The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have published news that the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waters have now been upgraded to a designated Warlike Operations Area (WOA).
Seafarers serving on vessels within or entering the designated WOA will be entitled to the following protections:
- A bonus equal to 100% of basic wage, payable for a minimum of five days, and for each additional day a vessel remains in the area.
- Doubled compensation for death and disability arising from incidents in the area.
- The right for seafarers to refuse to sail into the area, with repatriation at the company’s cost and compensation equal to two months’ basic wage.
- A recommendation for ship operators to implement enhanced security arrangements equivalent to ISPS Level 3.
If you do not feel comfortable sailing into this area, please tell HR or the Captain. You should be reptatriated at the company’s cost.
If you have any concerns, please contact the Cruise Team here at mail@nsu.org
Read more about what this means here: ITF news