Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention, 1958

Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention, 1958 is an International Labour Organization convention concerning Merchant Mariner's Document.

Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention, 1958

C108
ILO Convention
Date of adoption	May 13, 1958
Date in force	February 19, 1961
Classification	Seafarers
Subject	Seafarers
Previous	Indigenous and Tribal Populations Convention, 1957
Next	Wages, Hours of Work and Manning (Sea) Convention (Revised), 1958

It was established in 1958, with the preamble stating:

Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to the reciprocal or international recognition of seafarers' national identity cards,...

An identity document issued under the convention or its successor is colloquially called a Seaman's Book^[1] or a Seaman's Card.

Modifications

The convention was subsequently revised in 2003 by Convention C185 Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003. In ILO documents phrases like "denounced by C185" sound like the removal of Seaman's Rights, but it's really the adoption of a revised version.

Ratifications

As of January 2023, the convention had been ratified by 64 states. Eleven of the ratifying states have automatically denounced the convention by their subsequent acceptance of conventions that trigger denunciation.^[2]

See also

• STCW Convention