Article II(3)
ART2_III
The Director General of the Merchant Marine establishes that the persons cited below are not considered "seafarers" under the Convention:
- Port and dock workers;
- Harbor pilots;
- State ship inspectors and auditors;
- Repair shops and repair teams, technical services, support services and maintenance and cleaning services;
- Inspectors and shipyard personnel during the term of the guarantee for the delivery of the vessel;
- Guest artists and catering staff who work occasionally on board and in short intervals;
- Classification Society inspectors;
- Shipping inspectors who do not perform regular work or guards on board who are not in the manning document;
- Family members of seafarers;
- Private armed guards who are on board occasionally and for determined trips;
- Forces and state security bodies that are on board occasionally and for determined trips.
Article II(5)
ART2_V
The Director General of the Merchant Marine determines that the Convention does not apply to:
- Fishing vessels;
- Recreational vessels registered in Lists 6 and 7 of the Central Shipping Registry;
- Ships of traditional and artisan construction;
- War vessels and naval auxiliary units and vessels assigned to security forces;
- Vessels assigned to the Red Cross.
Article II(6)
ART2_VI
NO_NAT_DET_DEFINED
