§ Mr. Goronwy RobertsI beg to move Amendment 23, in page 13, line 2, at end insert:
(e) make provision for the discharge, by persons appointed from among the persons employed in a ship, of functions in connection with the arrangements to be made under the regulations.The general objective of securing safe working conditions for seafarers is set out in the first part of the Clause. This addition to the specific matters which regulations may cover in furtherance of that objective makes it clear that regulations could be made to govern the appointment of safety committees, safety officers and safety representatives on board the ship. Although other regulations which might be made could do much to ensure that the ground work for safe working conditions exists on board ship, safe working involves everyone on the ship and everyone should be able to play his part. Joint consultation on safety committees can go a long way to engendering a feeling of participation in efforts to prevent accidents.
§ Amendment agreed to.