Master's Guide to Shipboard Disciplinary Procedures - Code of Conduct for the Merchant Navy
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This book identifies key sections of The Code of Conduct for the Merchant Navy, ensuring readers understand the way in which it applies to each crew member. The book sets out principles aimed at ensuring high standards of discipline on board merchant ships and promotes the wellbeing of the seafarers working on them.
Product Details
Part Number: ICS0690
Edition: 2015
Printed and corrected to: No
ISBN: 9781856096430
Publisher: Witherbys
Language: English
Format: Paperback
This book advises readers on sanctions behind the Code, the role of the Master in the disciplinary process and the formal disciplinary procedure that must be followed. The Code of Conduct has undergone a comprehensive revision to ensure that it remains up to date and relevant, which in turn led the UK Chamber of Shipping to review and revise this guide. The recommendations not definitive but give practical advice on how investigations and hearings should be conducted on board.
The Code of Conduct for the Merchant Navy (the Code) is an established document, setting out principles aimed at ensuring high standards of discipline on board merchant ships and therefore promoting the wellbeing of the seafarers working on them. It has been agreed between shipowners and seafarers’ representatives and approved by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). It was last revised in 2013.
The Code does not have mandatory status but has been adopted by many employers of seafarers for use on ships registered in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. It may be referred to in Seafarer Employment Agreements.
Paragraphs 10–26 of the Code (2013 edition) set out procedures for dealing with alleged breaches of the Code, to be followed, as appropriate, on board ship by, or under the authority of, the Master. A succession of cases brought to Employment Tribunals against employers across a broad spectrum of economic activities has underlined how important it is to apply fair procedures when dealing with disciplinary matters. This is particularly the case when the seafarer found to have committed a breach of the Code is dismissed from the ship.
For this reason, the UK Chamber of Shipping has drawn up this guide to assist ships’ Masters and officers in applying the procedures in the Code for dealing with breaches. The recommendations set out are not designed to be definitive but give advice on good practice for conducting investigations and hearings on board.
