Maritime labour law (1 cr)

Code: MK00DQ60-3016

General information

Enrollment: 06.11.2023 - 17.11.2023
Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 08.01.2024 - 05.04.2024
Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 1 cr

Local portion: 1 cr

Mode of delivery: Contact learning

Unit: Department of Logistics and Marine Technology

Campus: Kotka Campus

Teaching languages: Finnish

Seats: 12 - 40

Degree programmes: Degree Programme in Electrical Marine Engineering

Teachers: Arto Harmonen

Teacher in charge: Arto Harmonen

Groups: MSVKT23SP
Electrical marine engineering, full-time studies

Course: MK00DQ60

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Objective

Knowledge and understanding of:
- essentials of labor law concerning sea personnel
- vital aspects of occupational safety legislation concerning seafarers
- occupational safety risks and safety requirements related to seamen

Content

- Contracts of Employment Act for seafarers
- contract of employment
- collective agreement
- Working Hours Act for seafares
- wage security
- seaman's taxation and pension fund
- occupational safety legislation
- occupational safety related issues of seafaring
- essential organisations of seafaring

Course material

For extra reading: Kröger, T., Siitonen, S. & Steiner, N. 2019. Merenkulun työsuhteet

- Materials from teacher
- Learn-materials

Study forms and methods

Scheduled track:
You will attend teaching and guidance sessions as specified in the schedule.
Lectures, learning tasks and training tasks.

Independent track:
n/a

Blended track:
Discussion with the teacher and, where appropriate, PSP-planning with your own mentor teacher.

RDI and work-related cooperation

TBA

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Active participation, approved learning tasks, approved exam

Qualifications

Personal safety and social responsibilities (A-VI/1-4)