Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2005, published 95th ILC session (2006)

Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention, 1958 (No. 108) - Poland (Ratification: 1993)

The Committee notes the Government’s indication that urgent work will be started to further amend Act No. 258 of 23 May 1991 regarding employment on seagoing merchant vessels, in particular, the scope of section 13(1)(2)(d) of the Act. In the Government’s view, this work would also allow taking into consideration both the Seafarers’ Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003 (No. 185), and the observations of the Committee. Please continue to provide information on any developments in this regard and transmit the text of the respective amendments, when adopted.

The Committee also recalls that in its previous comments it asked the Government to indicate the legislative and/or regulatory texts which guarantee readmission to Poland of foreign seafarers to whom a Polish seafarers’ identity document has been issued. It notes the Government’s response that according to article 9(2) of the Act, each person holding the seafarers’ book may return to the country on its basis, even if the validity of the book has already expired. The Committee asks the Government to clarify whether this provision is applicable to the return to Poland of those foreign seafarers to whom a Polish seafarers book has been issued and whether under the legislation of Poland such foreign seafarers are required to hold another document (other than this seafarers’ book) for crossing the border and for returning to Poland.