Seafarers

A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the sailor is old, and the term sailor has its etymological roots in a time when sailing ships were the main mode of transport at sea, but it now refers to the personnel of all watercraft regardless of the mode of transport, and encompasses people who operate ships professionally, as a sport or recreationally. Be …

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IOM: International Organization for Migration · 4 April 2024 English

Compendium of Practices to the Capacity‑building Manual on Establishment and Implementation of a Migrant Welfare Programme by African Countries The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors …

system, such as agricultural workers, coal miners, seafarers, domestic workers and self‑employed workers (Art


4 April 2024 English

A recurrent theme in Australia’s defence strategy has been our reliance on and need to defend Australia’s trade routes in a globalised world. The vulnerability of Australia’s limited stockpiles of …

national security are dependent on Australian seafarers working on Australian ships. Right now, less a fall in the number of qualified Australian seafarers. The government commissioned a taskforce to develop in training to provide the workforce of 450 seafarers that would be required. 22 | THE TRADE ROUTES Australian-flagged ships and qualified Australian seafarers would be of value in any international crisis


World Bank Group · 3 April 2024 English

Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1978. Throughout seabed studies contract


World Bank Group · 2 April 2024 English

Gender-responsive transport and mobility planning is not only imperative for women's empowerment, but also for business benefits for transport companies and the overall economic and social development of cities and …

maritime sector, where the population of female seafarers is estimated to be only 1-2 percent of the world’s challenging expectations for truck drivers and seafarers. These challenges are reinforced by cultural


EPRS: European Parliamentary Research Service · 2 April 2024 English

At the March European Council meeting, discussions focussed on the war in Ukraine, security and defence, the Middle East and enlargement. With a new sense of urgency, EU leaders reiterated …

welcoming the EU Operation ASPIDES to protect seafarers in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the broader


World Bank Group · 1 April 2024 English

Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1978. Throughout seabed studies contract


EU: European Union · 26 March 2024 English

for Fire Safety Systems (FSS Code) and to the Seafarers’ Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) Systems (‘FSS Code’), and to Section A-VI/1 of the Seafarers’ Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) June 2022 on the minimum level of training of seafarers (OJ L 169, 27.6.2022, p. 45). OJ L, 26.3.2024 performance of lifejackets for the safety of seafarers, and by increasing safety standards of single because they will ensure a safe workplace for seafarers by including, in Section A-VI/1 on Mandatory minimum


DIIS: Dansk Institut for Internationale Studier · 22 March 2024 English

Private security companies supplement state efforts to protect merchant vessels from piracy attacks in the Gulf of Guinea, yet operations are poorly regulated. Denmark and other seafaring states should call …

companies supplement state efforts to protect seafarers and ensure freedom of navigation in piracy-prone


IAI: Istituto Affari Internazionali · 19 March 2024 English

Rome, IAI, March 2024, 5 p. (IAI Commentaries ; 24|12)

(protecting countries in the mission and anti- seafarers and aid shipments directed to piracy frameworks


EU: European Union · 15 March 2024 English

applied for admission or have been admitted as seafarers for employment or work in any capacity on board


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