Convention No. 92 will facilitate the implementation of the corresponding requirements of the MLC, 2006. The Committee hopes that the Government will take all necessary steps without further delay in order to bring its maritime legislation into conformity with the requirements of this Convention and that in doing so it will also seek to ensure compliance with the accommodation standards of Title 3 of the MLC, 2006. The Committee also requests the Government to keep the Office informed of any further progress made in the process of ratification and effective implementation of the MLC, 2006.