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

Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 147) - French Southern and Antarctic Territories

Article 1 of the Convention. Scope of application. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that the fleet currently registered in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories (TAAF) consists exclusively of fishing vessels, since merchant ships can no longer be registered in the TAAF following the adoption of Act No. 2005-412 on 3 May 2005 concerning the establishment of the French International Register (RIF). This prohibition is also reflected in section L.5795 11 of the Transport Code of 2007. In view of the fact that under Article 1(4)(b) of the Convention, ships engaged in fishing or in whaling or in similar pursuits are excluded from its scope of application, the Committee concludes that the Convention is currently without object in respect of the French Southern and Antarctic Territories. The Committee requests the Government to keep the Office informed of any further developments which might have an impact on the application of the Convention.