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Merchant Marine Circular No. 262  

 

Please find attached copy of Merchant MarineCircular No. 262 recently issued by Panama Maritime Authority (PMA).

With this circular, the Administration informs the minimum requirements that should have the employment agreements for seafarers rendering services on board Panamanian flagged vessels engaged in international navigation as established by Regulation 2.1 and Standard A2.1 of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006.

The circular gives the list of all the information that must contain these employment agreements and also comments on policies about main employment topics such as: conditions of work, wages, prior-notice period, overtime hours, regular working day, official holidays, annual vacations, minimum hours of rest, health and social security benefits, maximum duration of interrupted service on board, right of repatriation, collective bargaining if applicable, termination of the agreement, among others.

In case of any question about MLC 2006, please contact mlc@segumar.com

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