Traducción de «Régimen de los trabajadores del mar » (Español → Inglés) :

For the purposes of applying Article 38(1), Article 70(1), Article 85(2) and Article 86(2) of the implementing Regulation, save in respect of mariners and, for the last two Articles mentioned, save in respect of persons in the special scheme for members of the armed forces:

For the purposes of applying Article 6(1) (special Agreement for mariners), Article 38(1) (in respect of mariners), Article 70(1), Article 80(2), Article 81, Article 82(2), Article 85(2) and Article 86(2) of the implementing Regulation:

For the purposes of applying Article 102(2) (except in respect of mariners and unemployment benefits), Article 110 (except in respect of mariners) and Article 113(2) of the implementing Regulation:

1. Where the legislation of a Member State makes the granting of certain benefits conditional upon the periods of insurance having been completed only in a specific activity as an employed or self-employed person or in an occupation which is subject to a special scheme for employed or self-employed persons, the competent institution of that Member State shall take into account periods completed under the legislation of other Member States only if completed under a corresponding scheme or, failing that, in the same occupation, or where appropriate, in the same activity as an employed or self-employed person.

Some of these parameters are very specific and aim to improve the rights of insured persons, e.g. by including non-active persons and pre-retirement benefits, by improving cross-frontier access to medical care for retired frontier workers, by extending the unemployment chapter to cover self-employed schemes and by extending pensioners' and orphans' rights as regards family benefits.

Therefore, if the real cause of the problems facing seafarers is not identified or recognised, then it would be pointless to introduce measures and create control mechanisms, such as the one concerning the rest period for seafarers which will not only be ineffective but will also be hypocritical as it will only increase workloads and lead to even greater exploitation.