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Maritime agent as an intermediary in the seafarers' employment – modern business and national legislation

Maritime agent is a specific institute in maritime law and in maritime industry. Maritime agent deals with variety of jobs which includes representation, mediation obligations, assistance in maritime business in general and especially while the vessel is in harbour and during the conclusion of different maritime contracts. The business of services of the recruitment and placement of seafarers should be particularly emphasized. Crewing agent, which deals with the recruitment and placement of seafarers, is a particular type of agent in maritime industry. In Republic of Croatia, the activities of crewing agents are regulated by Regulations on mediation in employment of seafarers from 2018. Those Regulations are fundamental conditions that has to be fulfilled by legal entities engaged in mediation in the employment of the seafarers as well as procedures and methods of their empowerment and the supervision of their work. In addition to the Regulations on mediation in employment of seafarers, especially important is the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) considering that the crewing agent collects personal data of the seafarers. Variety of information systems are utilized in modern maritime operations which are used by crewing agents in order to deliver the data of the seafarer’s embarkation or disembarkation, i.e. their navigational service. This paper shows Croatian Integrated Maritime Information System (CIMIS) which is implemented in year 2013 with the purpose to simplify various procedures in maritime business. Crewing agents are the users of CIMIS. In addition, this paper shows other contemporary tools and program packages which are relevant in operations of maritime agents.

maritime agent ; crewing agent ; mediation in employment of seafarers ; regulations on mediation in employment of seafarers ; general data protection regulation ; croatian integrated maritime information system ; program packages of maritime agent

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