Solicitud directa (CEACR) - Adopción: 2002, Publicación: 91ª reunión CIT (2003)

Convenio sobre la inspección del trabajo (gente de mar), 1996 (núm. 178) - Noruega (Ratificación : 1999)

The Committee notes the Government’s report. It notes that the reports on inspection activities of the Norwegian Maritime Directorate are published regularly, but not yet annually. The Committee asks the Government to take measures to have reports on inspection activities published annually in accordance with Article 8, paragraph 2, of the Convention.

The Committee also asks the Government to provide further information on the following points.

Article 1, paragraph 3. Please clarify whether the Convention is applied to tugs of less than 500 GRT.

Article 1, paragraph 7(c). Please clarify whether the Norwegian Maritime Directorate, in addition to supervision of the observance of laws and regulations, exercises supervision over the observance of arbitration awards and collective agreements upon which the force of law is conferred.

Article 2, paragraph 2. Please indicate specific provisions of national laws or regulations dealing with the inspection of seafarers’ working and living conditions.

Article 3, paragraph 1. Please indicate which of the subjects listed in Article 1, paragraph 7(e), of the Convention are covered by the intermediate surveys taking place every two-and-a-half years.

Article 4. Please indicate how it is ensured that inspectors are qualified for the performance of their duties, and whether there are any inspectors specializing in inspections of seafarers’ working and living conditions.

Article 5, paragraph 1. The Committee asks the Government to indicate how it is ensured that persons performing inspections for an institution or organization authorized by the central coordinating authority in accordance with Article 2, paragraph 3, of the Convention are independent of improper external influences.

Article 5, paragraph 2. Please indicate specific provisions of national laws or regulations giving effect to Article 5, paragraphs 2(a)-(d), of the Convention as concerns the powers of inspectors.

Article 6, paragraph 1. Please indicate provisions of legislation concerning detention of ships on grounds concerning working and living conditions.

Article 6, paragraph 2. The Committee asks the Government to provide information on the provisions which give effect to Article 6, paragraph 2, of the Convention and, if applicable, on cases where the shipowner or the operator of the ship is entitled to compensation.

Article 7, paragraph 1. Please indicate what penalties are prescribed: (i) for violations of the legal provisions concerning seafarers’ working and living conditions which are not covered by article 414 of the General Civil Penal Code, such as, for example, minimum age, food and catering, crew accommodation, hours of work, medical care, sickness and injury benefits, social welfare and related matters, repatriation, terms and conditions of employment which are subject to national laws and regulations; and (ii) for obstructing inspectors in the performance of their duties.

Article 9, paragraph 1. Please indicate specific provisions of national laws or regulations requiring that one copy of the inspection report in English or in the working language of the ship is furnished to the master of the ship and another copy is posted on the ship’s notice board for the information of the seafarers or sent to their representatives.

The Committee also asks the Government to provide copies of the guidelines for inspections (concerning, for example, minimum age, medical record, seafarers’ employment, and food and catering) prepared by the Norwegian Maritime Directorate.