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The IMO criticises charterers who exacerbate the problem of changing ship crews
Lim urges them to refrain from requiring the clauses of "no crew change" to be included in the contracts
December 21, 2020
Recalling that such clauses are required by some renters and require that no crew change while the renter's cargo is at board of the ship, thus not allowing the ship to head to ports where the crew change could take place, in a declaration sent in recent days to the Member States imo, other UN agencies and governmental organisations and non-governmental, Lim called on all charterers to abstain from requiring these clauses to be included in the and also urged shipowners and operators to reject them if requested.
'These clauses, as the Secretary-General pointed out, of the IMO - exacerbate mental and physical fatigue among exhausted seafarers, undermine compliance with the provisions of the Maritime Labour Convention of 2006 and further threaten the safety of navigation.' Lim also pointed out that clauses are available, and should be used, alternative contracts that allow you to change the crew during the pandemic.
Stressing that the serious crisis of crew change is now in its tenth month, with hundreds of thousands of seafarers who are forced to remain on board ships well beyond the expiry of their contracts, Lim reiterated that "this situation continues to represent a humanitarian crisis that threat not only to the health and well-being of seafarers, but also to the safety of navigation and the uninterrupted flow of supply global chain.'
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Recalling that such clauses are required by some renters and require that no crew change while the renter's cargo is at board of the ship, thus not allowing the ship to head to ports where the crew change could take place, in a declaration sent in recent days to the Member States imo, other UN agencies and governmental organisations and non-governmental, Lim called on all charterers to abstain from requiring these clauses to be included in the and also urged shipowners and operators to reject them if requested.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
