COMDTINST 16711.12A
JUL 10 1996
body, association, or trade union, or generally anyone with an interest in the ship's
safety, including safety and health hazards to the crew.
b.
The International Labor Office has published a booklet, Inspection of Labour
Conditions on Board ship: Guidelines for Procedure, reference (a). The guidelines can
help boarding officers understand relevant international labor standards. Specifically,
the guidelines summarize basic minimum requirements and discuss effective control
procedures for foreign flag ships. The guidelines provided in this publication, as
modified by the additional policy set forth below, may be referenced when examining
foreign vessels for compliance with the areas covered by ILO Convention No. 147.
Boarding officers should be aware that in specific instances, requirements for party
ships may be different from, though substantially equivalent to, standards discussed in
the ILO guide.
c.
As discussed in subparagraph (e) below, PSC action is authorized when conditions are
discovered on the vessel which are "clearly hazardous to safety or health." The term
"clearly hazardous to safety or health" means a condition which if left uncorrected,
presents a demonstrable and immediate danger to the safety or health of the vessel's
crew and/or passengers, or imperils the safety of the port due to its adverse effects on
the vessel's crew and/or passengers. For example, a dangerous lack of protective guards
on machinery, severely deteriorated ladders, stairs or railings, inadequate first aid
equipment, inoperable toilet facilities, infestation of the food supply by vermin or
rodents, or contamination of the potable water supply may constitute demonstrable and
immediate dangers to personnel safety and health. Unsanitary conditions which could
render the crew unfit to safely operate the vessel, pollute the marine environment, or
pose a risk of communicable disease being transmitted ashore, may constitue conditions
which imperil the safety of the port.
d.
When control action is to be based upon the presence of unsanitary conditions such as
food or
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