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ILO Social Study for Yachting Professionals.
As regular readers will be aware, the Professional Yachtsmen's Association (PYA) supports MLC 2006. However this ‘seafarers bill of rights’ contains some unintended consequences for superyachts which could jeopardise the future of the industry. As such, the PYA has been lobbying the ILO to explain these issues.
At the request of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Secretariat, the PYA has been asked to carry out 2 studies on superyachting, to demonstrate to the ILO, the overall effect of implementing MLC 2006 on superyachts. The first study, to measure the impact of MLC on crew accommodation in superyachts, took place in April, assisted by superyacht builders and designers.
This second study is the social survey requested by the ILO and relates to superyacht crew.
In order to have any impact with international policy makers, the social survey and its report must be impartial and academically sound. This is why the PYA commissioned the Seafarers International Research Centre (SIRC) to write it. SIRC is reportedly the leading authority in the world on issues affecting seafarers. This is the first study of its kind ever to be carried out on superyacht crew and is your opportunity to explain to policy makers at the highest level the terms and conditions you work under and that yachting is different from other sectors of the Merchant Fleet.
It is vital that as many crew as possible who earn their living by working on yachts complete this questionnaire. If you do not have a current job you can complete the questionnaire based on the last superyacht you worked on. The survey will take around 15minutes, which is a small amount of time to safeguard a lifelong career. Take the Social Survey.
Results of both studies will be made available after they have been presented to the ILO later this year.
With thanks to the PYA Council.
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