Encl. ( 1 ) to COMDTINST 16711.12A
Article 4
1.
If a Member which has ratified this Convention and in whose port a ship calls in the
normal course of its business or for operational reasons receives a complaint or obtains
evidence that the ship does not conform to the standards of this Convention, after it has
come into force, it may prepare a report addressed to the government of the country in
which the ship is registered, with a copy to the Director-General of the International
Labour Office, and may take measures necessary to rectify any conditions on board
which are clearly hazardous to safety or health.
2.
In taking such measures, the Member shall forthwith notify the nearest maritime,
consular or diplomatic representative of the flag state and shall, if possible, have such
representative present. It shall not unreasonably detain or delay the ship.
3.
For the purpose of this Article, "complaint" means information submitted by a member
of the crew, a professional body, an association, a trade union or, generally, any person
with an interest in the safety of the ship, including an interest in safety or health hazards
to its crew.
Article 5
1.
This Convention is open to the ratification of Members which -
(a)
are parties to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1960, or
the International Convention for the Safety of life at Sea, 1974 or any Convention
subsequently revising these Conventions; and
(b)
are parties to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966, or any
Convention subsequently revising that Convention; and
(c)
are parties to, or have implemented the provisions of, the Regulations for
Preventing Collisions at Sea of 1960, or the Conventions on the International
Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972, or any Convention
subsequently revising these international instruments.
2.
This Convention is further open to the ratification of any Member which, on ratification,
undertakes to fulfil the requirements to which ratification is made subject by paragraph
1 of this Article and which are not yet satisfied.
3.
The formal ratifications of this Convention shall be communicated to the Director-
General of the International Labour Office for registration.
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