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The Committee notes the Government’s report. It asks the Government to provide further information on the following points.

Article 3 of the Convention. Please indicate specific provisions of national laws or regulations prescribing that no person shall be engaged as ship’s cook on board any seagoing vessels to which this Convention applies unless this person holds a certificate of qualification as ship’s cook.

Article 4, paragraph 2(b). Please indicate the minimum period of service at sea which has been prescribed in order to obtain a certificate of ship’s cook grade lower than grade 5 or 6.

Part IV of the report form. Please indicate whether courts of law or other courts have given decisions involving questions of principle relating to the application of the Convention.

Part VI of the report form. Please indicate the representative organizations of employers and workers to which the reports on the application of the Convention have been communicated in accordance with article 23 of the ILO Constitution.