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Some 24 Myanmarese seamen are seeking help through the International Transport Workers' Federation, claiming that a Taiwanese #shipping company underpaid them and "dumped" them in southern Taiwan's Kaohsiung.
https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202010020012
國際船長協會(IFSMA)於今晨發布重磅消息,籲請各船船長為遵守各項國際公約(SOLAS,MLO,MARPOL,ISM,SMS….)發函給船旗國及公司主管(DPA): 在船員遣返,醫療救護,船員情緒,等影響安全之問題未獲解決之前, 船舶將於到達第一港口之後,不在開航!!!Dear Shipmaster, NOTICE TO ALL SHIPMASTERS We, the members of the IFSMA Executive Council and the IFSMA Secretariat do hope that this letter finds you, your crews and all your families safe and well wherever you are. This global COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous impact on all the maritime industry, but it is you the seafarer who must not be forgotten. We hope you are all aware of the work that the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) together with IFSMA and other key non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) are putting in on your behalf to enable crew changes to take place. The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), supported by its affiliated unions, have been working closely with IFSMA to put pressure on Governments to start taking measures to ensure this happens to keep you, the seafarers, safe and for ships to trade safely around the world. To date, a relatively small number of steps have been taken by relatively few nations, since most are only concentrating on their internal domestic struggles against the global COVID-19 pandemic and are sometimes seemingly oblivious to your plight at sea. Since the pandemic was declared by WHO in February, many Governments and International Organisations rightly declared Force Majeure for keeping you at sea. IFSMA wishes to reiterate that it now considers this no longer appropriate. Shipmasters, their crews and all in authority in the Shipping Industry remain subject to normal contractual conditions in accordance with the ILO’s Maritime Labour Convention and all IMO Codes, Conventions, Rules and Regulations. Easing of Restrictions NOT being Extended Shipmasters share the responsibility of their ship owners and ship operator employers for the safety and welfare of their crew and for the protection of the marine environment and it is for this reason IFSMA writes personally to you today. The IMO has issued industry developed Crew Change Protocols for the guidance of nations. Despite many nations starting to ease lockdown restrictions, not all have been extended to facilitate crew changes; those that have been implemented have been driven by shipowners, crew managers and unions, with little help from nations. Notwithstanding that a recent small number of repatriations and crew changes are showing some signs of becoming easier, IFSMA is increasingly concerned that there is now clear potential for the wholly unwarranted criminalisation of the Shipmaster if a maritime incident takes place in which tiredness and the mental health of their officers and crew are subsequently found to have undermined the safe operation of their ship.
International Federation of Shipmasters‘ Associations IFSMA • IMarEST • 1 Birdcage Walk • London SW1H 9JJ • United Kingdom Phone: +44 20 7261 0450 • Fax: +44 20 3468 2134 • Email: HQ@ifsma.org • Website: www.ifsma.org Beware Fatigue IFSMA wishes to remind all Shipmasters of their responsibility to protect themselves and their crew against attempts of suicides, fatigue, caused by long working days and extended tours of duty, as enshrined in the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping, 1978 and the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (as amended). Your attention is also drawn to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 Regulation 34-1 which clearly states:- “The owner, the charterer, the company operating the ship as defined in regulation IX/1, or any other person shall not prevent or restrict the master of the ship from taking or executing any decision which, in the master’s professional judgement, is necessary for the safety of life at sea and the protection of the marine environment” ISM Code/SMS/MLC The International Safety Management (ISM) Code also states that the Company should ensure that the Safety Management System (SMS) operating on board the ship contains a clear statement emphasising the master's authority. The Company should establish in the SMS that the master has the overriding authority and the responsibility to make decisions with respect to safety and pollution prevention and to request the Company's assistance as and when may be necessary. Finally, IFSMA draws your attention to MLC Regulation 5.1.5, On-board complaints procedures. If, despite your best efforts as master, you feel the safety of your ship and crew is compromised due to lack of support from the shipowner or other factors, because: 1. Your crew is significantly beyond their contract term 2. Your crew is fatigued 3. You are short handed 4. You are concerned about the safe operation of your ship 5. You do not have sufficient PPE including sanitisers/testing (etc) 6. You do not have access to appropriate supplies including medicines 7. You cannot get access to urgent medical and urgent dental services ashore 8. Your crew is not provided free wifi/internet contact with home 9. Your crew want to go home Then: You have a duty and responsibility to report this to the shipowner (whose name and address must be stated on your seafarers’ employment agreement and the MLC Certificate carried onboard). Put the interests of your crew first. If they are not being granted their full MLC entitlements, such as: repatriation, access to medical care, entitlement to nutritious food, water and other supplies, then register their complaints with the shipowner.
International Federation of Shipmasters‘ Associations IFSMA • IMarEST • 1 Birdcage Walk • London SW1H 9JJ • United Kingdom Phone: +44 20 7261 0450 • Fax: +44 20 3468 2134 • Email: HQ@ifsma.org • Website: www.ifsma.org Under both SOLAS and the ISM Code you also have an obligation to report significant safety issues to the Shipowner (DPA) and the flag State and ensure you advise your Associations and Unions of what you are doing. You need to do this for your own protection from possible criminalisation in the event of a maritime incident, and for the safety of your crew and others. In the event that the issues you raise are not satisfactorily resolved you are entitled to refuse to sail on entry into your next port. Enclosed with this letter is a list of some of the points you might also wish to consider including in any Report/Complaint to your DPA or Administration Take care and keep safe and remember that IFSMA, the ITF and your unions stand behind you and are here to give you full support. On behalf of the IFSMA Executive Council and the IFSMA Secretariat,
新巴拿馬運河之風暴
壹:數字來說話:
新巴拿馬運河中關鍵的水閘長度1400英呎,允許通過的最大船隻長度是1200英呎,就算用手來放,前後各剩100英呎,新船閘取消了以前所用來控制船速及艏向的 locomotives or “mules(驢子)”而改用兩艘長100英呎的拖船來控制入閘大船的船速與艏向,請問前後拖船距閘門還剩多少英呎?
貳.讓事故來說話:
(1) 2017年4月，美國海岸警衛隊巡邏艇坦帕號在通過巴拿馬運河途中與”聖地亞哥聖托里尼”號拖船相撞。來自美國國家運輸安全委員會（NTSB）的調查人員發現，過度勞累和疲勞是造成事故的重要原因。
(2)2017年11月，擁有24年經驗的運河工人Osvaldo de la Espada在新的”阿瓜克拉拉”船閘工作時被一條斷纜擊中頭部而死亡(船速過大艉拖未能發揮拉力致斷纜)
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參.導火線
(1)巴拿馬運河管理局（ACP）於四月份在未經徵詢意見的情況下逕行宣布將過閘時前後拖船之帶纜水手由原先每船3人減至每船2人;同時放寬過河船隻的寬度與吃水.
(2)22位拖船船長認為在船閘尺寸緊繃,無避險空間的情況下,一再放寬大船尺寸;同時在日班每天工作時間10-12小時的情況下,還不顧船員之工作量減少水手人數,發起罷工抗議.
肆.不顧安全與過勞之抗議,ACP強勢制裁
對於聯屬的22位拖船船長,ACP非但無視於安全與過勞之指控,反而強勢制裁抗議的船長.抗議的船長們聲稱這已不是安全的問題,已經進入”保全”(Security)的位階.
伍. .國際之聲援
運河拖船船員聯盟(UCOC)找來ITF(The International Transport Workers Federation);聯合國底下的 International Labour Organization (ILO); International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU); ILWU也代表運河領港;The International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots;甚至巴拿馬駐美大使Panamanian Ambassador to the United States, Emanuel González-Revilla.
對於這條國際水道,全世界都在看,到底Safty是First or “Safty is Last”?;安全是你的責任或是大家的責任?
#SaftyFirst
#中國 和 #澳洲 從今年四月開始關係日益惡化，中國限制紅酒、龍蝦、#煤礦 等澳洲商品進口，負責運貨的貨船也受到波及，目前中國外海約有70艘煤礦船滯留海上無法卸貨，船員說已經將近半年無法下船，很多人身心都出狀況，請求國際協助。
這些船員為何無法下船？中國和澳洲又到底在吵什麼呢？
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揪團調查疫情真相 澳洲為何不惜重傷經濟也要頂撞中國
https://today.line.me/tw/article/mVQ0Nr
幫中國官媒工作也有事？澳洲華裔主播遭中共拘捕 中澳關係惡化一次看
https://today.line.me/tw/article/1MGOz2
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