Theoretical and Practical Aspects Relating to Occupational Accidents Aboard Ships in Romania
Theoretical and Practical Aspects Relating to Occupational Accidents Aboard Ships in Romania

Author(s): Camelia Florentina Stoica, Radu Ștefan Pătru
Subject(s): International Law, Law on Economics
Published by: Societatea de Stiinte Juridice si Administrative
Keywords: labor accidents; ship; I.L.O. Convention; internal regulations;
Summary/Abstract: This study analyses the theoretical and practical aspects relating to a special category of occupational accidents, more precisely the occupational accidents aboard ships. The International Labor Organization (I.L.O.), while aware of the importance of this topic, has issued the Maritime Labor Convention (MLC 2006), ratified by Romania through the Law no. 214/2015, ensuring the legal framework for maritime personnel by considering the special labor conditions thereof. On the internal level, a series of regulations in the Romanian law provide a legal framework in this matter. Among these, the Guide of March 19, 2018 is a document for the safe management and health protection of seafarers aboard the ships under the Romanian flag, bringing important regulations in this field. In this study we will also present the jurisprudential issues regarding the occupational accidents aboard ships. The topic is of interest because accidents on ships represent a special category of accidents at work. Romania is in a leading place in the top of the fatal work accidents at European Union level, as EUROSTAT statistics show. Accidents that occurred on board the ships will also be presented in the chapter dedicated to the case law of this study, presenting the history of shipboard accidents that resulted in the death of six people. The jurisprudence, together with the theoretical approach, will lead conclusions relating to the relevant regulations in the internal law.

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