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Fd, ffi600001 tr6l-dr-700022, qfir: qtjT: 044-25255552 033-22230169 ffi:sm-mum-ship@gov.in', ffi: f,fa: sm-chn-shiP@ gov.in sm.kol- ship@gov;inlI @ TIIkI 1T(6Tt / GOVERNMENT OF INDIA tin qftmq {ilHq, MrNrsrRY oF sHTPPTNG ftcre'il rflftteTrtrq, IH DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF SHIP-PING, MUM.BAI DGS CIRGULAR NO.Os OF 2O2O F. No. CR-25/CR (1)t2020 Dated : 13.02.2020. Subject: Advisorv to all Recruitment and Placement of Seafarers License IRPSL) holders reqardinq demand of remuneration. donation or fees from seafarers for their employment - reg. The Directorate is receiving several complaints from the seafarers regarding demand of remuneration from seafarers by the RPSL & shipping companies for getting employment on board merchant ships. 2. As per Section 97 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958, as amended and read with Clause (i) of sub-rule (1) of Rule 5 of the Merchant Shipping ( R&PS), Rules, 2016 , person or company or organization including a union purporting to represent the interests of seafarers shall not demand or receive, either directly or indirectly, from any seafarer or person seeking employment as seaman or any person on his behalf, any remuneration donation or fees or compulsory subscription of any kind attributable from such seafarer or person's employment as seaman, other than the fees authorized by this Act. 3. lt shall be the duty of the company employing or proposing to employ person as seafarer to ensure that no money has been demanded or received by any person or company or organization including the union purporting to represent the interest of seafarers by way of any remuneration or donation or fees or compulsory subscription of any kind attributable to employment of such person as seafarer. 4. ln order to ensure compliance of the above provisions of the M. S. Act, 1958 and M.S. (R&PS) Rules,2016 by all concerned, the lndian ship-owning companies and RPSL companies shall display a Notice as enclosed (Annexure - l) at a prominent place in their premises with immediate effect. 5. This issues with the approval of Director General of Shipping & Addl. Secretary to the Govt. of lndia. Encl: , As above (Subhash Barguzer) Deputy Director General of Shipping (Crew) H +eI RHq, eff {km, qr{ Ria +ETs,6iW'fis its, 6iq(iqr4ka) jsi-aoooa, gth Floor, BETA Building, l-Thlnk r€cfino campus, Kanjur village Road, xanlurmarg ie;, Mumbai40062 $til/rolNo.: +91-22-2 575 2ezloll2n it R/Fax.: +rt-22-2s7 e ztais {-dfile fttfri;*"udte: $$v.dg8hlpphg.9ov.tn "rt-ogdrrF;@r".,nAnnexure - I NOTICE section 97 of the Merchant shipping Act, 1958 prohibits demand of any remuneration directly or indirectly from the seafarers for providi ng employment. If any person, company, organization or Union in this office or othenruise, demands or receive any from any seafarer or person seeking money/remuneration, employment as seafarer, he can complain it to any of the following Officers/Offices of the Directorate General of Shipping: (1) The Deputy Director (2) Assistant Director General General of ShiPPing of Shipping Crew Branch, Crew Branch, Directorate General of Directorate General of Shipping, Shipping, gth Floor, BETA Building, gth Floor, BETA Building, | - Think Techno CamPus, I - Think Techno CamPus, Kanjur Village Road, Kanjur Village Road, Kanjurmarg (East), Kanjurmarg (East), Mumbai - 400 042 Mumbai - 400 042 Tel.:022 - 25752018 Tel.'. 022 '25752033 e-mail: barguzer- e-mail: deePak-khemu- Jurisdictional Seamen's Office as per details below. (3) Director, (4) Director, (5) Director, Seamen's Employment Office Seamen's Seamen's Kolkata, Empolyment Employment Marine Office Mumbai, Office Chennai, House, Hastings, Nav Bhavan, Anchorgate Kolkata -700 022 10, R.K. Marg, Building, 3rd Floor, Tel.: 033 - Ballard Estate, P.B.No.5004, 22230169 Mumbai - 400 001 Rajaji Salai, e-mail: sm-kol- ship@gov.in Tel:.022 - Chennai - 600 001 22631222 Tel.: 044 - e-mail: sm-mum- 25255552 I ship@gov.in e-mail: sm-chn- ship@gov.in