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Merchant Shiooinq Notice No. 07 of 2019

Preamble

Ar present very ferr/ Indian women s€afarers are

,oining Merchant Navy- The global
supplv of seat3re's avairabre for service on ships trading internationa[y
is estimated ati6.47
lakh Wornen sDafarers represent Z per cent of this iotal. ln lndia the
representation o,
women is 1i'' Mafitime Labour convention 2006 0f lLo
mandate for erimination of
discrirnrnarion n 0r employment and to give due pdority ro the
'especl measures rhat courd
further ;;rcmori-, career opportunities and appropriate *orfing
ani tiring conditions for women
seafarers. Resorution 14 0, srcw convenrion as amendJin
1gg5 appeared for increasing
partic:f,ati.,n .,f .romen in maritime sector, including
seafaring;
Resoru'ron 1+ r'f s rcW conventiofl as amended in 2o1o reirerared
lhe above resorution:
To exa'nr.e irr'J recommend measures which can be taken
to promote more rndian women
seafarers, a committee was constituted who provided
its recommendations. After due
considsrario. and keeping in mind objective o, promoting vvomen
seafarers, the internationar
recommendatr..ir and industr/s feedback, follouring guidelines
are issued:

Aoohcabrlity

Tnese Cuidelines apply to shiFFowning and shipmanaging companieq

which
operalL ship:i o\er 500 GRT, regislered under the Merchant
ShipF,ing Act 195g, as
amenc!.:.1 Ih. ;e guidelines may also be adopted for Ships
betow 500 GR7. by the ship-
o\r/ner s

Definrlrr.rrrs

1. "Se,',; )ra:' :.r:r-.rns a seararer as derin€d in Merchant Shipfing Act 195g, as

amended
2. "Sho roi-:at: e snrp as defined in Merchanl ShipFing Act 1g5g,
as amended

Page I of8
 3. "MLC 2006' neans Maritime Labour CoNention, 2006
as amended
4 "Shir>ovnor means the owner
of the ship as derined in Maritime Labour convention
2006, as amended
5 'sexua/ Harasgnent'as defined in
The sexual Harassrnent o, women at workprace
(Prevention, prohibition and Redressal)
Acl, 2013, as amended and indudes anyone
or more
of the following unwelcome ads or b€havioun
(whether direc y or by implication),
narnely:
. physicat contact or advances:
. a demand or requesl for
sexual tavours:
. making sexualty coloured
remarks;
. showing pornography:
. any olher unv/etcome physical,
verbal of non-verbal conduct of sexual
nature;
6. lnrernat 'comptainrs comminee- as prescribed
in the sexuar Harass.nent of wornen
at
workpiace (prevention, prohibition and
Redressar) Aci at the shipon ne/s office
ashore.
7 'Srtipboard Enquiry cornmittee'
means the committee r*ponsibre for receMng
and
investigating the complaints of sexual
harassnent onboard a ship.

Tille I Wornen seafarers, emolovment

1 '1 Recrullme-rrl and placement

L 1. 1 . Sh,p.ovrner should include in Company

policy statement. that there will
be no
discrimrrlation based on g*nder in
emproyrnent, wages and promofons,
and this
shot d De included in the recruiherf procedure.
1.1.2. Shirowner should provije rlrages
as per gualmcaton and experience on gender
neutral iJasis.
ll3 shipcwner shourd pfovide equar promotion
opporluniry on the basis of perfurmance
rnd prcvarlinq prornotion policy of the
company. Same should be cornmunicded
to
appraisir rg officer and should be parl
of Company performance appra,sal procedures.

1.2 Materriitv leiive and re-ioinino

1.2.1 Fcr perm;rient / regular employeesr

shipo\,vners slpuld pfol/ije mAemity learre as per
Maternrly Benef,t Act, 1S1, as anended.
',.2. 2 For contractual employment.

Pagc 2 ol8
 122 1 tor seafarer whos€ pregnancy is detected whilst employed onboard,
the
sea'afer shod d be repatrialed as soon as possibre and an no case exceeding [26] weeks of
p.egnancy

1 2.2.2 shipowner should make provision ,or re_employment of seafarer,

at leasl at
same rank on compleiion of maternity break, within 1g
months of last sigr}.ofr.
122.3 lot seatarer whose pregnancy is detecled afier
[sign-ofl, the ship_owner
should provide provision of re-emproymenr, at reast at
same rank on compretion of maternity
break. within 24 months of last sign-oft.
0n comDrerion of marernity break, the seafarer shal communicate
123
in Miting to the ship
o ner lo confrrm the date of r+i)ining.
12.4 Ship-ov/ners may also consider offering suitable employment
ashore to pregnani
women seafa.ers unll permissiUe medical conditions.

1.3 Basic needs on board ,or women seafarers

1.3.1 Ship owner should provide on board:

1 3 1. r relevant medicines to control heavy
bleeding and during menstruation ache
I 3 I 2 sanitary napkins as part of bonded stores or as consumables.
'1.3 I 3 procedure
for disposal of sanitary napkins as per applicable MARPOL
regulatron.
1.3.2 T,re seaiarers on board should be sensitized
about the docurnented procedure of
drspos.t, oi s.rr,lary oapkin. This can arso be incruded
in Briefing sessaons or other suitabre
forums
1 3 3 Ship s '"'ledicine ched shourd incrude the medicines to ease menstruation
rerated
complarnls such as.
. For .rche - Mefenamic acid and dicyclomine
(e.9. Meftal spas) OR equivalent.
. For Heavy Menstruation bteeding - Tranexamic
Acid (e.g. Tab pause SOO) OR
equivalenl

Title 2 Sexual I,]arassment

2.1 Onboa-lJ Cornolarnts and redressal

2.1.1 Ever.i ef:,rn should be made. by means

of set procedures and guicrelineq to resofue
on-boarrt cornplainls o, sexual harassrnent on the ship itself in a ,ait effective
afld

Pagc J of8
 expedrrious n)anner, keeping the confidentiality of complainant
arid person against whom
COmplaint rs made.
2'1 2 An on board cornpraint shouid be submitted to 'shipboard
Enquiry committee" in
writing, who wrfl In rurn subnit its report to shore rntemar "compraints
committee,, within 7
days from the Cate of receipt of complaint in the ,ormat presdibed
in appendix l. Complaints
can arso 5e ,"nade onrine in the "Grievance report for
femare seafarers- on Directorate
Generar of snrcping e.governance site. However,
unresolved compraints shourd be referred
to rnternar "cornpraints cornmittee" at the shore offce
and sha[ be resorved within defined
time peflod
2 1 3 Guidance on formation or "shipboard Enquiry
committe€'is provided in appendix,
z 1.4 Drsembarkation of comprainant sha, be avoided
ti, the tim. her safety is not at stake. r,
signing orf is ciecided by shipboard Enquiry comminee,
then this 3hourd b€ done in sare and
secure rnanner
2.1.5 Notwithstanding para 2.1.2 lo 2.1.4, a
complainant may report to shor6 complaints
committee directly.
2.2 Shore Complaints and redressal
2'2 1 Once referred ashore, the shipowners shourd
be guided by -The sexuar Harassmenr
of wonren ar workprace (prevention. prohibition
and Redressal) Act 2or3 as amended,
provided ,rrernar ''compraints comminee"
shourd include 2 senior rrvomen seafarers.
''at
2 22 Rrgi';5 cr ;omprainant shourd be protected
including security ot their existing job. At
no
FDint shall the complainant be penalised tor making
a complaint.
2 2 3 Shrp-owners shourd provide
suitabre contact person / counseror ashore for grievance
redressal of wc-rnen seafarers.
2.2.4 Shrp,orrrers should take all adequate
measures, by promulgating proc€dures /
recomnrendat;ons / guiderines tor prevention
of sexuar harassment on board
2 2 5 Ship owrrer shourd provide
conlacl derairs of rnternar "cornpraints committee,,
to a,
persons on bcard.

I!!e 3_Qgr,d__ei relsrlEelig!

3.LQhc'e_pgr,'o_onelleidtgi_alllselglEelEo
3.2 ,1 Shcre p.:r sonnel who are parl of the lnternal ,,Complaints Committee"
should be
-nsitivc to g'i:icer relatd issues on board and periodica,y undergo training in this regard.
3.2 Fam,irarsar,on ancl briefing for sea{arers
at all ranks

f'aee { of li
 3.'1.1 Seafarers joining a shipowner for th€ first time, shall undergo shore_based gender
sensrrrzaricrr )riel'ings \ryith otliecrive to give clear undersranding of what
to expecr with
Gender diverrity and subsequunt do's and Don,ts.
3.1.2 nlr sea,arer's prior embarkation on boad shalt be gende,
seflsitized and briered
onboard t'y shrp's management tearn wh€n having pre3ence
o, g€nder diversity.
3.1.3 Ship oviner may prepare Training modules / guidelines
to^rards onboard prevention of
sexuar harassment ancluding as below hJt nol limited
to
ApproF,l.rare ctolhing considering gender sensilivity.
No pornograprry or otiectionabre mareriar / riteraure
in pubric and wo* prac6 on board e.g.
officer s lounge. mess rooms, bridge, Cargo
control roorn. engine control room and ship,s
office elc.
tlse of oflens,ve and abusive language elc.

4 This issues with rhe app.ovar of oirector Generar

of shipFing E Addationar secretary
to the Gol

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(Subhash Barguzer)
*'*:i Deputy Oiredor Generat of Shipping (-Crari

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 APPENDIX I

Seafarer sexual harassment incidenl reportina Form

Employee Dara Date:

Complainant: Rank:
Date jc;ned
Accused: Rank:
Date joined
Date and trrnc of incident: place of incident:

lncident

oetailed narrarive of holv incident occuned (ple6e cover all incident happened in past
90
days)
1.

2.

3.

Use addrtrona! oage if required

Nature of offerrce-

1. Physcal co.tact or advances Yes O No O

2. A deorand or requeg ror sexual favours yes B No D
3. Makirg s.3xually coloured remarks yes g No O
4. showrng por rography Yes D No O
5. any orher unrvelcome physical, verbal or
non-verbal conduct of sexual nature yes O No E
Wilnes: (Nane Rank and signed statements)

1. Name Rank:

Stalen,ani

2. Nam- Rank:

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1. Pholograpns
2. Audio
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4. Any v,rritten Document
5. others

Seriou-"ness o i lncident

1. Wheiher ccrnplainant is under lrauma: Yes D No O

2. Con'rplaira,:t wish to signoff Yes D No O

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Gtl,cl' ,i1-es on formation of s

Chief Cook or one Petty

Engrne officer or Crew
Engineer + Chiet Cook or

Note: Person against whom complaint is received, he should not b€ part of Shipboard
Enquiry Comnrttee.

ln accordance ro Resorution 14 of srcw 1995 convention and the rntemalionar

Maritime
organrsations medium term plan for the integration of women in the maritime
sedor and
expressrng sr,!rport for the organization's aims of promoting the training of women
in maritime
industr,v the Li'rector Generar of shipping has decided to specifcaly consider
to highright the
role ot wo,n...r in the seafaring profession and to promote their greater participation
in
maritimr trarr,:,9 and at all levels in the marltime industry.
with ofiiciars ftom DGS, rNSA"/MAssA"/FosMA and some of training institutes.
The
comm,rree u''] rr)rrnousry recommended for age reraxarion foa girr candidatE for years
2 to
various pre-s"'a courses. rt was arso fert thai sufficient i*areness and informarion
is not
availabie lo 7.)ung women about Merchant Navy- Theretore, it is
necessary to launch a
surtabre 3warr ness drive to promore rndian women seafarers. rt wourd
be desirabre to give
specral ('eatnr-rot to potentiar women seafarers who want ro pre.sea
ioin courses in any of
the approved i.aining institutes by Direclorate.

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