ABSTRACT
The Chinese Maritime Code (CMC) 1992 provides for the general rules of seamen and the special rules pertaining to the master. The term seaman in the Regulations on Seamen 2014 means a person who has obtained the Seaman's Identity Document after being registered in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations on Seamen 2014 including the master, officer and rating. The master and officers of a ship with Chinese nationality should be recruited from among Chinese seamen. In case of an actual need for the posts of officers to be assumed by foreign seamen, the matter shall be reported to the maritime administration for approval. A seaman performing navigational or engineering watchkeeping duties must obtain a relevant Seaman's Competency Certificate. The seamen's employers should buy special life and health insurance and provide relevant protective measures for seamen who serve on ships traveling to or through war zones or epidemic areas or ships carrying toxic or hazardous substances.
