Common use of Pre-Employment Clause in Contracts

Pre-Employment. 2.1 Each seafarer shall undertake to serve the Company competently and shall undertake that they possess, and will exercise, the skill commensurate with the certificates that they declare to hold, which should be verified by the Company. 2.2 The Company shall be entitled to require that any seafarer shall have a satisfactory pre-employment medical examination, at Company expense, by a Company-nominated doctor and that the seafarer answer faithfully any questionnaire on their state of health, which may be required. Failure to do so may effect the seafarer’s entitlement to compensation as per Articles 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26. The seafarer shall be entitled to receive a copy of the medical certificate issued in respect of such an examination. The provisions of this Article shall equally apply to seafarers who were previously employed by the Company, signed- off due to medical reasons pursuant to Article 19.1 (b) and maybe willing to be re-employed upon recovery. Any such recovered seafarers shall be treaded equally to the other candidates undergoing medical examination. 2.3 As far as practicable, companies who are direct employers or who use seafarers recruitment and placement services shall ensure that the standards laid down in the MLC are met including the requirement that no fees or visa costs are borne directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by the seafarers for finding employment, the right for seafarers to inspect their employment agreements and seek advice before engagement and preventing the recruitment or placement services from using means, mechanisms or lists to prevent seafarers from gaining employment for which they are qualified. 2.4 Each seafarer shall sign the seamen’s employment contract. 2.5 Documentation as required by the Flag State shall be at Company expense.

Pre-Employment. 2.1 Each seafarer shall undertake to serve the Company competently and shall undertake that they possess, and will exercise, the skill commensurate with the certificates that they declare to hold, which should be verified by the Company. 2.2 The Company shall be entitled to require that any seafarer shall have a satisfactory pre-employment medical examination, at Company expense, by a Company-nominated doctor and that the seafarer answer faithfully any questionnaire on their state of health, which may be required. Failure to do so may effect the seafarer’s entitlement to compensation as per Articles 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26. The seafarer shall be entitled to receive a copy of the medical certificate issued in respect of such an examination. The provisions of this Article shall equally apply to seafarers who were previously employed by the Company, signed- signed off due to medical reasons pursuant to Article 19.1 (b) and maybe may be willing to be re-employed upon recovery. Any such recovered seafarers seafarer shall be treaded treated equally to the other candidates undergoing medical examination. 2.3 As far as practicable, companies who are direct employers or who use seafarers recruitment and placement services shall ensure that the standards laid down in the MLC are met including the requirement that no fees or visa costs are borne directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by the seafarers for finding employment, the right for seafarers to inspect their employment agreements documents and seek advice before engagement and preventing the recruitment or placement services from using means, mechanisms or lists to prevent seafarers from gaining employment for which they are qualified. 2.4 Each seafarer shall sign the seamenan MLC compliant seafarer’s employment contract. 2.5 Documentation as required by the Flag State shall be at Company expense.

Pre-Employment. 2.1 Each seafarer shall undertake to serve the Company competently and shall undertake that they possess, and will exercise, the skill commensurate with the certificates that they declare to hold, which should be verified by the Company. 2.2 The Company shall be entitled to require that any seafarer shall have a satisfactory pre-employment medical examination, at Company expense, by a Company-nominated doctor and that the seafarer answer faithfully any questionnaire on their state of health, which may be required. Failure to do so may effect will affect the seafarer’s entitlement to compensation as per Articles 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26. The seafarer shall be entitled to receive a copy of the medical certificate issued in respect of such an examination. The provisions of this Article shall equally apply to seafarers who were previously employed by the Company, signed- signed-off due to medical reasons pursuant to Article 19.1 (b) and maybe may be willing to be re-employed upon recovery. Any such recovered seafarers shall be treaded treated equally to the other candidates undergoing medical examination. 2.3 As far as practicable, companies who are direct employers or who use seafarers recruitment and placement services shall ensure that the standards laid down in the MLC are met including the requirement that no fees or visa costs are borne directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by the seafarers for finding employment, the right for seafarers to inspect their employment agreements documents and seek advice before engagement and preventing the recruitment or placement services from using means, mechanisms or lists to prevent seafarers from gaining employment for which they are qualified. 2.4 Each seafarer shall sign the seamenan MLC compliant seafarer’s employment contract. 2.5 Documentation as required by the Flag State shall be at Company expense.

Pre-Employment. 2.1 Each seafarer shall undertake to serve the Company competently and shall undertake that they possess, and will exercise, the skill commensurate with the certificates that they declare to hold, which should be verified by the Company. 2.2 The Company shall be entitled to require that any seafarer shall have a satisfactory pre-employment medical examination, at Company expense, by a Company-nominated doctor and that the seafarer answer faithfully any questionnaire on their state of health, which may be required. Failure to do so may effect the seafarer’s entitlement to compensation as per Articles 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26. The seafarer shall be entitled to receive a copy of the medical certificate issued in respect of such an examination. The provisions of this Article shall equally apply to seafarers who were previously employed by the Company, signed- signed off due to medical reasons pursuant to Article 19.1 (b) and maybe may be willing to be re-employed upon recovery. Any such recovered seafarers seafarer shall be treaded treated equally to the other candidates undergoing medical examination. 2.3 As far as practicable, companies who are direct employers or who use seafarers recruitment and placement services shall ensure that the standards laid down in the MLC are met including the requirement that no fees or visa costs are borne directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by the seafarers for finding employment, the right for seafarers to inspect their employment agreements and seek advice before engagement and preventing the recruitment or placement services from using means, mechanisms or lists to prevent seafarers from gaining employment for which they are qualified. 2.4 Each seafarer shall sign the seamen’s employment contractcontract attached as APPENDIX 4. 2.5 Documentation as required by the Flag State shall be at Company expense.

Pre-Employment. 2.1 Each seafarer Seafarer shall undertake to serve the Company company competently and shall undertake that they possess, and will exercise, the skill commensurate with the certificates that certificates, which they declare to hold, which should be verified by the Company. 2.2 The Company shall be entitled to require that any seafarer Seafarer shall have a satisfactory pre-employment em- ployment medical examination, at Company company expense, by a Companycompany-nominated doctor and that the seafarer Seafarer answer faithfully any questionnaire on their state of health, which may be required. Failure to do so may effect affect the seafarerSeafarer’s entitlement to compensation as per Articles 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 24 and 2625. The seafarer Seafarer shall be entitled to receive a copy of the medical certificate issued in respect of such an examination. The provisions of this Article shall equally apply to seafarers Seafarers who were previously employed by the Company, signed- signed-off due to medical reasons pursuant to Article 19.1 18.1 (b) and maybe willing to be re-employed upon recovery. Any such recovered seafarers Sea- farers shall be treaded treated equally to the other candidates undergoing under- going medical examination. 2.3 As far as practicableThe Company shall ensure, companies who are direct employers or who use seafarers recruitment and placement services shall ensure that the standards laid down in the MLC ILO Maritime Labour Conven- tion (MLC) are met including the requirement that no fees or visa costs are borne directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by the seafarers Seafarers for finding employment, the right for seafarers Seafarers to inspect their employment agreements documents and seek advice before engagement and preventing the recruitment or placement services from using means, mechanisms or lists to prevent seafarers Seafarers from gaining employment for which they are qualified. 2.4 Each seafarer Seafarer shall sign the seamenan MLC compliant Seafarer’s employment contract.contract attached as AN- NEX 5 2.5 Documentation as required by the Flag State shall be at Company expense.

Pre-Employment. 2.1 Each seafarer shall undertake to serve the Company competently and shall undertake that they possess, and will exercise, the skill commensurate with the certificates that they declare to hold, which should be verified by the Company. 2.2 The Company shall be entitled to require that any seafarer shall have a satisfactory pre-employment medical examination, at Company expense, by a Company-nominated doctor and that the seafarer answer faithfully any questionnaire on their state of health, which may be required. Failure to do so may effect the seafarer’s entitlement to compensation as per Articles 22, 23, 2422,23,24, 25 and 26. The seafarer shall be entitled to receive a copy of the medical certificate issued in respect of such an examination. The provisions of this Article shall equally apply to seafarers who were previously employed by the Company, signed- signed off due to medical reasons pursuant to Article 19.1 (b) and maybe may be willing to be re-employed upon recovery. Any such recovered seafarers seafarer shall be treaded treated equally to the other candidates undergoing medical examination. 2.3 As far as practicable, companies who are direct employers or who use seafarers recruitment and placement services shall ensure as far as practicable, that the standards laid down in the MLC are met including the requirement that no fees or visa costs are borne directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by the seafarers for finding employment, the right for seafarers to inspect their employment agreements and seek advice before engagement and preventing the recruitment or placement services from using means, mechanisms or lists to prevent seafarers from gaining employment for which they are qualified. 2.4 Each seafarer shall sign the seamen’s employment contractcontract attached as APPENDIX 4. 2.5 Documentation as required by the Flag State shall be at Company expense.

Pre-Employment. 2.1 Each seafarer shall undertake to serve the Company competently and shall undertake that they possess, and will exercise, the skill commensurate with the certificates that they declare to hold, which should be verified by the Company. 2.2 The Company shall be entitled to require that any seafarer shall have a satisfactory pre-employment medical examination, at Company expense, by a Company-nominated doctor and that the seafarer answer faithfully any questionnaire on their state of health, which may be required. Failure to do so may effect affect the seafarer’s entitlement to compensation as per Articles 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26. The seafarer shall be entitled to receive a copy of the medical certificate issued in respect of such an examination. The provisions of this Article shall equally apply to seafarers who were previously employed by the Company, signed- signed-off due to medical reasons pursuant to Article 19.1 (b) and maybe willing to be re-employed upon recovery. Any such recovered seafarers shall be treaded treated equally to the other candidates undergoing medical examination. 2.3 As far as practicable, companies who are direct employers or who use seafarers recruitment and placement services shall ensure that the standards laid down in the MLC are met including the requirement that no fees or visa costs are borne directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by the seafarers for finding employment, the right for seafarers to inspect their employment agreements documents and seek advice before engagement and preventing the recruitment or placement services from using means, mechanisms or lists to prevent seafarers from gaining employment for which they are qualified. 2.4 Each seafarer shall sign the seamenan MLC compliant seafarer’s employment contract. 2.5 Documentation as required by the Flag State shall be at Company expense.

Pre-Employment. 2.1 3.1 Each seafarer shall undertake to serve the Company competently and shall undertake that they possess, and will exercise, the skill commensurate with the certificates that they declare to hold, which should be verified by the Company. 2.2 3.2 The Company shall be entitled to require that any seafarer shall have a satisfactory prere-employment medical examination, at Company expense, by a Company-nominated doctor and that the seafarer answer faithfully any questionnaire on their state of health, which may be required. Failure to do so may effect the seafarer’s entitlement to compensation as per Articles 22, 23, 24, 25 25, 26, 27 and 26. The 28.The seafarer shall be entitled to receive a copy of the medical certificate issued in respect of such an examination. The provisions of this Article shall equally apply to seafarers who were previously employed by the Company, signed- signed off due to medical reasons pursuant to Article 19.1 (b21.1(b) and maybe willing to be re-employed upon recovery. Any such recovered seafarers seafarer shall be treaded treated equally to the other candidates undergoing medical examination. 2.3 3.3 In order to avoid the Seafarer contracting diseases on board as well as to improve health and safety on board, the Company shall provide a higher medical examination for the Seafarer prior to their embarkation. The Seafarer has the right and obligation to take a higher medical examination prior to their embarkation. 3.4 As far as practicable, companies who are direct employers or who use seafarers recruitment and placement services shall ensure that the standards laid down in the MLC are met met, including the requirement that no fees or visa costs are borne directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by the seafarers for finding employment, the right for seafarers to inspect their employment agreements documents and seek advice before engagement and preventing the recruitment or placement services from using means, mechanisms or lists to prevent seafarers from gaining employment for which they are qualified. 2.4 3.5 Each seafarer shall sign the seamenan MLC compliant seafarer’s employment contract. 2.5 3.6 Documentation as required by the Flag State shall be at Company expense.

Pre-Employment. 2.1 Each seafarer shall undertake to serve the Company competently and shall undertake that they possess, and will exercise, the skill commensurate with the certificates that they declare to hold, which should be verified by the Company. 2.2 The Company shall be entitled to require that any seafarer shall have a satisfactory pre-employment medical examination, at Company expense, by a Company-nominated doctor and that the seafarer answer faithfully any questionnaire on their state of health, which may be required. Failure to do so may effect the seafarer’s entitlement to compensation as per Articles 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26. The seafarer shall be entitled to receive a copy of the medical certificate issued in respect of such an examination. The provisions of this Article shall equally apply to seafarers who were previously employed by the Company, signed- signed off due to medical reasons pursuant to Article 19.1 (b) and maybe may be willing to be re-employed upon recovery. Any such recovered seafarers seafarer shall be treaded treated equally to the other candidates undergoing medical examination. 2.3 As far as practicable, companies who are direct employers or who use seafarers recruitment and placement services shall ensure that the standards laid down in the MLC are met including the requirement that no fees or visa costs are borne directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by the seafarers for finding employment, the right for seafarers to inspect their employment agreements documents and seek advice before engagement and preventing the recruitment or placement services from using means, mechanisms or lists to prevent seafarers from gaining employment for which they are qualified. 2.4 Each seafarer shall sign the seamen’s employment contract attached as Appendix 4 an MLC compliant seafarer’s employment contract. 2.5 Documentation as required by the Flag State shall be at Company expense.

Pre-Employment. 2.1 Each seafarer shall undertake to serve the Company competently and shall undertake that they possess, and will exercise, the skill commensurate with the certificates that they declare to hold, which should be verified by the Company. 2.2 The Company shall be entitled to require that any seafarer shall have a satisfactory pre-employment medical examination, at Company expense, by a Company-Company- nominated doctor and that the seafarer answer faithfully any questionnaire on their state of health, which may be required. Failure to do so may effect the seafarer’s entitlement to compensation as per Articles 22, 23, 2422,23,24, 25 and 26. The seafarer shall be entitled to receive a copy of the medical certificate issued in respect of such an examination. The provisions of this Article shall equally apply to seafarers who were previously employed by the Company, signed- signed off due to medical reasons pursuant to Article 19.1 (bArt.19.1(b) and maybe may be willing to be re-employed upon recovery. Any such recovered seafarers seafarer shall be treaded treated equally to the other candidates undergoing medical examination. 2.3 As far as practicable, companies who are direct employers or who use seafarers recruitment and placement services shall ensure that the standards laid down in the MLC are met including the requirement that no fees or visa costs are borne directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by the seafarers for finding employmentemployment , the right for seafarers to inspect their employment agreements documents and seek advice before engagement and preventing the recruitment or placement services from using meansmeans , mechanisms or lists to prevent seafarers from gaining employment for which they are qualified. 2.4 Each seafarer shall sign the seamenan MLC compliant seafarer’s employment contractemployment. 2.5 Documentation as required by the Flag State shall be at Company expense.

Pre-Employment. 2.1 Each seafarer shall undertake to serve the Company competently and shall undertake that they possess, and will exercise, the skill commensurate with the certificates that they declare to hold, which should be verified by the Company. 2.2 The Company shall be entitled to require that any seafarer shall have a satisfactory pre-employment medical examination, at Company expense, by a Company-nominated doctor and that the seafarer answer faithfully any questionnaire on their state of health, which may be required. Failure to do so may effect the seafarer’s entitlement to compensation as per Articles 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26. The seafarer shall be entitled to receive a copy of the medical certificate issued in respect of such an examination. The provisions of this Article shall equally apply to seafarers who were previously employed by the Company, signed- signed-off due to medical reasons pursuant to Article 19.1 (b) and maybe willing to be re-employed upon recovery. Any such recovered seafarers shall be treaded equally to the other candidates undergoing medical examination. 2.3 As far as practicable, companies who are direct employers or who use seafarers recruitment and placement services shall ensure that the standards laid down in the MLC are met including the requirement that no fees or visa costs are borne directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by the seafarers for finding employment, the right for seafarers to inspect their employment agreements documents and seek advice before engagement and preventing the recruitment or placement services from using means, mechanisms or lists to prevent seafarers from gaining employment for which they are qualified. 2.4 Each seafarer shall sign the seamenan MLC compliant seafarer’s employment contract. 2.5 Documentation as required by the Flag State shall be at Company expense.