The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) will certainly remain to expand the Seafarer’s Employment Agreement (SEA) till 14 September 2020. Thereafter, the arrangements of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC,2006) as included right into the nationwide regulations will certainly need to be abided by.
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The PMA has actually changed MN 03/2020 providing variation 3 making a clear stand, a day of cessation to the give of expansion to the SEAs originally done to consider of the COVID-19 limitations enforced around the world making staff modifications specifically repatriation of seafarers, a difficult procedure.
As per changed 6.1 of the stated PMA Notice, the expansion will certainly be provided till 14 September 2020. Seafarers that go through these expansions will be repatriated as a recommended Standard A2.5.1.2( b) of the MLC 2006, The PMA highly motivates all Authorities to enable staff modifications at the earliest possibility so as seafarers repatriation to their residences can be accomplished.
After September 14, 2020, the PMA will certainly go back to conformity with the arrangements ofExecutive Decree No 86 of February 22, 2013 as well as MMC-262.
Reference: bimco.org
