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Article 43

1. A Member which receives a complaint or obtains evidence that a fishing vessel that flies its flag does not

conform to the requirements of this Convention shall take the steps necessary to investigate the matter and

ensure that action is taken to remedy any deficiencies found.

2. lf a Member, in whose port a fishing vessel calls in the normal course of its business or for operational

reasons, receives a complaint or obtains evidence that such vessel does not conform to the requirements of

this Convention, it may prepare a report addressed to the government of the flag State of the vessel, with a

copy to the Director-General of the International Labour Office, and may take measures necessary to rectify

any conditions on board which are clearly hazardous to safety or health.

3. In taking the measures referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, the Member shall notify forthwith the

nearest representative of the flag State and, if possible, shall have such representative present. The Member

shall not unreasonably detain or delay the vessel.

4. For the purpose of this Article, the complaint may be submitted by a fisher, a professional body, an

association, a trade union or, generally, any person with an interest in the safety of the vessel, including an

interest in safety or health hazards to the fishers on board.

5. This Article does not apply to complaints which a Member considers to be manifestly unfounded.

Article 44

Each Member shall apply this Convention in such a way as to ensure that the fishing vessels fiving the flag

of any State that has not ratified this Convention do not receive more favourable treatment than fishing vessels

that fly the flag of any Member that has ratified it.

PART VIII. AMENDMENT OF ANNEXES I, II AND III

Article 45

1. Subject to the relevant provisions of this Convention, the international Labour Conference may amend

Annexes I, II and III. The Governing Body of the International Labour Office may place an item on the agenda

of the Conference regarding proposals for such amendments established by a tripartite meeting of experts. The

decision to adopt the proposals shall require a majority of two-thirds of the votes cast by the delegates present

at the Conference, including at least half the Members that have ratified this Convention.

2. Any amendment adopted in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article shall enter into force six months

after the date of its adoption for any Member that has ratified this Convention, unless such Member has given

written notice to the Director-General of the International Labour Office that it shall not enter into force for that

Member, or shall only enter into force at a later date upon subsequent written notification.

Parr IX. FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 46

This Convention revises the Minimum Age (Fishermen) Convention, 1959 (No. 112), the Medical

Examination (Fishermen) Convention, 1959 (No. 113), the Fishermen's Articles of Agreement Convention,

1959 (No. 114), and the Accommodation of Crews (Fishermen) Convention, 1966 (No. 126).

Article 47

The formal ratifications of this Convention shall be communicated to the Director-General of the