Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2015, published 105th ILC session (2016)

Certification of Able Seamen Convention, 1946 (No. 74) - Jersey

The Committee notes that the Government’s report has not been received. It hopes that the next report will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous comments.

Repetition

Article 2 of the Convention. Certification requirements for able seafarers. The Committee notes the Government’s statement that the Convention is implemented through the Shipping (Training, Certification and Manning) (Jersey) Order 2004, which provides in section 2 that the United Kingdom Training and Certification Regulations apply to Jersey as part of the law of Jersey. The Committee observes, however, that the United Kingdom legislation to which the above 2004 Order refers, that is the Merchant Shipping (Training and Certification) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997 No. 348) sets out only the certification requirements for ratings forming part of a navigational watch, pursuant to Regulation II/4.2 of the IMO Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW), but does not contain any provisions on certification of able seafarers (AB). Noting the Government’s earlier statements that the age, experience and examination criteria for able seafarers are identical to those required for the United Kingdom, and also noting that sections 4 and 8 of the United Kingdom Merchant Shipping (Certificates of Competency as A.B.) Regulations 1970 appear to give full effect to the requirements of the Convention, the Committee requests the Government to provide additional explanations with regard to the implementing legislation.

Practical application. The Committee requests the Government to provide up-to-date information on the manner in which the Convention is applied in practice, including, for instance, statistical data on the number of AB certificates delivered during the reporting period and relevant extracts from inspection reports showing any infringements of the relevant legislation.