DMW-ADVISORY-23-2023 — AMENDED LIST OF THE INTERNATIONAL BARGAINING FORUM (IBF) WARLIKE AND HIGH-RISK AREAS EFFECTIVE 01 SEPTEMBER 2023

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ADVISORY NO. 2 3 Date October 11,202 ne10:33A.M

Series of 2023

Amended List of the International Bargaining Forum (IBF) Warlike

and High-Risk Areas Effective 01 September 2023

Following the agreement reached between the Joint Negotiating Group (JNG

International Bargaining Forum (IBF) List of Warlike and High-Risk Areas took effect of employers and the International Transport Workers'Federation ITF),the amended

on 01 September 2023 with the following designations:

A.DESIGNATION 1.IBF Warlike Operations Area (WOA)- 12 nautical miles (nm) off the mainland Yemeni Coast, including all ports, excluding the Maritime Security Transit Corridor (MSTC) in the Red Sea

This WOA includes Yemeni territorial waters extending up to the 12 nm limit from the border of Yemen with Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea and the border of Yemen and Oman in the Gulf of Aden,with the exception of the Maritime Security Transport Corridor(MSTC) on the Red Sea where the lanes of this safe passage corridor overlap with this Warlike Area.

all vessels at anchor and berthed "all fastwithin the Area. This Warlike Area applies to all vessels,whether underway or not, including

This designation is in force from 0001Z on 01 March 2018

Applicable benefits for seafarers include:

Bonus equivalent to basic wage,payable for 5 days minimum + per

Doubled compensation for death and disability day if longer;

Right to refuse sailing, with repatriation at company's cost and compensation equal to 2 month's basic wage;and Recommended to operate at ISPS Level 3.

B.DESIGNATION 2.IBF Extended RiskZone"-Gulf of Guinea including

all ports, terminals and road anchorages and inland waterways

The coordinates of this area run in a direct line from the Liberia/Ivory Coast border to 00N 005E,to the Angola/Namibia border.

This designation is in force from 0001Z on 01 January 2023

By DMW General Services Division on:October 11,2023 CONTROLLED AND DISSEMINATED

Website:www.dmw.gov.ph Email.:[email protected]:8722-1144,8722-1159,8724-3665,8722

Applicable benefits for seafarers include:

Doubled compensation for death and disability if they occur on the Bonus equal to basic wage, payable only on the day the vessel is attacked in an act of piracy

day the vessel is attacked; Increased Best Management Practice(BMPlevel

C.DESIGNATION 3.IBF Warlike Operations Area (WOA)-Sea of Azov and the Straits of Kerch,north of latitude 450300'N

This Area includes all waters and ports of the Sea of Azov and the Straits of Kerch,north of latitude 4503'00'N.

This designation shall be in effect for the initial period from 01 September 2023 to 01 November 2023 with further extensions being subject to mutual consent between the IBF parties.

Applicable benefits for seafarers include:

Recommended to operate at ISPS Level 3. Bonus equal to basic wage, payable for 5 days minimum + per day if longer; Right to refuse sailing, with repatriation at company's cost and Doubled compensation for death and disability compensation equal to 2 month's basic wage;and

D.DESIGNATION 4.IBF Warlike Operations Area(WOA)-Northern Black

Sea Region

This Warlike Operations Area runs from the Ukrainian/Romanian border to position 45 10'N 03100'E and to position 4525'N 03230'E

This designation has been in effect from 01 March 2022 and shall continue until 01 November 2023,with further extensions remaining subject to mutual consent between the IBF parties

Applicable benefits for seafarers include:

Bonus equal to basic wage, payable for 5 days minimum + per day if Doubled compensation for death and disability longer;

Right to refuse sailing, with repatriation at company's cost and

Recommended to operate at ISPS Level 3. compensation equal to 2 month's basic wage; and

E.DESIGNATION 5.IBF Warlike Operations Area (WOA)- AIl ports in

Ukraine

This Warlike OpeatiROArePappie tiVe not,including afvesses ratanichoraind berthedaf fastwithin the Are whether underw

This designation has been in effect from 01 March 2022 and shall continue until 01 November 2023,with further extensions remaining subject to mutual consent between the IBF parties.

Applicable benefits for seafarers include

Bonus equal to basic wage,payable for 5 days minimum + per day if

Right to refuse sailing, with repatriation at company's cost and longer Doubled compensation for death and disability

compensation equal to 2 month's basic wage;and Recommended to operate at ISPS Level 3.

F.DESIGNATION 6.IBF Hight Risk Area-Black Sea

In the north, this High-Risk Area borders with

The Warlike Operations Area in the northern Black Sea region position 45 10'N 031 00'E and to position 4521'N 03230'E; Designation 4 on the line from the Ukrainian/Romanian border to

The Crimean Peninsula coastline;and The Warlike Operations Area in the Sea of Azov and the Straits of Kerch (Designation 3) limited by latitude 45 03' 00'N.

In the souththis High-Risk Area is limited by the line running from

Point 1-4325'01'N 3955'00'E;to Point 2-4404'00'N 3124'00'E,to Point 3-4444'00'N 3111'00'E;and to Point 4-451200'N 2941'00'E

This designation shall be in effect for the initial period from 01 September 2023 to 01 November 2023 with further extensions being subject to mutual consent between the IBF parties.

Applicable benefits for seafarers include

Bonus equal to basic wage, payable for the actual duration of

stay/transit: Doubled compensation for death and disability; Right to refuse sailing, with repatriation at company's cost and compensation equal to 2 month's basic wage;and Recommended to operate at ISPS Level 3.

In addition, the payment of Warlike Operations Area and of High-Risk Area Operations bonuses/additional compensation not covered by the above conditions shall remain unaffected by this Advisory.

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the pay, however composed, for normal hours of work; it does not include payments for overtime worked, bonuses, allowances, paid leave or any other additional renumeration.

effective 01 September 2023 The provisions provided in this Advisory shall apply to all Filipino seafarers

charts and maps, are hereby attached as an integral part of this Advisory for reference The complete amended list, which includes additional information as well as

This Advisory supersedes previous issuances contrary thereto.

For the information and guidance of all concerned

HANS LEO J.CACDAC Undersecretary and

Officer-in-Charge

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Sources International Maritime Employers' Council,Ltd.IMEC) 12 September 2023

International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) 01 September 2023

CONTROLLED AND DISSEMINATED By DMW General Services Division onOctober 11,2023

IBF LIST of designated risk areas,with applicable benefits

as of 1 September 2023)

1.IBF Warlike Operations Area -12 nm.off the mainland Yemeni Coast, including all ports,excluding Maritime

Security Transit Corridor(MSTC in the Red Sea-Charts 1,2 and 3

bonus equal to basic wage, payable for 5 days minimum + per day if longer; doubled compensation for death and disability; right to refuse sailing,with repatriation at tompany's cost and compensation equal to 2 month's basic wage recommended to operate at iSPS Level 3

2.IBF Extended Risk Zone -Gulf of Guineafrom the Liberia/Ivory Coast border to 00N 005E,to the

Angola/Namibia border-Chart 4

bonus equal to basic wage, payable only on the day the vessel is attacked in an act of piracy

doubted compensations for death and disabitity if they occur on the day the vessel is attacked increased BMP level

3.IBF Warlike Operations Area-Sea of Azov and the Straits of Kerch,north of latitude 450300'N-Chart 5

bonus equal to basic wage,payable for 5 days minimum + per day if longer; doubled compensation for death and disability; right to refuse sailing, with repatriation at company's cost and compensation equal to 2 month's basic wage recommended to operate at ISPS Level 3

4. IBF Warlike Operations Area -Northern Black Sea Region-Chart 5 (see the Details section for the

coordinates

bonus equal to basic wage,payable for 5 days minimum + per day if longer doubled compensation for death and disability; right to refuse sailing, with repatriation at company's cost and compensation equal to 2 month's basic wage recommended to operate at ISPS Level 3

5.IBF Warlike Operations Area-all ports in Ukraine

bonus equal to basic wage, payable for 5 days minimum + per day if longer doubled compensation for death and disability; right to refuse sailing, with repatriation at company's cost and compensation equal to 2 month's basic wage recommended to operate at ISPS Level 3

6.IBF High Risk Area-Black Sea-Chart 5see the Details section for the coordinates

bonus equal to basic wage,payable for the actual duration of stay/transit; doubled compensation for death and disability; right to refuse sailing, with repatriation at company's cost and compensation equal to 2 month's basic wage increased security requirements,including ISps Level3

Chart 1:Warlike Area 12nm off the Yemeni Mainland coast (west)

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Chart 3:Maritime Security Transit Corridor (MSTC) in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait

Warlike Area 12'off Yemeni Coast

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(Vessels transiting within the MSTC are NOT in the Warlike Area)

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Extended Risk Zone,Gulf of Guinea

Chart 5:

IBF Warlike Operations Area -Sea of Azov and the Straits of Kerch; IBF Warlike Operations Area -Northern Black Sea Region IBF High Risk Area - Black Sea

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IBF list of Risk designations (details)

DESIGNATION 1 IBF Warlike Operations Area - 12 n.m. off Yemeni mainland Coast

This Warlike Operations Area includes Yemeni territorial waters extending up to the 12 nautical miles limit from the border of Yemen with Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea and the border of Yemen and Oman in the Gulf of Aden, with the exception of the Maritime Security Transit Corridor (MSTC) in the Red Sea where the lanes of this safe passage corridor overlap with this Warlike Area. This Warlike Area applies to all vessels, whether underway or not, including all vessels at anchor and berthed "all fast" within the Area

During a vessel's transit of this Area, the protection of seafarers through the ISPs Level 3 measure should be adopted, which may include the provision of personnel or systems which appropriately reduce the vulnerability of a vessel. The sufficiency of such extra security measures should be determined depending on vessel type, size freeboard during transit and speed,with consulting and seeking advice of respective ITF union(s) where necessary

During the period of transit/stay within this Warlike Area,seafarers shall be entitled to compensation amounting to 100% of the basic wage and a doubled compensation payable in case of death and disability.This entitlement should be payable for a minimum of 5 days upon the entry into the Area and further for each day of the vessel's actual stay in the Area.

In the case of vessels transiting the IBF Warlike Area, seafarers have the right not to proceed with the passage. In such an event, the seafarer concerned shall be repatriated at the company's cost with benefits accrued until date of return to the port of engagement and with the payment of 2 months' basic wage as compensation.

This Area excludes the Maritime Security Transit Corridor (MSTC in the Red Sea established by Combined Maritime Forces (CMF).This corridor is patrolled by international naval forces and therefore recommended for a safe passage.

This designation is in force from 0001Z on 1 March 2018.

DESIGNATION2

Watewats "IBF Extended Risk Zone"- Gulf of Guinea including all ports, terminals and road anchorages and inland

The coordinates of this area run in a direct line from the Liberia/Ivory Coast border to 00N 005E, to the Angola/Namibia border.

During a vessel's transit of this area, protection of seafarers through the provision of increased security measures should be adopted. Such measures must be above the latest Best Management Practice (BMP West Africa) level and may include the provision of personnel or systems which appropriately reduce the vulnerability of a vessel. The

transit and speed, with consulting and seeking advice of respective ITF union(s) where necessary. sufficiency of such extra security measures should be determined depending on vessel type,size,freeboard during

The adoption of Best Management Practice is required as a minimum standard of protection.

During the period of transit of the Extended Risk Zone,each seafarer shall be entitled to a bonus equal to 100% of the basic wage and a doubled compensation in case of injury or death on any day during which the vessel they are serving on is attacked. The proof of these entitlements shall be subject to a confirmed entry into the ship's logbook and a report of attack being lodged with recognised international reporting authorities,such as MDAT-GoG.The maximum period when these entitlements may apply shall not exceed the number of days of the vessel's transit of the IBF Extended Risk Zone. For the purpose of this article an attack means any unauthorised and obvious action taken by a third party in a willful attempt to board or damage the vessel or to harm the crew which leads to the activation of the relevant vessel contingency plans including the alerting of the whole crew. Individual random attempts (whether successful or not) of unarmed boarding for the purpose of unauthorized sale,begging,minor stealth and etc. leading to no harm/damage to the crew and posing no threat to seafarers' lives,health and safety shall not count as 'attacks' for the purpose of this article.

A vessel will not be considered to be in the Extended Risk Zone, once berthed all fast" within the area.

This designation is in force from 0001Z on 1$January 2023

DESIGNATION 3: Warlike Operations Area -Sea of Azov and the Straits of Kerch,north of latitude 4503'00'N

This Area includes all waters and ports of the Sea of Azov and the Straits of Kerch north of latitude 450300N

During a vessel's transit of this Area, the protection of seafarers through the ISPS Level 3 measure should be adopted, which may include the provision of personnel or systems which appropriately reduce the vulnerability of a vessel. The sufficiency of such extra security measures should be determined depending on vessel type, size freeboard during transit and speed,with consulting and seeking advice of respective ITF union(s) where necessary

During the period of transit/stay within this Warlike Area, seafarers shall be entitled to compensation amounting to 100% of the basic wage and a doubled compensation payable in case of death and disability. This entitlement should be payable for a minimum of 5 days upon the entry into the Area and further for each day of the vessel's actual stay in the Area.

In the case of vessels transiting the IBF Warlike Area,seafarers have the right not to proceed with the passage. In such an event, the seafarer concerned shall be repatriated at the company's cost with benefits accrued until date of return to the port of engagement and with the payment of 2 months'basic wage as compensation.

This designation shall be in effect for the initial period from 1t September 2023 to 1 November 2023 with further extensions being subject to mutual consent between the IBF parties.

DESIGNATION 4: Warlike Operations Area - Northern Black Sea Region

This Warlike Operations Area runs from the Ukrainian/Romanian border to position4510'N03100'E and to position 4521'N 03230E.

The entitlements are the same as those listed in Designation 3 above (Warlike Operations Area - Sea of Azov and the Straits of Kerch, north of latitude 45 03' 00'N)

This designation has been in effect from 1March 2022 and shall continue until 15t November 2023 with further extensions remaining subject to mutual consent between the IBF parties.

DESIGNATION 5: Warlike Operations Area - all ports in Ukraine

This Warlike Area applies to all vessels, whether underway or not, including all vessels at anchor and berthed "all fast"within the Area

The entitlements are the same as those in Designations 3 and 4 above.

This designation has been in effect from 15t March 2022 and shall continue until 1s November 2023 with further extensions remaining subject to mutual consent between the IBF parties.

DESIGNATION 6: High Risk Area-Black Sea

In the north, this High Risk Area borders with

the Warlike Operations Area in the northern Black Sea region (Designation 4) on the line from the Ukrainian/Romanian border to position 4510'N 03100'E and to position 4521'N 03230'E the Crimean Peninsula coastline; the Warlike Operations Area in the Sea of Azov and the Straits of Kerch (Designation 3) limited by latitude 450300'N

In the south, this High Risk Area is limited by the line running from Point 1-4325'01'N395500E to Point 2 4404'00'N 312400'E,to Point 3-4444'00'N 3111'00E and to Point 4-4512'00'N 294100'E

During a vessel's transit of this Area, the protection of seafarers through the ISPS Level 3 measure should be adopted,which may include the provision of personnel or systems which appropriately reduce the vulnerability of a vessel. The sufficiency of such extra security measures should be determined depending on vessel type, size freeboard during transit and speed, with consulting and seeking advice of respective ITF union(s) where necessary

During the period of transit/stay within this High Risk Area, seafarers shall be entitled to compensation amounting to 100% of the basic wage and a doubled compensation payable in case of death and disability. This entitlement should apply on each day of the'vessel's stay in the High-Risk Area.

In the case of vessels transiting the IBF High Risk Area, seafarers have the right not to proceed with the passage. In such an event, the seafarer concerned shall be repatriated at the company's cost with benefits accrued until date of return to the port of engagement and with the payment of 2 months' basic wage as compensation.

This designation shall be in effect for the initial period from 1 September 2023 to 1 November 2023 with further extensions being subject to mutual consent between the IBF parties.

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IMEC

Correction to iBF List of Designated Risk Areas

IMEC Wouid like to inform our members that there was a clerical error on the text of the most recent IBF List of Designated Risk Areas,which has now been updated.

Please see the following original text on page 9

1.DESIGNATION 2.IBF Extended Risk ZoneGulf of Guinea including all ports

terminals and road anchorages and inland waterways. 2. The coordinates of this area run in a direct line from the Liberia/Ivory Coast border to

00N 005W, to the Angola/Namibia border

This has been replaced in the latest version on the website to 00N to 005E

We apologise for any inconvenience caused