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ROLE OF THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ROLE OF THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME LABOUR STANDARDS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF LABOUR STANDARDS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF MARITIME SAFETY AND ENHANCEMENT OF MARITIME SAFETY AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION

FROM BMA’S PERSPECTIVEFROM BMA’S PERSPECTIVE

Lecturer: Anna Natova, Lecturer: Anna Natova,

Director of Directorate “European Union Director of Directorate “European Union International Affairs and Projects” International Affairs and Projects”

Bulgarian Maritime AdministrationBulgarian Maritime Administration

XII INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR OF RUSSIAN MARITIME REGISTER, 21-22 OCTOBER 2009, ST. PETERSBURG


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Bulgaria and the International Maritime Regulatory Bulgaria and the International Maritime Regulatory RegimeRegime

Republic of Bulgaria is party to UNCLOS, Republic of Bulgaria is party to UNCLOS, Ratification of IMO conventions – Republic of Bulgaria is party Ratification of IMO conventions – Republic of Bulgaria is party to 23 IMO Conventions (this number does not include the to 23 IMO Conventions (this number does not include the ratifications of the amendments to number of conventions)ratifications of the amendments to number of conventions)Ratification of ILO conventions – Republic of Bulgaria ratified Ratification of ILO conventions – Republic of Bulgaria ratified 29 ILO maritime conventions, including MLC-2006. Currently 29 ILO maritime conventions, including MLC-2006. Currently Bulgaria is party to 19 conventions and 1 protocolBulgaria is party to 19 conventions and 1 protocolApplication of the international labour legislation - positive Application of the international labour legislation - positive evaluations given in the reports of the Expert Committee on the evaluations given in the reports of the Expert Committee on the implementation of conventions and recommendations and of the implementation of conventions and recommendations and of the Committee on implementation of the standards of the ILOCommittee on implementation of the standards of the ILORole of the tripartism Role of the tripartism


The Bulgarian National LegislationThe Bulgarian National Legislation

Alignment of the national legislation with the Alignment of the national legislation with the requirements of the contemporary international and requirements of the contemporary international and European legislationEuropean legislation

Ratification of newly adopted international instrumentsRatification of newly adopted international instruments

Drafting and adoption of national legislative actsDrafting and adoption of national legislative acts


Main national acts in the field of maritime Main national acts in the field of maritime lebour legislationlebour legislation

(Acts, transposing the requirements of the (Acts, transposing the requirements of the international instruments into the international instruments into the

Bulgarian national legislation)Bulgarian national legislation)

Regulation on the employment and related to employment Regulation on the employment and related to employment relationships between seafarers and shipowner.relationships between seafarers and shipowner.

Regulation on the terms and conditions for recruitment Regulation on the terms and conditions for recruitment agencies agencies


Bulgaria and the MLC 2006Bulgaria and the MLC 2006Active participation in the process of drafting the text of Active participation in the process of drafting the text of the Convention:the Convention:

- member of the High Level Tripartite Working Group and - member of the High Level Tripartite Working Group and its subgroupsits subgroups

- participation in the Preparatory technical conference, - participation in the Preparatory technical conference, September 2004 andSeptember 2004 and

- the 94th session of the International Labour Organization - the 94th session of the International Labour Organization for adoption of the convention, February 2006for adoption of the convention, February 2006alignment the national legislation with the requirements of alignment the national legislation with the requirements of the requirements of the new Conventionthe requirements of the new Convention


Measures for enforcement and Measures for enforcement and implementation of the MLC 2006implementation of the MLC 2006

September 2008 – adoption of guidelines on Flag State September 2008 – adoption of guidelines on Flag State and Port State inspections under MLC 2006and Port State inspections under MLC 2006

Events, organized by BMA for promulgation of the MLC Events, organized by BMA for promulgation of the MLC 2006 and strengthening the administrative capacity for 2006 and strengthening the administrative capacity for enforcement of the requirements of the Conventionenforcement of the requirements of the Convention - Tripartite Regional Seminar – September 2006- Tripartite Regional Seminar – September 2006 - Tripartite National Seminar – November 2006- Tripartite National Seminar – November 2006 - Workshop – November 2008- Workshop – November 2008


Maritime Lebour Convention 2006Maritime Lebour Convention 2006

an international regulatory response of an appropriate kindan international regulatory response of an appropriate kind

global standards applicable to the entire industryglobal standards applicable to the entire industry

a more effective enforcement and compliance system that a more effective enforcement and compliance system that would help to eliminate substandard ships would help to eliminate substandard ships

would work within the well-established international would work within the well-established international system for enforcement of the international standards for system for enforcement of the international standards for ship safety and security and environmental protection that ship safety and security and environmental protection that have been adopted by the International Maritime have been adopted by the International Maritime Organization.Organization.


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