Please be aware of the fact, that valid Bunker Certificates, CLC Certificates, Wreck Removal Certificates and Athen Certifikat in their original form must be kept on board the ships - otherwise the ship will be detained. Bunker Certificates All ships 1000 GT and above are obliged to have a Bunker Certificate, which confirms insurance or any…
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MLC – financial security
Shipowner shall take out insurance or provide other similar financial security for covering the shipowner’s liability towards seafarers and the masters in case of breach of the employment agreement An Executive Order will come into force on 18 January 2017 with effect on all ships registered in FAS. The Executive Order is based on the…
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New addition to FAS
M/V Harengus has registered with the Faroe Islands International Ship Register. The vessel is a refrigerated cargo vessel which was built in Norway in 1992. Harengus' sister ship M/V Scombrus, joined the FAS fleet in October 2015. Owning company is Sp/f Harengus, Mykinesgøta 5, Tórshavn.
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Amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC)
Newsletter 11/2016 Amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) In the summer of 2014 new requirements in the MLC were adopted in ILO’s Tripartite Committee. According to the new requirements, the shipowner is obliged to ensure safety for free home journey with subsistence allowance, when seafarers are abandoned abroad due to circumstances caused by the…
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