#2020-933Ordinance No. 2020-933 on Maritime Activities and Coastal Travel
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This law changes how medical fitness is verified for maritime workers on certain coastal vessels. It updates affiliation rules for maritime social security, especially for workers engaged in land-based activities or those involved in specific coastal shipping activities. The aim is to align maritime worker regulations with their primary work activities and ensure clear guidelines on insurance and medical certifications.
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Key Changes
- Medical certification requirements for non-passenger vessels near the coast are specified.
- Updates to maritime social security affiliation based on primary work activities.
- Exemptions for certain maritime workers from standard insurance rules.
Obligations
What this law requires
Employers must ensure that medical certification required for maritime activities, except for passenger transport, is provided by an accredited physician, at no cost to the employee.
Maritime employers must ensure that employees engaged in specified coastal shipping activities obtain a medical fitness certificate signed by an authorized physician at the employer's expense.
Maritime workers engaged in non-passenger carrying voyages must hold a professional maritime training certificate listed by the Minister responsible for the sea.
Employers are prohibited from charging employees for the medical certificate required for maritime activities near the coast.
Employers of maritime workers who are primarily engaged in land-based activities must determine the extent of their maritime activities and report this to the Minister responsible for the sea.