C133 - Accommodation of Crews (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1970 (No. 133)
Subject Matter | Seafarers,Gens de mer,Gente de mar |
Court | International Labour Organization |
The General Conference of the International Labour Organisation,
Having been convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of the International Labour Office, and having met in its Fifty-fifth Session on 14 October 1970, and
Noting that the Accommodation of Crews Convention (Revised), 1949, lays down detailed specifications concerning such matters as sleeping accommodation, mess and recreation rooms, ventilation, heating, lighting and sanitary facilities on board ship, and
Considering that in the light of the rapidly changing characteristics of both the construction and the operation of modern ships further improvements in crew accommodation can be provided, and
Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to crew accommodation, which is the second item on the agenda of the session, and
Having determined that these proposals shall take the form of an international Convention supplementing the Accommodation of Crew Convention (Revised), 1949,
adopts this thirtieth day of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and seventy the following Convention, which may be cited as the Accommodation of Crews (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1970:
Article 1
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- (a) ships of less than 1,000 tons;
- (b) ships primarily propelled by sail, whether or not they are fitted with auxiliary engines;
- (c) ships engaged in fishing or in whaling or in similar pursuits;
- (d) hydrofoils and air-cushion craft.
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- (a) ships between 200 and 1,000 tons; and
- (b) the accommodation of persons engaged in usual sea-going routine in ships engaged in whaling or in similar pursuits.
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- (a) sea-going ferries, feeder ships and similar ships which are not continuously manned with one permanent crew;
- (b) sea-going ships when repair personnel are carried temporarily in addition to the ship's crew;
- (c) sea-going ships engaged on short voyages which allow members of the crew to go home or to make use of comparable facilities for part of each day.
Article 2
In this Convention--
- (a) the term ship means a vessel to which the Convention applies;
- (b) the term tons means gross register tons;
- (c) the term passenger ship means a ship in respect of which there is in force either (i) a passenger ship safety certificate issued in accordance with the provisions of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea for the time being in force, or (ii) a passenger certificate;
- (d) the term officer means a person other than a master ranked as an officer by national laws or regulations, or, in the absence of any relevant laws or regulations, by collective agreement or custom;
- (e) the term rating means a member of the crew other than an officer;
- (f) the term petty officer means a rating serving in a supervisory position or position of special responsibility who is classed as petty officer by national laws or regulations, or, in the absence of any relevant laws or regulations, by collective agreement or custom;
- (g) the term adult means a person who is at least 18 years of age;
- (h) the term crew accommodation includes such sleeping rooms, mess rooms, sanitary accommodation, hospital accommodation and recreation accommodation as are provided for the use of the crew;
- (i) the term prescribed means prescribed by national laws or regulations or by the competent authority;
- (j) the term approved means approved by the competent authority;
- (k) the term re-registered means re-registered on the occasion of a simultaneous change in the territory of registration and ownership of the ship.
Article 3
Each Member for which this Convention is in force undertakes to comply, in respect of ships to which this Convention applies, with--
- (a) the provisions of Parts II and III of the Accommodation of Crews Convention (Revised), 1949; and
- (b) the provisions of Part II of this Convention.
Article 4
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- (a) require the competent authority to...
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