Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2019, published 109th ILC session (2021)

Repatriation of Seafarers Convention (Revised), 1987 (No. 166) - Guyana (Ratification: 1996)

Article 1(4) of the Convention. Definition of the term “seafarer”. In its previous comments, the Committee observed that the provisions of the Shipping Act (No. 7 of 1998) on repatriation apply to seamen – as defined in section 2 of the Act – but not to masters and apprentices, offering therefore more limited coverage than that envisaged by the Convention. The Committee recalled that the Convention applies to any person employed in any capacity on board a seagoing ship and requested the Government to take all necessary action to ensure that masters and apprentices are not excluded from the scope of sections 188–213 of the Shipping Act with respect to repatriation. The Committee notes that the Government’s report contains no reply to its previous comments. Therefore, the Committee requests the Government, once again, to adopt the necessary measures, without delay, to ensure that all seafarers covered by the Convention including masters and apprentices are entitled to repatriation under its terms and conditions.