Solicitud directa (CEACR) - Adopción: 2015, Publicación: 105ª reunión CIT (2016)

Tierras australes y antárticas francesas

Convenio sobre las indemnizaciones de desempleo (naufragio), 1920 (núm. 8) (Ratificación : 1990)
Convenio sobre la colocación de la gente de mar, 1920 (núm. 9) (Ratificación : 1990)
Convenio sobre el examen médico de los menores (trabajo marítimo), 1921 (núm. 16) (Ratificación : 1990)
Convenio sobre el contrato de enrolamiento de la gente de mar, 1926 (núm. 22) (Ratificación : 1990)
Convenio sobre la repatriación de la gente de mar, 1926 (núm. 23) (Ratificación : 1990)
Convenio sobre los certificados de capacidad de los oficiales, 1936 (núm. 53) (Ratificación : 1990)
Convenio (revisado) sobre la edad mínima (trabajo marítimo), 1936 (núm. 58) (Ratificación : 1990)
Convenio sobre la alimentación y el servicio de fonda (tripulación de buques), 1946 (núm. 68) (Ratificación : 1990)
Convenio sobre el certificado de aptitud de los cocineros de buque, 1946 (núm. 69) (Ratificación : 1990)
Convenio sobre el examen médico de la gente de mar, 1946 (núm. 73) (Ratificación : 1990)
Convenio sobre el certificado de marinero preferente, 1946 (núm. 74) (Ratificación : 1990)
Convenio sobre el alojamiento de la tripulación (revisado), 1949 (núm. 92) (Ratificación : 1990)
Convenio sobre el alojamiento de la tripulación (disposiciones complementarias), 1970 (núm. 133) (Ratificación : 1990)
Convenio sobre la prevención de accidentes (gente de mar), 1970 (núm. 134) (Ratificación : 1990)
Convenio sobre las vacaciones anuales pagadas (gente de mar), 1976 (núm. 146) (Ratificación : 1990)
Convenio sobre la marina mercante (normas mínimas), 1976 (núm. 147) (Ratificación : 1990)

The Committee notes the Government’s indication in its reports that, since the implementation of Act No. 2005-412 of 3 May 2005, commercial vessels are registered in the French International Register (RIF) and that therefore only a few fishing boats are still registered in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories (TAAF). It also notes that the TAAF have no permanent population. Thus, the maritime Conventions which are applicable in the TAAF and which do not cover fishing vessels are rendered moot for these territories. The Committee requests the Government to indicate any development to this situation. With regard to the Conventions which apply to fishing vessels, and in order to provide an overview on the issues relating to their application, the Committee considers it helpful to examine them in a single comment as follows.

Prevention of Accidents (Seafarers) Convention, 1970 (No. 134). Article 2. Statistics and investigations into maritime occupational accidents. The Committee recalls that it previously asked the Government to provide copies of reports of investigations established following maritime occupational accidents, as well as statistics on the number, nature, causes and consequences of occupational accidents on board fishing boats registered in the TAAF. While noting the Government’s reference to the activities of the French Marine Accident Investigation Office (BEAmer), the Committee observes that the BEAmer website indicates that, although it intervenes on the same basis in the overseas departments as in the mainland, the situation is different for the overseas territories, including the TAAF, for which the powers devolved to them are taken into account. The Committee requests the Government to indicate how the BEAmer can intervene in the TAAF and, in all cases, take the necessary measures to ensure that occupational accidents are investigated and properly documented and that detailed statistics on these accidents are established and analysed. It requests the Government to provide information in this regard.