Article 18: Crew’s Effects
18.1 When any seafarer suffers total or partial loss of, or damage to, their personal effects whilst serving on board the ship as a result of wreck, loss stranding or abandonment of the vessel, or as a result of fire, flooding or collision, excluding any loss or damage caused by the seafarer’s own fault or through theft or misappropriation, they shall be entitled to receive from the Company compensation up to a maximum specified in APPENDIX 3. For the purpose of this clause Crew’s effects does not include cash in excess of US$1000.
18.2 The seafarer shall certify that any information provided with regard to lost property is true to the best of their knowledge.

Article 19: Termination of Employment
19.1 The employment shall be terminated:
a) upon the expiry of the agreed period of service identified in APPENDIX 1;
b) when signing off owing to sickness or injury, after medical examination in accordance with Article 22, but subject to the provision of Article 26.
19.2 The Company may terminate the employment of a seafarer:
a) by giving one month’s written notice to the seafarer;
b) on the misconduct or incompetence of the seafarer in accordance with Article 21.

c) upon the total loss of the ship, or when the ship has been laid up for a
continuous period of at least one month or upon the sale of the ship.

19.3 A seafarer to whom this Agreement applies may terminate employment:

a) by giving one month’s written notice of termination to the Company or the Master of the ship;

b) when, during the course of a voyage it is confirmed that the wife or, in the case of a single person, a parent, has fallen dangerously ill;

c) if the ship is about to sail into a warlike operations area, in accordance with Article 17 of this Agreement;

d) if the seafarer was employed for a specified voyage on a specified ship, and the voyage is subsequently altered substantially, either with regard to duration of trading pattern;

e) if the Ship is certified substandard in relation to the applicable provisions the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) 1974, the International Convention on Loadlines (LL) 1966, the Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping Convention (STCW) 1995, the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL) or substandard in relation to ILO Convention No. 147, 1976, Minimum Standards in Merchant Ships as supplemented by the Protocol of 1996 and remains so for a period of 30 consecutive days provided that adequate living conditions and provisions are provided on board or ashore. In any event, a Ship shall be regarded as substandard if it is not in possession of the certificates required under either applicable national laws and regulations or international instruments;

f) if the ship has been arrested and has remained under arrest for 30 days;

g) if after any agreed grievance procedure has been invoked, the Company has not complied with the terms of this Agreement;

19.4 A seafarer shall be entitled to receive compensation of two months’ basic pay on termination of their employment in accordance with 19.2(a) and (c), 19.3(c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) above and Article 24.1.

19.5 It shall not be grounds for termination if, during the period of the agreement, the Company transfers the seafarer to another vessel belonging or related to the same owner/manager, on the same rank and wages and all other terms, if the second vessel is engaged on the same or similar voyage patterns. There shall be no loss of earnings or entitlements during the transfer and the Company shall be liable for all costs and subsistence for and during the transfer.

Article 20: Repatriation
20.1 Repatriation shall take place in such a manner that it takes into account the needs and reasonable requirements for comfort of the seafarer.
20.2 During repatriation for normal reasons, the Company shall be liable for the following costs:
a) payment of basic wages between the time of discharge and the arrival of the seafarer at their place of original engagement or home;
b) the cost of maintaining the seafarer ashore until repatriation takes place;
c) reasonable personal travel and subsistence costs during the travel period;
d) transport of the seafarer’s personal effects up to the amount allowed free of charge by the relevant carrier.
20.3 A seafarer shall be entitled to repatriation at the Company’s expense on termination of employment as per Article 19 except where such termination arises under Clause 19.2(b) and 19.3(a).

对广大船员兄弟们很有用，多学习。

Article 21: Misconduct
21.1 The Company may terminate the employment of a seafarer following an act of misconduct or incompetence which gives rise to a lawful entitlement to dismissal, provided that the Company shall, where possible, prior to dismissal, give written notice to the seafarer specifying the misconduct or incompetence which has been the cause of the dismissal.
21.2 In the event of the dismissal of a seafarer in accordance with this clause, the Company shall be entitled to recover from that seafarer’s balance of wages the costs involved with repatriating the seafarer together with such costs incurred by the Company as are directly attributable to the seafarers proven misconduct. Such costs do not, however, include the costs of providing a replacement for the dismissed seafarer.
21.3 For the purpose of this Agreement, refusal by any seafarer to obey an order to sail the ship shall not amount to misconduct of the seafarer where:
a) the ship is unseaworthy or otherwise substandard as defined in Clause 19.3 e);
b) for any reason it would be unlawful for the ship to sail;
c) the seafarer has a genuine grievance against the Company in relation to the implementation of this Agreement and has complied in full with the terms of the Company’s grievance procedure, or
d) the seafarer refuses to sail into a warlike area.

Article 22: Medical Attention
22.1 A seafarer shall be entitled to immediate medical attention when required.
22.2 A seafarer who is hospitalised abroad owing to sickness or injury shall be entitled to medical attention (including hospitalisation) at the Company’s expense for as long as such attention is required or until the seafarer is repatriated to the port of engagement, whichever is the earlier.
22.3 A seafarer repatriated to their port of engagement, unfit as a result of sickness or injury, shall be entitled to medical attention (including hospitalisation) at the Company’s expense:
a) in the case of sickness, for up to 130 days after repatriation, subject to the submission of satisfactory medical reports.
b) in the case of injury, for so long as medical attention is required or until a medical determination is made in accordance with clause 25.2 concerning permanent disability.
22.4 Proof of continued entitlement to medical attention shall be by submission of satisfactory medical reports, endorsed.

其实标准是相对的。但我在前几个月的海务管理经验中或与朋友们谈论相关船员管理中，发现国内部分船员并没有按规矩办事。如果按正规管理，船员也要有黑名单不是吗？但国内有太多的船员太象老爷了。在我们外派期间，工资也不是太高，但我们并不会干每一件活就向船东先讨价还价的。还有，现在有的公司工资标准也好高的。船员的素质如不提高，我们的国际市场就会被东欧等国家夺去更大的市场。只要船员的素质提高了，这些合同才会被接纳的。还有低标准船也会被淘汰出局的。还有船员的管理，我们真的还没有真正到位的。现在有的公司正准备招外籍船员呢，如印尼与缅甸的船员。也有的国内公司就因为怕船员管理跟不上，所以更多的也只能在尝试。船员兄弟们，首先先提高自身的素质，同时再要求船东提高相关的“素质”吧。还有现在国内船员紧缺，有时有证书的就可以上了。这世道，我们只能说、、、、、、、、

海员的素质真的是有待解决的问题，我们遇到过好多类似的问题，最令人气愤的是我们执法人员在拒绝单壳油轮进港时，竟遭到该外籍船舶上的中国籍船员的殴打，这就是是咱们的中国海员！！！

殴打海事执法人员，
这些海员算是做到头了！
--也是海员一分子--
海员素质参差不齐
这是事实，
可这不能作为你管理公司
赚黑心钱的理由
如何挑选合格的海员，
杜绝低素质的海员，
这是你们公司管理需要研究的课题，
正如买东西
在成交之前你有足够的时间考虑，比较
你的责任是如何正确找到你需要的

Article 23: Sick Pay
23.1 When a seafarer is landed at any port because of sickness or injury payment of their basic wages shall continue until they have been repatriated at the Company’s expense as specified in Article 20.
23.2 Thereafter the seafarers shall be entitled to sick pay at the rate equivalent to their basic wage while they remain sick up to a maximum of 130 days.
23.3 However, in the event of incapacity due to an accident the basic wages shall be paid until the injured seafarer has been cured or until a medical determination is made in accordance with clause 25.2 concerning permanent disability.
23.4 Proof of continued entitlement to sick pay shall be by submission of satisfactory medical reports, endorsed, where necessary, by a Company appointed doctor. If a doctor appointed by or on behalf of the seafarer disagrees with the assessment, a third doctor may be nominated jointly between the Company and the Union and the decision of this doctor shall be final and binding on both parties.