Between when the notice was issued on 26 June and 29 July AMSA said it had received a total of 55 complaints.
The complaints relate to seafarers serving with expired Seafarer Employment Agreements (SEAs), no plans for repatriation at the end of agreements, and serving in excess of 11 months onboard. Some complaints relate to just one element, others all three.
AMSA said 76% of complaints referenced expired SEAs, 89% a lack of repatriation plan for one or more seafarers, and 72% being onboard vessel for 11 months or more.
“We are investigating every MLC complaint received. For some complaints, the ship has not arrived in Australia or is not coming to Australia,” AMSA said.
“For ships that are not coming to Australia, we refer the complaint to the ship’s flag State Administration and where possible the port State Administration for its next destination.”
AMSA said 47 complaints had been investigated and resolved to its satisfaction while eight were under investigation and awaiting the arrival of ships in Australia.
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