Subject
Tokyo and Paris MoU Joint Concentrated InspectionCampaign (CIC) on Crew Wages and Seafarer
Employment Agreement (MLC, 2006)

TechnicalInformation
No.
DateTEC-1330
13 August 2024

To whom it may concern

This is to inform that the Tokyo and the Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control
announced a press release about the joint concentrated inspection campaign (CIC).
Inspection item：

Crew Wages and Seafarer Employment Agreement (MLC, 2006)

Campaign period：

From 1 September 2024

to30 November 2024

For more information, please refer to the attached press release issued by the Tokyo MoU and the ParisMoU.

For any questions about the above, please contact:
NIPPON KAIJI KYOKAI (ClassNK)
Survey Department, Administration Center Annex, Head Office
Address:
3-3 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0094, JapanTel.:+81-3-5226-2027
Fax:+81-3-5226-2029
E-mail:svd@classnk.or.jp

Attachment:
1.
2.

Tokyo MoU Press Release
Paris MoU Press Release

NOTES:
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Attachment 1. toClassNK Technical Information No. TEC-1330

Press release
1 August 2024
JOINT CONCENTRATED INSPECTION CAMPAIGN ON CREWWAGES AND SEAFARERS’ EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS (MLC)
The Member Authorities of the Tokyo and the Paris Memoranda ofUnderstanding (MoU) on Port State Control will launch a joint Concentrated
Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Crew Wages and Seafarers’ EmploymentAgreements (MLC, 2006)
The purpose of the campaign is:•to create awareness within the shipping industry about the requirements onCrew Wages and Seafarer Employment Agreements (MLC); and•to verify that ships comply with these requirements.
This inspection campaign will be held for three months, commencing from 1 September
2024 and ending 30 November 2024. The campaign will examine specific areas related
to Crew Wages, Seafarers’ Employment Agreements and financial securities(repatriation and shipowners’ liability) (MLC, 2006) during regular Port State Control
inspections.
A ship will be subject to only one inspection under this CIC during the period of thecampaign.
Port State Control Officers (PSCOs) will use a pre-defined questionnaire to assess thatcrew wages, seafarers’ employment agreements (SEAs) and financial securities
provided comply with the relevant MLC requirements.
If non-conformities are found, actions by the port State may vary from recording adeficiency and instructing the master to rectify it within a certain period of time todetaining the ship until the serious deficiencies have been rectified or until the port
State has accepted a proposal for a plan of action. In the case of detention, publicationin the monthly detention lists of the Tokyo and Paris MoU websites will take place.
The results of the campaign will be analysed and findings will be presented to thegoverning bodies of both MoUs for possible submission to the ILO and IMO.

1

Paris MOU
Mr. Luc Smulders
Secretary-General
Paris MoU on Port State Control
PO Box 16191
2500 BD The Hague
The Netherlands
Tel: +31-70-4561508

Tokyo MOUMr. KUBOTA Hideo
Secretary, Tokyo MOU Secretariat
Ascend Shimbashi 8F
6-19-19, Shimbashi,Minato-ku, TokyoJapan 105-0004
Tel: +81-3-3433 0621
Fax: +81-3-3433 0624
E-mail: secretariat@tokyo-mou.org
Web-site: www.tokyo-mou.org

E-mail: secretariat@parismou.org
Web-site: www.parismou.org

Notes to editors:
Paris MOU

Tokyo MOU

Regional Port State Control was initiated in 1982
when fourteen European countries agreed tocoordinate their port State inspection effort undera voluntary agreement known as the Paris
Memorandum of Understanding on Port State
Control (Paris MOU). Currently 28 countries aremember of the Paris MOU (The membership ofthe Russian Federation is currently suspended).
The European Commission, although not asignatory to the Paris MOU, is also a member ofthe Committee.

The Memorandum of Understanding on Port
State Control in the Asia-Pacific Region, known
as the Tokyo MOU, was signed among eighteen
maritime Authorities in the region on 1 December
1993 and came into operation on 1 April 1994.
Currently, the Memorandum has 22 full
members, namely: Australia, Canada, Chile,China, Fiji, Hong Kong (China), Indonesia,Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, MarshallIslands, Mexico, New Zealand, Panama, Papua
New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, RussianFederation, Singapore, Thailand, Vanuatu andViet Nam.

The Paris MoU is supported by a central
database THETIS hosted and operated by theEuropean Maritime Safety Agency in Lisbon.
Inspection results are available for search anddaily updating by MoU Members. Inspection
results can be consulted on the Paris MoU public
website and are published on the Equasis
public website.

The Secretariat of the Memorandum is located inTokyo, Japan. The PSC database system, theAsia-Pacific Computerized Information System(APCIS), was established. The APCIS centre islocated in Moscow, under the auspices of theMinistry of Transport of the Russian Federation.

The Secretariat of the MoU is provided by theNetherlands Ministry of Infrastructure and Water
Management and located in The Hague.
Port State Control is a check on visiting foreign ships to verify their compliance with international ruleson safety, pollution prevention and seafarers living and working conditions. It is a means of enforcing
compliance in cases where the owner and flag State have failed in their responsibility to implement
or ensure compliance. The port State can require deficiencies to be corrected, and detain the ship forthis purpose if necessary. It is therefore also a port State’s defence against visiting substandardshipping.

2MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
ON PORT STATE CONTROLIN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION

CONCENTRATED INSPECTION CAMPAIGN
ON CREW WAGES AND SEAFAREREMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (MLC)
01/09/2024 to 30/11/2024

CIC on Crew Wages and Seafarer Employment Agreement (MLC)
Inspection Authority
Ship NameIMO Number

Date of Inspection

Inspection PortNo.

Item

Q1*Is the seafarer given a SEA signed by both the seafarer and theshipowner or a representative of the shipowner?

Q2*

Is the seafarer able to access information regarding theiremployment conditions on board?

Q3

Are standard form of seafarers’ employment agreements andparts of any applicable collective bargaining agreements subject
to port State control under Reg.5.2, available in English?

Q4*

Does the seafarers’ employment agreement include all therequired elements specified in the MLC, 2006?

Q5*

Do particulars included in the seafarers’ employment agreement
comply with MLC, 2006 requirements?

Q6*

Are wage or salary payments made to the seafarer at no greaterthan monthly intervals?

Q7*

Have seafarers been given a status of accounts and wages paidon at least a monthly basis?

Q8*

Are wage or salary payments in accordance with any applicable
CBA or SEA?

Q9*

If payments made to a seafarer include deductions, are they inaccordance to the MLC, 2006?

Q10a*

Is a certificate or documentary evidence of financial security,
issued by the financial security provider, available on board in theevent of compensation for death and long-term disability?

Q10b*

Is a certificate or documentary evidence of financial security,
issued by the financial security provider, available on board in theevent of the repatriation?

Yes

NoN/A Detention

Note:•Questions 1 to 10b answered with a “NO” MUST be accompanied by a relevant deficiency on the Reportof Inspection.

•If the box “NO” is ticked off for questions marked with an “*”, the ship may be considered for detention.

Attachment 2. toClassNK Technical Information No. TEC-1330

Press release
1 August 2024
JOINT CONCENTRATED INSPECTION CAMPAIGN ON CREW WAGESAND SEAFARER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS (MLC, 2006)
The Member Authorities of the Tokyo and the Paris Memoranda ofUnderstanding (MoU) on Port State Control will launch a joint Concentrated
Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Crew Wages and Seafarer EmploymentAgreements (MLC, 2006)
The purpose of the campaign is:•to create awareness within the shipping industry about the requirements on crew
wages and seafarer employment agreements (MLC, 2006); and•to verify that ships comply with these requirements.
This inspection campaign will be held for three months, commencing from 1 September
2024 and ending 30 November 2024. The campaign will examine specific areas related
to crew wages, seafarer employment agreements (SEAs) and financial securities(repatriation and shipowners’ liability) under MLC, 2006 during regular port State control
inspections.
A ship will be subject to only one inspection under this CIC during the period of thecampaign.
Port State Control Officers will use a pre-defined questionnaire to assess that crew
wages, seafarer employment agreements and financial securities provided comply withthe relevant MLC requirements.
If non-conformities are found, actions by the port State may vary from recording adeficiency and instructing the master to rectify it within a certain period of time todetaining the ship until the serious deficiencies have been rectified or until the port
State has accepted a proposal for a plan of action. In the case of detention, publicationin the monthly detention lists of the Tokyo and Paris MoU websites will take place.
The results of the campaign will be analysed and findings will be presented to thegoverning bodies of both MoUs for possible submission to the International Labour
Organization and the International Maritime Organization.
***1Paris MOU
Mr. Luc Smulders
Secretary-General
Paris MoU on Port State Control
PO Box 16191
2500 BD The Hague
The Netherlands
Tel: +31-70-4561508

Tokyo MOU
Mr. KUBOTA Hideo
Secretary, Tokyo MOU Secretariat
Ascend Shimbashi 8F
6-19-19, Shimbashi,
Minato-ku, TokyoJapan 105-0004
Tel: +81-3-3433 0621
Fax: +81-3-3433 0624
E-mail: secretariat@tokyo-mou.org
Web-site: www.tokyo-mou.org

E-mail: secretariat@parismou.org
Web-site: www.parismou.org

Notes to editors:
Paris MOU

Tokyo MOU

Regional Port State Control was initiated in 1982
when fourteen European countries agreed tocoordinate their port State inspection effort undera voluntary agreement known as the ParisMemorandum of Understanding on Port State
Control (Paris MOU). Currently 28 countries aremember of the Paris MOU (The membership ofthe Russian Federation is currently suspended).
The European Commission, although not asignatory to the Paris MOU, is also a member ofthe Committee.

The Memorandum of Understanding on Port
State Control in the Asia-Pacific Region, known
as the Tokyo MOU, was signed among eighteen
maritime Authorities in the region on 1 December
1993 and came into operation on 1 April 1994.
Currently, the Memorandum has 22 full
members, namely: Australia, Canada, Chile,China, Fiji, Hong Kong (China), Indonesia,Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, MarshallIslands, Mexico, New Zealand, Panama, Papua
New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, RussianFederation, Singapore, Thailand, Vanuatu andViet Nam.

The Paris MoU is supported by a central
database THETIS hosted and operated by theEuropean Maritime Safety Agency in Lisbon.
Inspection results are available for search anddaily updating by MoU Members. Inspection
results can be consulted on the Paris MoU publicwebsite and are published on the Equasis
public website.

The Secretariat of the Memorandum is located inTokyo, Japan. The PSC database system, theAsia-Pacific Computerized Information System(APCIS), was established. The APCIS centre islocated in Moscow, under the auspices of theMinistry of Transport of the Russian Federation.

The Secretariat of the MoU is provided by theNetherlands Ministry of Infrastructure and Water
Management and located in The Hague.
Port State Control is a check on visiting foreign ships to verify their compliance with international ruleson safety, pollution prevention and seafarers living and working conditions. It is a means of enforcing
compliance in cases where the owner and flag State have failed in their responsibility to implement
or ensure compliance. The port State can require deficiencies to be corrected, and detain the ship forthis purpose if necessary. It is therefore also a port State’s defence against visiting substandard
shipping.

2

CONCENTRATED INSPECTION CAMPAIGN
ON CREW WAGES AND SEAFAREREMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS (MLC, 2006)
01/09/2024 to 30/11/2024

CIC ON CREW WAGES AND SEAFARER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS (MLC, 2006)
Inspection Authority
Ship’s name

IMO number

Date of inspection

Inspection port

No.

QuestionQ1*

Is the seafarer given a SEA signed by both the seafarer and theshipowner or a representative of the shipowner?

Q2*

Is the seafarer able to access information regarding theiremployment conditions on board?

Q3

Are standard form of seafarer employment agreements and partsof any applicable collective bargaining agreements, subject to port
State control under Reg. 5.2, available in English?

Q4*

Does the seafarer employment agreement include all the requiredelements specified in the MLC, 2006?

Q5*

Do particulars included in the seafarer employment agreement
comply with the MLC, 2006 requirements?

Q6*

Are wage or salary payments made to the seafarer at no greaterthan monthly intervals?

Q7*

Have seafarers been given a status of accounts and wages paidon at least a monthly basis?

Q8*

Are wage or salary payments in accordance with any applicable
CBA or SEA?

Q9*

If payments made to a seafarer include deductions, are they inaccordance with the MLC, 2006?

Q10a*

Is a certificate or documentary evidence of financial security,
issued by the financial security provider, available on board in theevent of compensation for death and long-term disability?

Q10b*

Is a certificate or documentary evidence of financial security,
issued by the financial security provider, available on board in theevent of the repatriation?

Yes

NoN/A

Detention

Notes:  Questions 1 to 10b answered with a “No” MUST be accompanied by a relevant deficiency on the Reportof inspection.
 If the box “No” is ticked off for questions marked with an “*”, the ship may be considered for detention.