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海员社会保障公约（1987年修正本）(附英文)
 
    【标        题】 海员社会保障公约（１９８７年修正本）(附英文)
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    【颁布日期】 1987-10-09
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     国际劳工组织全体大会，
     经国际劳工局理事会召集于１９８７年９月２４日在日内瓦举行第７４届会议，
     经议决采纳本届会议议程第３项所列关于海员、包括在非悬挂本国国旗的船舶上工作的海员的社会保障保护的若干提议，
     经决定这些提议应采取修正《１９３６年疾病保险（海上）公约》和《１９４６年社会保障（海员）公约》的国际公约的方式，
     于１９８７年１０月９日通过下述公约，此公约得称为《１９８７年社会保障（海员）公约（修正本）》。
     第一部分 一般规定
     第１条
     在本公约里：
     （ａ）“会员国”一词系指受本公约约束的国际劳工组织会员国；
     （ｂ）“立法”一词包括一切社会保障规则以及法律和条例；
     （ｃ）“海员”一词系指以任何身份受雇于海船上的人员；这些船舶从事贸易货运或客运，
     或用于其他商业活动，或为海上拖船。但下列船舶上雇用的人员不在此列：
     （ｉ）小型船舶，包括主要靠帆推动的船舶，无论是否装有辅机；
     （ｉｉ）诸如未从事航行的油井钻探装置和钻井平台之类的船舶；
     至于（ｉ）和（ｉｉ）两项所指的是哪些船舶和装置，应由会员国主管当局经与最有代表性
     的船东组织和海员组织协商决定；
     （ｄ）“家属”一词具有本国立法赋予的含义；
     （ｅ）“遗属”一词系指根据付给津贴的立法所规定或承认为遗属的人员；如果有关立法仅
     以曾与死者一起居住为条件规定或承认某人为遗属，则主要靠死者生活的人被视作
     符合此项条件；
     （ｆ）“主管会员国”一词系指当事人根据该国立法可以享受津贴的会员国；
     （ｇ）“居住”和“留居”一词系指通常的居住；
     （ｈ）“临时留居”一词系指通常的居住；
     （ｉ）“遣返”一词系指根据对海员适用的法律和条例或集体合同将他们送到其有权返回
     的地方；
     （ｊ）“非缴款”一词适用于其支付不取决于被保护人或其雇主的直接财务参与或一个限
     定的职业活动期限的津贴；
     （ｋ）“难民”一词具有《难民地位公约（１９５１年７月２８日）》第１条和《难民地位议定书
     （１９６７年１月３０日）》第１条第２款赋予的含义；
     （ｌ）“无国籍人”一词具有《无国籍人地位公约（１９５４年９月２８日）》第１条赋予的含义。
     第２条
     １．本公约适用于所有海员及在适当情况下，其家属和遗属。
     ２．经与有代表性的渔船船东和渔民组织协商，主管当局应在其认为可行的范围内使本公约各项规定适用于商业海上捕鱼。
     第３条
     各会员国应在下列社会保障部门中至少三个部门实施第９条或第１１条的规定：
     （ａ）医疗；
     （ｂ）疾病津贴；
     （ｃ）失业津贴；
     （ｄ）养老金；
     （ｅ）工伤和职业病津贴；
     （ｆ）家属津贴；
     （ｇ）生育津贴；
     （ｈ）伤残抚恤金；
     （ｉ）遗属抚恤金；
     其中至少包括（ｃ）、（ｄ）、（ｅ）、（ｈ）和（ｉ）各项所列的一个部门。
     第４条
     各会员国应在其批准书中声明，它就第３条所列的哪些部门承担第９条或第１１条的义务，并对所规定的每一部门分别说明承诺执行第９条的最低标准还是第１１条的较高标准。
     第５条
     各会员国随后可通知国际劳工局局长，它就第３条所列而其批准书未申明的一个或若干部门，从通知之日起承担本公约的义务，并就这些部门的每一个部门分别说明承诺执行第９条规定的最低标准还是第１１条规定的较高标准。
     第６条
     会员国此后可通知国际劳工局局长，从通知之日起就其承担义务的各部门实施第１１条而不再是第９条的规定。
     第二部分 有保证的保护
    
     一般标准
     第７条
     各会员国立法应规定，就第３条所列且本国已有生效立法的各社会保障部门而言，适用该会员国立法的海员在社会保障方面的保护不低于岸上工人所享受的保护。
     第８条
     应在有关制度之间做出安排，维护有关人员正在获得中的权利，他们或已终止适用一个会员国的海员强制社会保障制度并转而适用该会员国为岸上工人建立的相应制度，或属相反情况。
     最低标准
     第９条
     如会员国的任何社会保障部门承担实施本条各项规定的义务，则海员及其受到该会员国立法保护的家属和遗属（如可行）应享受的社会保障津贴，在涉及意外事故、津贴条件、水平和期限方面，其标准应不低于《１９５２年社会保障（最低标准）公约》关于该部门的下列规定：
     （ａ）关于医疗，见第８条、第１０条（第１、第２和第３款）、第１１条和第１２条（第１款）；
     （ｂ）关于疾病津贴，见第１４条、第１６条（连同第６５条、第６６条或第６７条）、第１７条和
     第１８条（第１款）；
     （ｃ）关于失业津贴，见第２０条、第２２条（连同第６５条、第６６条或第６７条）、第２３条和
     第２４条；
     （ｄ）关于养老金，见第２６条、第２８条（连同第６５条、第６６条或第６７条）、第２９条和第
     ３０条；
     （ｅ）关于工伤和职业病津贴，见第３２条、第３４条（第１款、第２款和第４款）、第３５条、
     第３６条（连同第６５条或第６６条）和第３８条；
     （ｆ）关于家属津贴，见第４０条、第４２条、第４３条、第４４条（在可能情况下连同第６６条）
     和第４５条；
     （ｇ）关于生育津贴，见第４７条、第４９条（第１款、第２款和第３款）、第５０条（连同第６５
     条或第６６条）、第５１条和第５２条；
     （ｈ）关于伤残抚恤金，见第５４条、第５６条（连同第６５条、第６６条或第６７条）、第５７条
     和第５８条；
     （ｉ）关于遗属抚恤金，见第６０条、第６２条（连同第６５条、第６６条和第６７条）、第６３条和
     第６４条。
     第１０条
     为实施第９条（ａ）、（ｂ）、（ｃ）、（ｄ）、（ｇ）（关于医疗）、（ｈ）或（ｉ）款的规定，会员国可考虑通过其立法来规定海员必须参加的保险提供保护，如果此种保险：
     （ａ）由政府当局监督，或根据规定标准由船东和海员共同管理；
     （ｂ）包括很大部分其收入不超过技术工人的海员；
     （ｃ）如属适宜，连同其他形式的保护一起，遵守《１９５２年社会保障（最低标准）公约》的有
     关规定。
     较高标准
     第１１条
     如会员国的任何社会保障部门承诺实施本条各项规定，则海员及其受到该会员国立法保护的家属和遗属（如可行）应享受的社会保障津贴，在涉及意外事故、津贴条件、水平和期限方面，其标准应不低于下列规定：
     （ａ）关于医疗，见《１９６９年医疗与疾病津贴公约》第７条（ａ）款、第８条、第９条、第１３条、
     第１５条、第１６条和第１７条；
     （ｂ）关于疾病津贴，见《１９６９年医疗与疾病津贴公约》第７条（ｂ）款、第１８条、第２１条
     （连同第２２条、第２３条或第２４条）、第２５条和第２６条（第１款和第３款）；
     （ｃ）关于养老金，见《１９６７年残疾、老年和遗属津贴公约》第１５条、第１７条（连同第２６
     条、第２７条或第２８条）、第１８条、第１９条和第２９条；
     （ｄ）关于工伤和职业病津贴，见《１９６４年工伤事故和职业病津贴公约》第６条、第９条
     （引言的第２段和第３段）、第１０条、第１３条（连同第１９条或第２０条）、第１４条（连
     同第１９条或第２０条）、第１５条（第１款）、第１６条、第１７条、第１８条（第１款和第２
     款）（连同第１９条或第２０条）和第２１条（第１款）；
     （ｅ）关于生育津贴，见《１９５２年生育保护公约（修订本）》第３条和第４条；
     （ｆ）关于残疾抚恤金，见《１９６７年残疾、老年和遗属津贴公约》第８条、第１０条（连同第
     ２６条、第２７条或第２８条）、第１１条、第１２条、第１３条和第２９条（第１款）；
     （ｇ）关于遗属抚恤金，见《１９６７年残疾、老年和遗属津贴公约》第２１条、第２３条（连同第
     ２６条、第２７条或第２８条）、第２４条、第２５条和第２９条（第１款）；
     （ｈ）关于失业和家属津贴，见规定高于第９条（ｃ）和（ｆ）款标准的今后任何公约，此类公
     约应由国际劳工组织全体大会在其生效后，以就大会议程中海事方面的专门问题
     通过议定书的方法，确认其适用于本款目的。
     第１２条
     为实施第１１条（ａ）、（ｂ）、（ｃ）、（ｅ）（关于医疗）、（ｆ）、（ｇ）或（ｈ）款（失业津贴），会员国可考虑通过其立法来规定海员必须参加的保险提供保护，如果此种保险：
     （ａ）由政府当局监督，或根据规定的标准由船东和海员共同管理；
     （ｂ）包括很大部分其收入不超过技术工人的海员；
     （ｃ）如属适宜，连同其他形式的保护一起，遵守上述第１１条各款所及公约的各项规定。
     第三部分 船东的责任
     第１３条
     当海员在船上因身体状况需要医疗或因身体状况的原因留在非主管会员国的领土上时，船东应向他们提供：
     （ａ）适当和充分的医疗，直到他们的身体康复或被遣返为止，以先发生者为准；
     （ｂ）膳宿，直到他们能找到适当的工作或被遣返为止，以先发生者为准；
     （ｃ）遣返。
     第１４条
     因身体状况留在非主管会员国领土上的海员，自留下之日起至发生下列情况止，以先发生者为准，应有权继续领取全部工资（奖金除外）这些情况是：找到适当工作；得到遣返；该国法律或条例或集体协议所规定的时限（不得少于１２周）期满。自这些海员根据主管会员国立法有权领取现金津贴之日起，船东即不再负责支付工资。
     第１５条
     因身体状况被遣返或送到主管会员国领土的海员，从被遣返或送到之日起至发生下列情况止，以先发生者为准，应有权继续享受全部工资（奖金除外）这些情况是：身体康复；该国法律或条例或集体协议所规定的时限（不得少于１２周）期满。自这些海员根据主管会员国立法有权领取现金津贴之日起，船东即不再负责支付工资。
     第四部分 外国海员或移民海员的保护
     第１６条
     就第３条所列任何社会保障部门而言，如会员国有适用于海员的立法，则下述规则适用于目前或一直受一个或多个会员国立法管辖的海员及其家属和遗属（如可行）。
     第１７条
     为避免法律方面的冲突和由于缺乏保护，或因应缴费用或其他义务，或津贴方面的不适当重叠可能给有关人员带来的不愉快后果，适用海员的立法应由有关会员国根据下列规则决定：
     （ａ）海员只受一个会员国的立法管辖；
     （ｂ）原则上，此种立法应是：
     ――船舶悬挂其国旗的会员国的立法；
     ――海员居住于其领土上的会员国的立法；
     （ｃ）尽管有上述各款规定，为了有关人员的利益，有关会员国可以双边协议决定适用于海员的立法的其他规则。
     第１８条
     受某会员国立法管辖而为另一会员国国民的，或作为在某会员国领土上居住的难民和无国籍人的海员，在保险范围和津贴权利方面，应根据该项立法享有与该国国民平等的待遇。他们享有平等待遇而无须满足在该国领土居住方面的任何条件，只要该国国民在享有受保护时也不须满足任何此类条件。此要求，如属适宜，也应适用于海员家属和遗属获得津贴的权利，不论其国籍如何。
     第１９条
     尽管有第１８条的规定，非缴款津贴的获得可以受益人在主管会员国领土上居住为条件，如涉及遗属津贴，以死者在该国领土上居住为条件，其居住期限最短为：
     （ａ）关于失业津贴和生育津贴，自提出要求之日以前６个月；
     （ｂ）关于残疾抚恤金，自提出要求之日起以前连续５年；关于遗属抚恤金，自死亡之日以
     前连续５年；
     （ｃ）关于养老金，自１８岁至有权享受养老金的年龄之间的１０年，且需规定自提出要求
     之日起以前５年。
     第２０条
     各会员国关于第１３条至第１５条所列船东责任的法律和条例，应确保海员享受平等待遇，不论其居于何地。
     第２１条
     各会员国应同其他有关会员国一起，就第３条所列且各该会员国已对其有生效立法的每个社会保障部门，努力参与维护正在获得权利中的制度，以便以海员身份连续或间断受这些会员国立法管辖的人员取得津贴。
     第２２条
     为获得、维护或恢复权利以及视情况计算津贴，第２１条所述维护正在获得中权利的各制度应规定，在必要程度上视情况累计按照有关会员国立法已完成的保险、就业或居住期。
     第２３条
     第２１条所述维护正在获得权利中的制度应确定伤残抚恤金、养老金和遗属抚恤金以及如属适宜分摊所涉及费用的发放准则。
     第２４条
     各会员国应保证以现金发给下述人员以伤残抚恤金、养老金、遗属抚恤金、工伤和职业病津贴以及死亡抚恤金。这些人员为某会员国的公民或难民或无国籍人，不论其居于何地，根据该国立法有权领取上述款项。但在必要时，需遵循会员国之间或会员国与有关国家之间为此目的商定的措施。
     第２５条
     尽管有第２４条的规定，在非缴款津贴的情况下，有关会员国应共同商定一些条件，以确保居住在主管会员国领土之外的人员得到此类津贴。
     第２６条
     就第２４条所述，一个或多个社会保障部门承担《１９６２年待遇平等（社会保障）公约》义务但未承担《１９８２年维持社会保障权利公约》义务的会员国，对其已承担１９６２年公约义务的各社会保障部门，可不执行第２４条的规定而执行该公约的第５条的规定。
     第２７条
     有关会员国，就各该国有适用于海员的生效立法的下述社会保障部门，包括医疗、疾病津贴，失业津贴，工伤和职业病津贴；但不包括养老金和死亡抚恤金、家属津贴和生育津贴，应努力参与维护根据其立法已获得的权利的制度。这些制度应基于有关会员国共同商定的条件和范围，保证向在非主管会员国领土上居住和临时留居的人员发放此类津贴。
     第２８条
     本部分的条款不适用于社会和医疗帮助。
     第２９条
     各会员国可以根据在两国或多国间签订的双边或多边协议的框架中作出的特别安排背离第１６条至第２５条和第２７条的规定，只要其不影响其它各会员国的权利和义务并且在总体上与这些条款的要求至少同样优惠的社会保障事务方面为外国或移民海员提供保护。
     第五部分 法律和行政管理的保障
     第３０条
     有关的每个人在被拒绝其利益时都有权上诉或者就这种利益的性质、标准、数量或质量提出控告。
     第３１条
     如果对一项立法负责的政府部门被授权管理医疗保险，则有关的每个人除了具有第３０条中规定的上诉权外，还有权要求由适当的当局对涉及拒绝提供医疗保险或受到的医疗保险的质量的控告进行调查。
     第３２条
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     第３３条
     各会员国应承担发放依照本公约应发津贴的一般责任，并应为此目的采取一切必要措施。
     第３４条
     各会员国在实施本公约过程中应承担妥善管理有关团体和机构的一般责任。
     第３５条
     如管理权未授予政府当局的下属机构或对立法机关负责的政府部门，则：
     （ａ）受保护海员的代表应按照国家立法规定的条件参与管理；
     （ｂ）如属适宜，国家立法也应规定船东代表参与管理；
     （ｃ）国家立法也可以规定政府机构的代表参与管理。
     第六部分 最后条款
     第３６条
     本公约修正《１９３６年疾病保险（海上）公约》和《１９４６年社会保障（海员）公约》。
     第３７条
     本公约的正式批准书应送请国际劳工局局长登记。
     第３８条
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     第４０条
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     第４１条
     １．国际劳工局局长应将国际劳工组织各会员国所送达的一切批准书和解约通知书的登记情况，通知本组织的全体会员国。
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     第４２条
     国际劳工局局长应按照联合国宪章第１０２条将其按照以上各条规定所登记的一切批准书和解约通知书的详细情况送请联合国秘书长登记。
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     国际劳工局理事会在其认为必要时，应将本公约的实施情况向大会提出报告，并审查是否将本公约的全部或局部修正问题列入大会议程。
     第４４条
     １．如大会制定一项对本公约作全部或局部修正的新公约，除该新公约另有规定外，则：
     （ａ）在该新修正公约生效时，尽管有上述第４０条的规定，会员国对于新修正公约的批
     准，依法应为对本公约的立即解除；
     （ｂ）自新修正公约生效之日起，本公约应即停止接受会员国的批准。
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     第４５条
     本公约的英文本与法文本同等为准。
     【名称】 CONVENTION No. 165 Convention concerning Social Security for Sea-farers (Revised 1987)
     【题注】
     Whole document
     The General Conference of the International Labour Organization,
     Having been convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of the
     International Labour Office, and having met in its Seventy-fourth Session
     on 24 September 1987, and
     Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to
     the social security protection for seafarers including those serving in
     ships flying flags other than those of their own country, which is the
     third item on the agenda of the session, and
     Having determined that these proposals shall take the form of an
     international Convention revising the Sickness Insurance (Sea) Convention,
     1936, and the Social Security (Seafarers) Convention, 1946, adopts this
     ninth day of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and
     eighty-seven the following Convention, which may be cited as the Social
     Security (Seafarers) Convention (Revised), 1987.
    
     PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
     Article 1
     In this Convention
     (a) the term "Member" means any member of the International Labour
     Organization that is bound by the Convention;
     (b) the term "legislation" includes any social security rules as
     well as laws and regulations;
     (c) the term "seafarers" means persons employed in any capacity on
     board a seagoing ship which is engaged in the transport of cargo or
     passengers for the purpose of trade, is utilised for any other commercial
     purpose or is a seagoing tug, with the exception of persons employed on
     (i) small vessels including those primarily propelled by sail,
     whether or not they are fitted with auxiliary engines;
     (ii) vessels such as oil rigs and drilling platforms when not
     engaged in navigation; the decision as to which vessels and installations
     are covered by clauses (i) and (ii) being taken by the competent
     authority of each Member in consolation with the most representative
     organizations of shipowners and seafarers;
     (d) the term "dependant" has the meaning assigned to it by
     national legislation;
     (e) the term "survivors" means persons defined or recognised as
     such by the legislation under which the benefits are awarded; where
     persons are defined or recognised as survivors under the relevant
     legislation only on the condition that they were living with the deceased,
     this condition shall be deemed to be satisfied in respect of persons who
     obtained their main support from the deceased;
     (f) the term "competent Member" means the Member under whose
     legislation the person concerned can claim benefit;
     (g) the term "residence" and "resident" refer to ordinary
     residence;
     (h) the term "temporarily resident" refers to a temporary stay;
     (i) the term "repatriation" means transportation to a place to
     which seafarer are entitled to be returned under laws and regulations or
     collective agreements applicable to them;
     (j) the term "non-contributory" applies to benefits the award of
     which does not depend on direct financial participation by the persons
     protected or by their employer, or on a qualifying period of occupational
     activity;
     (k) the term "refugee" has the meaning assigned to it in Article 1
     of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees of 28 July 1951 and
     in paragraph 2 of Article 1 of the Protocol relating to the Status of
     Refugees of 31 January 1967;
     (l) the term "stateless person" has the meaning assigned to it in
     Article of the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons of
     28 September 1954.
    
     Article 2
     1. the Convention applies to all seafarers and, where applicable,
     their dependants and their survivors.
     2. To the extent it deems practicable, after consultation with the
     representative organizations of fishing vessel owners and fishermen, the
     competent authority shall apply the provisions of this Convention to
     commercial maritime fishing.
     Article 3
     Members are bound to comply with the provisions of Article 9 or
     Article 11 in respect of at least three of the following branches of
     social security:
     (a) medical care;
     (b) sickness benefit;
     (c) unemployment benefit;
     (d) old-age benefit;
     (e) employment injury benefit;
     (f) family benefit;
     (g) maternity benefit;
     (h) invalidity benefit;
     (i) survivors^ benefit;
     including at least one of the branches specified in subparagraphs
     (c), (d), (e), (h) and (i).
     Article 4
     Each Member shall specify at the time of its ratification in respect
     of which of the branches mentioned in Article 3 it accepts the obligations
     of Article 9 or Article 11, and shall indicate separately in respect of
     each of the branches specified whether it undertakes to apply the minimum
     standards of Article 9 or the superior standards of Article 11 to that
     branch.
     Article 5
     Each Member may subsequently notify the Director-General of the
     International Labour Office that it accepts, with effect from the date of
     the notification, the obligations of this Convention in respect of one or
     more of the branches mentioned in Article 3 not already specified at the
     time of its ratification, indicating separately in respect of each of
     these branches whether it undertakes to apply to that branch the minimum
     standards of Article 9 or the superior standards of Article 11.
     Article 6
     A Member may by a notification to the Director-General of the
     International Labour Office, which shall take effect as from the date of
     the notification, subsequently replace the application of the provisions
     of Article 9 by that of the provisions of Article 11 in respect of any
     branch accepted.
    
     PART II. PROTECTION PROVIDED
    
     GENERAL STANDARDS
     Article 7
     The legislation of each Member shall provide for seafarers to whom the
     legislation of that Member is applicable social security protection not
     less favourable than that enjoyed by shoreworkers in respect of each of
     the branches of social security mentioned in Article 3 for which it has
     legislation in force.
     Article 8
     Arrangements for the maintenance of rights in course of acquisition by
     a person who, having ceased to be subject to a Member^s scheme of
     compulsory social security for seafarers, becomes subject to an
     equivalent scheme of that Member for shoreworkers, or vice versa, shall be
     made between the schemes concerned.
    
     MINIMUM STANDARDS
     Article 9
     When a Member has undertaken to apply the provisions of this Article
     to any branch of social security, seafarers and, where applicable, their
     dependants and survivors who are protected by the legislation of that
     Member shall be entitled to social security benefits not less favourable
     in respect of contingencies covered, conditions of award, level and
     duration than those specified in the following provisions of the Social
     Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952, for the branch in
     question:
     (a) for medical care in Articles 8, 10 (paragraphs 1, 2 and 3), 11
     and 12 (paragraph 1);
     (b) for sickness benefit in Articles 14, 16 (in conjunction with
     Article 65 or 66 or 67), 17 and 18 (paragraph 1);
     (c) for unemployment benefit in Articles 20, 22 (in conjunction
     with Article 65 or 66 or 67), 23 and 24;
     (d) for old-age benefit in Articles 26, 28 (in conjunction with
     Article 65 or 66 or 67), 29 and 30;
     (e) for employment injury benefit in Articles 32, 34 (paragraphs
     1, 2 and 4), 35, 36 (in conjunction with Article 65 or 66) and 38;
     (f) for family benefit in Articles 40, 42, 43, 44 (in conjunction
     with Article 66, where applicable) and 45;
     (g) for maternity benefit in Articles 47, 49 (paragraphs 1, 2 and
     3), 50 (in conjunction with Article 65 or 66), 51 and 52;
     (h) for invalidity benefit in Articles 54, 56 (in conjunction with
     Article 65 or 66 or 67), 57 and 58;
     (i) for survivors^ benefit in Articles 60, 62 (in conjunction with
     Article 65 or 66 or 67), 63 and 64.
    
     Article 10
     For the purpose of compliance with the provisions of subparagraphs
     (a), (b), (c), (d), (g) (as regards medical care), (h) or (i) of Article
     9, a Member may take account of protection effected by means of insurance
     which is not made compulsory for seafarers by its legislation when this
     insurance--
     (a) is supervised by the public authorities or administered, in
     accordance with prescribed standards, by joint operation of shipowners and
     seafarers;
     (b) covers a substantial proportion of the seafarers whose
     earnings do not exceed those of a skilled employee; and
     (c) complies in conjunction with other forms of protection where
     appropriate, with the relevant provisions of the Social Security (Minimum
     Standards) Convention, 1952.
    
     SUPERIOR STANDARDS
     Article 11
     When a Member has undertaken to apply the provisions of this Article
     to any branch of social security, seafarers and, where applicable, their
     dependants and survivors who are protected by the legislation of that
     Member shall be entitled to social security benefits not less favourable
     in respect of contingencies covered, conditions of award, level and
     duration than those specified
     (a) for medical care in Article 7(a), 8, 9, 13, 15, 16 and 17 of
     the Medical Care and Sickness Benefits Convention, 1969;
     (b) for sickness benefit in Articles 7(b), 18, 21 (in conjunction
     with Article 22 or 23 or 24), 25 and 26 (paragraphs 1 and 3) of the
     Medical Care and Sickness Benefits Convention, 1969;
     (c) for old-age benefit in Articles 15, 17 (in conjunction with
     Article 26 or 27 or 28), 18, 19 and 29 (paragraph 1) of the Invalidity,
     Old-Age and Survivors^ Benefits Convention, 1967;
     (d) for employment injury benefit in Articles 6, 9 (paragraphs 2
     and 3 (introductory sentence)), 10, 13 (in conjunction with Article 19 or
     20), 14 (in conjunction with Article 19 or 20), 15 (paragraph 1), 16, 17,
     18 (paragraphs 1 and 2) (in conjunction with Article 19 or 20) and 21
     (paragraph 1) of the Employment Injury Benefits Convention, 1964;
     (e) for maternity benefit in Articles 3 and 4 of the Maternity
     Protection Convention (Revised), 1952;
     (f) for invalidity benefit in Articles 8, 10 (in conjunction with
     Article 26 or 27 or 28), 11, 12, 13 and 29 (paragraph 1) of the
     Invalidity, Old-Age and Survivors^ Benefits Convention, 1967;
     (g) for survivors^ benefit in Articles 21, 23 (in conjunction with
     Article 26 or 27 or 28), 24, 25 and 29 (paragraph 1) of the Invalidity,
     Old-Age and Survivors^ Benefits Convention, 1967;
     (h) for unemployment benefit and family benefit in any future
     Convention laying down standards superior to those specified in
     subparagraphs (c) and (f) of Article 9 which the General Conference of the
     International Labour Organization has, after its coming into force,
     recognised as applicable for the purpose of this clause by means of a
     Protocol adopted in the framework of a special maritime question included
     in its agenda.
    
     Article 12
     For the purpose of compliance with the provisions of subparagraphs
     (a), (b), (c), (e) (as regards medical care), (f), (g) or (h)
     (unemployment benefit) of Article 11, a Member may take account of
     protection effected by means of insurance which is not made compulsory for
     seafarers by its legislation when this insurance
     (a) is supervised by the public authorities or administered, in
     accordance with prescribed standards, by joint operation of shipowners and
     seafarers;
     (b) covers a substantial proportion of seafarers whose earnings do
     not exceed those of a skilled employee,; and
     (c) complies, in conjunction with other forms of protection, where
     appropriate, with the provisions of the Conventions referred to in the
     above-mentioned clauses of Article 11.
    
     PART III. SHIPOWNER^S LIABILITY
     Article 13
     The shipowner shall be required to provide to seafarers whose
     condition requires medical care while they are on board or who are left
     behind by reason of their condition in the territory of a State other than
     the competent Member
     (a) proper and sufficient medical care until their recovery or
     until their repatriation, whichever first occurs;
     (b) board and lodging until they are able to obtain suitable
     employment or are repatriated, whichever first occurs; and
     (c) repatriation.
     Article 14
     Seafarers who by reason of their condition are left behind in the
     territory of a State other than the competent Member shall continue to be
     entitled to their full wages (exclusive of bonuses) from the time when
     they are left behind until they receive an offer of suitable employment,
     or until they are repatriated, or until the expiry of a period of a length
     (which shall not be less than 12 weeks) prescribed by the national laws or
     regulations of that Member or by collective agreement, whichever event
     first occurs, The shipowner shall cease to be liable for the payment of
     wages from the time such seafarers are entitled to cash benefits under the
     legislation of the competent Member.
     Article 15
     Seafarers who by reason of their condition are repatriated or are
     landed in the territory of the competent Member shall continue to be
     entitled to their full wages (exclusive of bonuses) from the time when
     they are repatriated or landed until their recovery, or until the expiry
     of a period of a length (which shall not be less than 12 weeks) prescribed
     by the national laws or regulations of that Member or by collective
     agreement, whichever event first occurs, Any period during which wages
     were paid by virtue of Article 14 shall be deducted from such period. The
     shipowner shall cease to be liable for the payment of wages from the time
     such seafarers are entitled to cash benefits under the legislation of the
     competent Member.
    
     PART IV. PROTECTION OF FOREIGN OR MIGRANT SEAFARERS
     Article 16
     The following rules shall apply to seafarers who are or have been
     subject to the legislation of one or more Members, as well as, where
     applicable, to their dependants and their survivors, in respect of any
     branch of social security specified in Article 3 for which any such Member
     has legislation applicable to seafarers in force.
     Article 17
     With a view to avoiding conflicts of laws and the undesirable
     consequences that might ensue for those concerned either through lack of
     protection or as a result of undue plurality of contributions or other
     liabilities or of benefits, the legislation applicable in respect of
     seafarers shall be determined by the Members concerned in accordance with
     the following rules;
     (a) seafarers shall be subject to the legislation of one Member
     only;
     (b) in principle this legislation shall be
     --the legislation of the Member whose flag the ship is flying,
     or
     --the legislation of the Member in whose territory the
     seafarer is resident;
     (c) notwithstanding the rules set forth in the preceding
     subparagraphs, Members concerned may determine, by mutual agreement, other
     rules concerning the legislation applicable to seafarers, in the interest
     of the persons concerned.
     Article 18
     Seafarers who are subject to the legislation of a Member and are
     nationals of another Member, or are refugees or stateless persons resident
     in the territory of a Member, shall enjoy under that legislation equality
     of treatment with the nationals of the first Member, both as regards
     coverage and as regards the right to benefits. They shall enjoy equality
     of treatment without any condition of residence on the territory of the
     first Member if its nationals are protected without any such condition.
     This requirement shall also apply, where appropriate, as regards the right
     to benefit of seafarers dependants and survivors irrespective of their
     nationality.
    
     Article 19
     Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 18, the award of
     non-contributory benefits may be made conditional on the beneficiary
     having resided in the territory of the competent Member or, in the case of
     survivors^ benefit, on the deceased having resided there for a period
     which may not be set at more than--
     (a) six months immediately preceding the lodging of the claim, for
     unemployment benefit and maternity benefit;
     (b) five consecutive years immediately preceding the lodging of
     the claim, for invalidity benefit, or immediately preceding the death, for
     survivors^ benefit;
     (c) ten years between the age of 18 and the personable age, of
     which it may be required that five years shall immediately precede the
     lodging of the claim, for old-age benefit.
     Article 20
     The laws and regulations of each Member relating to shipowners^
     liability provided for in Articles 13 to 15 shall ensure equality of
     treatment to seafarers irrespective of their place of residence.
     Article 21
     Each Member shall endeavour to participate with every other Member
     concerned in schemes for the maintenance of rights in course of
     acquisition, as regards each branch of social security specified in
     Article 3, for which each of these Members has legislation in force, for
     the benefit of persons who have been subject successively or alternately,
     in the capacity of seafarers, to the legislation of the said Members.
     Article 22
     The schemes for the maintenance of rights in course of acquisition
     referred to in Article 21 shall provide for the adding together, to the
     extent necessary, of periods of insurance, employment or residence as the
     case may be, completed under the legislation of the Members concerned for
     the purposes of acquisition, maintenance or recovery of rights and, as the
     case may be, calculation of benefits.
     Article 23
     The schemes for the maintenance of rights in course of acquisition
     referred to in Article 21 shall determine the formula for awarding
     invalidity, old-age and survivors^ benefits, as well as the apportionment,
     where appropriate, of the costs involved.
    
     Article 24
     Each Member shall guarantee the provision of invalidity, old-age and
     survivors^ cash benefits, pensions in respect of employment injuries and
     death grants, to which a right is acquired under its legislation, to
     beneficiaries who are nationals of a Member or refugees or stateless
     persons, irrespective of their place of residence, subject to measures for
     this purpose being taken, where necessary, by agreement between the
     Members or with the States concerned.
     Article 25
     Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 24, in the case of
     non-contributory benefits the Members concerned shall determine by mutual
     agreement the conditions under which the provision of these benefits shall
     be guaranteed to beneficiaries resident outside the territory of the
     competent Member.
     Article 26
     A Member having accepted the obligations of the Equality of Treatment
     (Social Security) Convention, 1962, for one or more of the branches of
     social security referred to in Article 24, but not those of the
     Maintenance of Social Security Rights Convention, 1982, may, in respect of
     each branch for which it has accepted the obligations of the
     first-mentioned Convention, derogate from the provisions of Article 24
     and apply in its place the provisions of Article 5 of that Convention.
     Article 27
     Members concerned shall endeavour to participate in schemes for the
     maintenance of rights acquired under their legislation as regards each of
     the following branches of social security for which each of these Members
     has legislation applicable to seafarers in force: medical care, sickness
     benefit, unemployment benefit employment injury benefits other than
     pensions and death grants, family benefit and maternity benefit. These
     schemes shall guarantee such benefits to persons resident or temporarily
     resident in the territory of one of these Members other than the competent
     Member, under conditions and within limits to be determined by mutual
     agreement between the Members concerned.
     Article 28
     The provisions of this Part do not apply to social and medical
     assistance.
     Article 29
     Members may derogate from the provisions of Article 16 to 25 and
     Article 27 by making special arrangements in the framework of bilateral or
     multilateral instruments concluded amongst two or more of them, on
     condition that these do not affect the rights and obligations of other
     Members and provide for the protection of foreign or migrant seafarers in
     matters of social security under provisions which, in the aggregate, are
     at least as favourable as those required under these Articles.
    
     PART V. LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SAFEGUARDS
     Article 30
     Every person concerned shall have a right of appeal in case of refusal
     of the benefit or complaint as to its nature, level, amount or quality.
     Article 31
     Where a government department responsible to a legislature is
     entrusted with the administration of medical care, every person concerned
     shall have a right, in addition to the right of appeal provided for in
     Article 30, to have a complaint concerning the refusal of medical care or
     the quality of the care received investigated by the appropriate
     authority.
     Article 32
     Each Member shall make provision for securing the rapid and
     inexpensive settlement of disputes concerning the shipowner^s liability
     provided for in Articles 13 to 15.
     Article 33
     Members shall accept general responsibility for the due provision of
     the benefits provided in compliance with this Convention and shall take
     all measures required for this purpose.
     Article 34
     Members shall accept general responsibility for the proper
     administration of the institutions and services concerned in the
     application of this Convention.
     Article 35
     Where the administration is not entrusted to an institution regulated
     by the public authorities or to a government department responsible to a
     legislature
     (a) representatives of the seafarers protected shall participate in
     the management under conditions prescribed by national legislation;
     (b) national legislation shall also, where appropriate, provide
     for the participation of representatives of the shipowners;
     (c) national legislation may also provide for the participation of
     representatives of the public authorities.
    
     PART VI. FINAL PROVISIONS
     Article 36
     This Convention revises the Sickness Insurance (Sea) Convention, 1936,
     and the Social Security (Seafarers) Conventions, 1946.
     Article 37
     The formal ratifications of this Convention shall be communicated to
     the Director-General of the International Labour Office for registration.
     Article 38
     1. This Convention shall be binding only upon those Members of the
     International Labour Organization whose ratifications have been registered
     with the Director-General of the International Labour office.
     2. It shall come into force twelve months after the date on which the
     ratifications of two Members have been registered with the
     Director-General of the International Labour Office.
     3. Thereafter, this Convention shall come into force for any Member
     twelve months after the date on which its ratification has been
     registered.
     Article 39
     Each Member which ratifies this Convention undertakes to apply it to
     non-metropolitan territories for whose international relations it is
     responsible in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the
     International Labour Organization.
     Article 40
     1. A Member which has ratified this Convention may denounce it after
     the expiration of ten years from the date on which the Convention first
     comes into force, by an act communicated to the Director-General of the
     International Labour Office for registration. Such denunciation shall not
     take effect until one year after the date on which it is registered.
     2. Each Member which has ratified this Convention and which does not,
     within the year following the expiration of the period of ten years
     mentioned in the preceding paragraph, exercise the right of denunciation
     provided for in this Article, will be bound for another period of ten
     years and, thereafter, may denounce this Convention at the expiration of
     each period of ten years under the terms provided for in this Article.
     Article 41
     1. The Director-General of the International Labour Office shall
     notify all Members of the International Labour Organization of the
     registration of all ratifications and denunciations communicated to him by
     the Members of the Organization.
     2. When notifying the Members of the Organization of the registration
     of the registration of the second ratification communicated to him, the
     Director-General of the International Labour Office shall draw the
     attention of the Members of the Organization to the date upon which the
     Convention will come into force.
    
     Article 42
     The Director-General of the International Labour Office shall
     communicate to the Secretary-General of the United Nations for
     registration in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United
     Nations full particulars of all ratifications and acts of denunciation
     registered by him in accordance with the provisions of the preceding
     Articles.
     Article 43
     At such times as it may consider necessary the Governing Body of the
     International Labour Office shall present to the General Conference a
     report on the working of this Convention and shall examine the
     desirability of placing on the agenda of the Conference the question of
     its revision in whole or in part.
     Article 44
     1. Should the Conference adopt a new Convention revising this
     Convention in whole or in part, then, unless the new Convention otherwise
     provides
     (a) the ratification by a Member of the new revising Convention
     shall ipso jure involve the immediate denunciation of this Convention,
    notwithstanding the provisions of Article 40 above, if and when the new
     revising Convention shall have come into force;
     (b) as from the date when the new revising Convention comes into
     force this Convention shall cease to be open to ratification by the
     Members.
     2. This Convention shall in any case remain in force in its actual
     form and content for those Members which have ratified it but have not
     ratified the revising Convention.
     Article 45
     The English and French versions of the text of this Convention are
     equally authoritative.