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1. The Committee notes the information contained in the Government’s most recent report and the detailed legislative information.

2. Article 18 of the Convention. Mutual recognition of arrangements made in their respective countries for testing, examining and annealing and of certificates and records relating thereto. The Committee notes from the Government’s report that reciprocal arrangements have not yet been established with other member States on the subject matter referred to in this Article. With reference to its previous comments, the Committee draws the Government’s attention to the obligation contained in paragraph 1 of this Article, which is mutual recognition by all the member States which have ratified the Convention of the provisions adopted in their respective countries for testing, examining and annealing of certificates and records relating thereto. The Committee requests the Government to make necessary efforts and to take appropriate steps in order to enter into reciprocal arrangements on the basis of this Convention with the other Members for this purpose and to supply information on the effect given in practice to this Article of the Convention.

3. The Committee takes this opportunity to recall that the Governing Body of the ILO has invited parties to Convention No. 32 to consider ratification of the Occupational Safety and Health (Dock Work) Convention, 1979 (No. 152), which revised Convention No. 32 (GB.268/LILS/5(Rev.1), paragraphs 99-101). Such a ratification would automatically entail an immediate denunciation of Convention No. 32. The Committee also wishes to bring to the Government’s attention, the ILO’s newly adopted code of practice in this area – Safety and health in ports, Geneva, 2005. This code of practice is available, inter alia, through the ILO’s web site by following the link, http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/safework/
cops/english/index.htm. The Government is requested to keep the Committee informed of any developments in this respect.