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The Committee notes the Government's first and second reports concerning the period up to September 1997. It requests the Government to provide further information on the following points:

Article 1, paragraph 1, of the Convention. See under Convention No. 92, Article 1, paragraph 1.

Article 1, subparagraph 5(b). Please indicate whether the Safety Requirements for sea-going vessels (RD 31.81.01-87), approved by joint Decision No. SM-53/2446 of the Ministry of the Maritime Fleet of the USSR and the Ministry of the Shipbuilding Industry of the USSR, dated 2 August 1988 (the "Safety Requirements") are applicable to the accommodation of persons engaged in usual sea-going routine in ships engaged in whaling or in similar pursuits.

Article 4, paragraph 1. See under Convention No. 92, Article 3, paragraph 1.

Article 4, subparagraph 2(a). See under Convention No. 92, Article 3, subparagraph 2(a).

Article 4, subparagraph 2(c). See under Convention No. 92, Article 3, subparagraph 2(c).

Article 4, subparagraph 2(d). See under Convention No. 92, Article 3, subparagraph 2(d).

Article 4, subparagraph 2(e). See under Convention No. 92, Article 3, subparagraph 2(e).

Article 6, paragraph 4. Please indicate what exceptions to paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 6, if any, have been made by the competent authority for passenger ships.

Article 7, paragraph 3. The Committee notes that under subsection 2.3.1 of the Sanitary Rules, the arrangement of smoking room or library room, hobby and games room is recommended but not required. The Committee requests the Government to indicate what measures have been undertaken or are envisaged in order to put the above-mentioned provision of the Sanitary Rules into conformity with the Convention.

Article 8, paragraph 1. Please indicate whether under subsection 2.9.2.3 of the Sanitary Rules the ships are required to have a separate water closet for every eight persons or less.

Article 8, paragraph 6. The Committee notes that under subsection 2.8.1.1 of the Sanitary Rules, such facilities are mandatory only in ships of Categories I and II and for ships of Categories III and IV their arrangement is only recommended, while in accordance with Article 8, paragraph 6, of the Convention facilities for washing, drying and ironing clothes shall be provided in all ships. The Committee requests the Government to indicate what measures have been undertaken or are envisaged in order to put the above-mentioned provision of the Sanitary Rules into conformity with the Convention.

Article 9, subparagraph 1(a). Please indicate whether the term "ships of Categories I and II" used in subsection 2.9.2.4 of the Sanitary Rules is equivalent to the term "ships of 1,600 tons and more".

Please also indicate whether the legislation gives effect to Article 7, paragraph 2; Article 12 and Article 13, paragraph 3, of the Convention.

Part IV of the report form. Please provide information on the number of seafarers covered by the measures giving effect to the Convention.

Part V of the report form. Please provide information on whether the copies of the report have been communicated to any representative organizations of employers. Please also indicate whether any observations, either of a general kind or in connection with the present or the previous report, regarding the practical application of the provisions of the Convention or the application of the legislation or other measures implementing the Convention, were received from representative organizations of workers or employers.

[The Government is asked to report in detail in 2000.]