This Fact File aims to provide you with information about the rights that you are likely to have to arrest ships for most of the claims that are relevant to you in different countries, bearing in mind ...
Arrest of Ships
IMO Secretary-General reiterates need for action to address unsafe migration by sea
Following the events of recent days in which more than 2000 migrants were rescued from the Mediterranean Sea and several hundred lost their lives, International Maritime Organization (IMO) ...
New app from SRI provides a lifeline for Seafarers
Seafarers facing legal problems can now obtain immediate information concerning their rights, wherever they are in the world, with a new app formally launched today by Seafarers’ Rights International ...
Masters Exposed
TradeWinds Nov 25, 2014 Seafarers’ Rights International (SRI) has warned that merchant ships could be forced to rescue more and more migrants in the Mediterranean due to European budget cuts. The ...
UK Launch – Open for Maritime skills
The Shipping Minister, John Hayes, launched a new pamphlet ‘Open for Maritime Skills’ at Trinity House, together with Maritime UK Chairman Jeffrey Evans and UK Chamber staff. The pamphlet is the ...
SRI concerns about reports of reduced resources for search and rescue in the Mediterranean
Seafarers’ Rights International (SRI) has raised concerns about the implications for masters of the recent reports of the launch of the new EU Frontex operation ‘Triton’ which will apparently have a ...
UK showcases country’s world-beating maritime skills
BRITAIN is to extend its tonnage tax regime to include training for ratings as part of a fresh drive to promote the country’s shipping skills and maritime education facilities. The UK will be the ...
Maritime Jobseekers Hunt Permanent Work
Skilled seafarers are available in the job market but may need to be coaxed into the positions on offer through longer-term contracts, according to a new survey. Worldwide Recruitment Solutions ...
SRI Responds to Sewol Judgement
Seafarers’ Rights International (SRI), the international centre dedicated to advancing the rights of seafarers, has given an initial response to today’s judgement handed down in relation to the ...
Right to complain on shore
Under the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (‘MLC’): A seafarer has the right to report a complaint alleging a breach of the MLC to an authorised officer in the port at which the ship calls. This is ...