Improving Seafarer Certification Regulations For Ship Crew

Abstract

This article is devoted to studying the procedures for recruiting ship crew, as well as their rights and obligations arising from employment relationships which are regulated by general norms of law in force in Indonesia. The article discusses giving complete freedom to the parties when making regulations, in this case the state is in the interests of protecting the life and health of the ship's crew, the safety of navigation and the fulfillment of its obligations arising from international agreements and which must not allow the presence of people who do not participate in the ship's crew and fulfill the requirements set for the qualifications and health of the ship's crew. Of relevance is the need to analyze the legal requirements for the professional qualifications of ship crew in Indonesia.