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Modification(s)

There is no

provision for consultation with shipowners, organisations of shipowners or with the bona fide trade unions of seafarers. However, the Director of Marine is vested with the power to exempt any ship or class of ships. from any requirements on crew accommodation, either absolutely or subject to such conditions as he may think fit.

Article 4(2) (e)

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The laws or regulations shall -

require the competent authority to consult the organisations of shipowners and/or the shipowners and the bona fide trade unions of seafarers in regard to the framing of regulations, and

to collaborate So far as practicable with

parties in the administration thereof.

such

Modification(s)

There

is

no

provision for consultation with shipowners, organisations of shipowners or bona fide trade

unions of seafarers.

Article 12

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In the case of ships the manning of which has to take account, without discrimination, of the interests of crews having differing and distinctive religious and social practices, the competent authority may, after consultation with the organisations of ship-owners and/or the shipowners and with the bona fide trade unions of the seafarers concerned, and provided that these two sides are in agreement, permit variations in respect of the provisions of paragraphs 1 to 4 and paragraph 7 of Article 5 and paragraphs 1 and 4 of Article 8 of this Convention on condition that such variations do not result in overall facilities less favourable than those which would result from the application of the provisions of the Convention. Particulars of all such variations shall be communicated by the Member concerned to the Director-General the International Labour Office who shall notify the Member of the International Labour Organisation.

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