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The issue of a seafarer's employment is very multifaceted, with many pitfalls. Even at the stage of training in maritime academies, many seafarers begin to check information from familiar seafarers or read forums on maritime topics, in order to prepare as best as possible for an early job. As a rule, two ways are considered - to go on the first voyage as a cadet, continuing their studies and gaining invaluable experience at sea, or to turn to crewing companies for help, which will help to find the right vacancy and, in fact, will mediate the seafarer's relationship with by the ship owner. Crewing choice When choosing crewing, Ukrainian seafarers naturally first of all pay attention to his rating and experience of working with other seafarers, assessing the responsibility of crewing in relation to their clients. There are sites that collect information about crewing companies in Ukraine with recommendations from those seafarers who have already dealt with them. Among other things, almost every crewing company has its own website, which also contains information about the services provided by this company and those organizations with which this crewing cooperates. Often, on the site you can check whether crewing has documents that regulate the legal framework of their activities. This is a very important point, since there are often cases when fraudulent schemes were issued for crewing activities. Therefore, in order to save your own money and time, we recommend that you always check this information. Another point that should be checked before concluding a contract with Ukrainian crewing is a list of regulatory legal acts that this crewing company is guided by when concluding an employment contract with seafarers. Among such documents the following should be submitted: The Seafarers' Employment Convention; 2006 International Labor Organization Maritime Labor Convention. “Recommendation on the Recruitment and Placement of Seafarers No. 186”. "Convention on the Recruitment and Employment of Seafarers No. 179". "Recommendation on Employment Problems Relating to Technological Changes on Board Ships No. 139". "Convention on the Repatriation of Seafarers No. 23". Seafarers' Employment Contracts Convention No. 22. "Convention on the Obligations of Shipowners in the Event of Sickness, Injury or Death of Seafarers No. 55". Seafarers' Sickness Insurance Convention No. 56. Seafarers' Annual Leave Convention No. 54. "Convention on the Medical Examination of Seafarers No. 73". "Convention on the Continuity of Employment of Seafarers No. 145". "Convention on the welfare of seafarers at sea and in the port No. 163". Seafarers' Health and Medical Care Convention No. 164. Regulations All of these regulations are the main documents that provide you with legal protection and ensure proper working conditions when working at sea. As has already been noted more than once, the category of seafarers is one of the most vulnerable working groups, since the regulation of their labor activity is associated with the contact of the legal norms of different states - a seafarer may have one nationality, a vessel may have a different flag, and the vessel itself may be in the territorial waters of a third the state. Therefore, compliance with these international regulations may mean that the crewing you choose follows all accepted legal regulations and can provide you with adequate protection. Since in the article itself we cannot recommend specific crewing companies, you can find all the relevant information on specialized forums and websites and make your own decision about choosing a particular crewing company.
