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	International Seafarers Ministry
		This Board works with the concerns of the five Seafarers' Centers in the Presbytery and explores ways in which all of the churches might be more involved in the ministry to seafarers.
		Most sailors spend a short time in port and the Seafarers Center is their only opportunity to communicate with family, relax from the shipboard routine and experience American culture.
		In many cases, these seafarers are from countries where missionaries are not allowed.
	www.internationalseafarersministry.org (219 words)

	Seafarers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Seafarers can be refer to ethnic groups living by the sea in Southeast Asia, and also other sea living ethnic groups in the world.
		The seafarers Polynesian which the recent maternal mitochondrial DNA analysis suggests, including Tongans, Samoans, Niueans, Cook Islanders, Tahitians, Hawaiians, Marquesans and Maori, are genetically linked to indigenous peoples of parts of Southeast Asia including those of Taiwan.
		Seafarers can also be sailor or mariner, one who travels by sea.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seafarers (298 words)

	Seafarers
		Yet it was not until the end of the 18th century the issuing of lemon and limejuice to seafarers became mandatory on ships in the British Royal Navy (the reason why British sailors are still often called “limeys” in the United States).
		Seafaring was still dangerous and uncomfortable, but not so bad as it had been.
		Even so, there is no doubt that seafaring at the beginning of the 21st century is very different to what it was a hundred or even fifty years ago and it seems likely that it will change even in the years to come.
	www.oceansatlas.com /unatlas/uses/transportation_telecomm/maritime_trans/seafarer/seafarers/sea.htm (3124 words)

	RPGnet: Review of The Seafarers of Catan
		Overall, the components of Seafarers remain very high quality, just like Settlers, though the printing of the rule book in fl and white is a real pity, given the contents.
		As has already been discussed, The Seafarers of Catan is an expansion to Klaus Teuber's The Settlers of Catan.
		Seafarers is a pretty simple expansion of Settlers which adheres to the core ideals of the game and gives it a little bit more strategic complexity.
	www.rpg.net /reviews/archive/9/9985.phtml (1939 words)

	RPGnet: The Inside Scoop on Gaming
		Seafarers supplements the original game by allowing the construction of boats, and thus the exploration of new lands, over the seas from Catan.
		Seafarers also adds a single decision to the "robber decision matrix", as the pirate may now be moved instead.
		Seafarers pretends to be a simple paradigm match for Settlers, but in actuality changes the basic themes of the game.
	www.rpg.net /news+reviews/reviews/rev_7472.html (2005 words)

	International Labour Standards for seafarers - International Labour Standards (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Workers (seafarers), employers (shipowners) and Governments participate in the elaboration and adoption of maritime standards, along with a standing bipartite (shipowners and seafarers) Joint Maritime Commission which advises the Governing Body of the ILO on maritime issues.
		Safety standards, which also protect the seafarer directly and individually, are standards which affect the safety of life at sea, and thus reflect the collective concern for the safety of all persons on board ship as well as for other ships at sea.
		The Seafarers' Annual Leave with Pay Convention, 1976 (No. 146) is a modern standard providing that seafarers shall be entitled to annual leave with pay of at least 30 calendar days for one year of service.
	www.ilo.org /public/english/standards/norm/whatare/stndards/marit1.htm (2279 words)

	ILOLEX: English display cgi
		Any seafarer who holds a valid seafarers' identity document issued in accordance with the provisions of this Convention by a Member for which the Convention is in force shall be recognized as a seafarer within the meaning of the Convention unless clear grounds exist for doubting the authenticity of the seafarers' identity document.
		The seafarers' identity document shall remain in the seafarer's possession at all times, except when it is held for safekeeping by the master of the ship concerned, with the seafarer's written consent.
		A seafarers' identity document issued by such a Member shall be treated for the purposes of this Convention as a seafarers' identity document issued under it provided that the requirements of Articles 2 to 5 of this Convention are fulfilled and that the Member concerned accepts seafarers' identity documents issued under this Convention.
	www.ilo.org /ilolex/cgi-lex/convde.pl?C185 (7610 words)

	Seafarers of Catan Board Game - Buy/Read Reviews
		After playing Settlers for a couple of years, even we at Rainy Day Games had to admit that we were getting a little weary of the exact same scenario over and over again.
		Now in The Seafarers of Catan expansion, you finally get to play the role of explorer and set out across the game board in ships, discovering distant islands in the archipelago.
		The thing we love about The Seafarers of Catan is that it expands the scope of the game while preserving the feel of the original.
	www.rainydaygames.ca /Product.asp?Product=MFG0486&Name=The%20Seafarers%20of%20Catan (1024 words)

	Funagain Games: The Seafarers of Catan
		Seafarers of Catan / Siedler von Catan: Seefahrer
		In The Seafarers of Catan you control a group of seafaring settlers exploring and taming the uncharted Isles of Catan.
		Seafarers' 10 scenarios are highly recommended to poor landlubbers who still haven't been introduced to this fine Settlers variant.
	www.funagain.com /cgi-bin/funagain/05099 (1605 words)

	Despite the Risks, Filipino Seafarers Toil in the World’s Oceans
		Under the old contract, deaths or injuries need only to occur during the seafarer’s employment, which begins at the time of his or her departure from the airport or seaport in the point of hire and ends upon his or her return to the said port when the contract ends.
		Today the burden of proving that a death or injury is work related has been shifted to seafarers, who are at a disadvantage as they and their families do not have access to documents to prove their claims.
		This time, too, when the seafarers’ claims get approved at the arbiter level of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), employers are no longer as ready to offer a settlement, but are more inclined to bring the cases up to the Commission level, and even all the way to the Court of Appeals.
	www.pcij.org /stories/2003/seafarers.html (2330 words)

	guichett - 31999L0063 - (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The seafarer shall receive a copy of the records pertaining to him or her which shall be endorsed by the master, or a person authorised by the master, and by the seafarer.
		All seafarers shall possess a certificate attesting to their fitness for the work or which they are to be employed at sea.
		Every seafarer shall be entitled to paid annual leave of at least four weeks, or a proportion thereof for periods of employment of less than one year, in accordance with the conditions for entitlement to, and granting of, such leave laid down by national legislation and or/practice.
	europa.eu.int /smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexapi!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=31999L0063&model=guichett (2449 words)

	International Transport Workers' Federation: Seafarers
		The ITF is working to improve conditions for seafarers of all nationalities and to ensure adequate regulation of the shipping industry to protect the interests and rights of the workers.
		An ITF-affiliated seafarers’ union in Pakistan has won the backing of the country’s industrial relations commission after an appeal by a shipping corporation, challenging the union’s bargaining status, was dismissed.
		For over 50 years the ITF, through its affiliated seafarers' and dockers' unions, has been waging a vigorous campaign against shipowners who abandon the flag of their own country in search of the cheapest possible crews and the lowest possible training and safety standards for their ships.
	www.itfglobal.org /seafarers/index.cfm (350 words)

	Seafarers UK - Support Seafarers (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Seafarers UK supports the whole maritime community, both on shore and at sea.
		They combine exciting physical and mental challenges with serious fundraising: some are for teams and some for individuals, but they all offer an excellent chance to meet like-minded people and do something you'll remember for the rest of your life.
		Seafarers UK is the new identity of King George's Fund for Sailors.
	www.seafarers-uk.org /support (597 words)

	Abandonment, personal injury and death of seafarers - draft guidelines (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It affirms that payment and remuneration and provision for repatriation should form part of the seafarer's contractual and/or statutory rights and are not affected by the failure or inability of the shipowner to perform his obligations.
		The draft guidelines on provision of financial security in cases of abandonment of seafarers suggest the possibility of having flag States requiring shipowners to have effective financial security (such as a bank guarantee) to cover their contractual obligation, even in cases of abandonment.
		The draft guidelines include a model receipt and release form which would be signed by the seafarer or heir or dependent and which would acknowledge receipt of a sum in satisfaction of employer's obligation to pay contractual compensation for personal injury and/or death.
	www.imo.org /Newsroom/mainframe.asp?topic_id=68&doc_id=539 (902 words)

	1st Kelowna Seafarers
		Seafaring is a division of the BP Service Association, and is for young people aged 11 and 17.
		Seafaring is Sea Scouting, but unlike the Canadian and British Sea Cadets, Seafaring does not deal with the traditions and materiel of the modern Navy, but rather, teaches the seamanship and Naval lore of the days of Horatio Nelson, when tall ships were the only means of trans-oceanic travel.
		The BPSA Seafarers® are not a recruiting tool for the military, but rather a part of an independent, and traditional, Scouting movement.
	www.geocities.com /nacpd2 (385 words)

	Mission to Seafarers (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Mission to Seafarers (formerly, The Missions to Seamen) is an international Anglican mission serving mariners and sailors through chapels in over 300 ports around the world.
		Assists seafarers and sojourners at a guesthouse in New York City and in ports throughout Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island.
		Education and training of seafarers is based on the IMO model courses and requirements of international agreements.
	www.omniknow.com /common/wiki.php?in=en&term=Mission_to_Seafarers (1275 words)

	Canadian Seafarers and Income Taxes, do something... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Due to the nature of a ship (size of cabins), seafarers usually don’t have many personal effects aboard and that is one of the many reasons for the need to maintain a residence, or “home port”.
		One option for seafarers is to move to a foreign country and sever all ties to Canada.
		Engineers, and seafarers in general, must do their work in a physically demanding, sometimes violently changing environment, and at any time will be called in an emergency such as fighting an onboard fire or search and rescue operations.
	www.dieselduck.ca /taxes (7860 words)

	Apostleship of the Sea: Ministry to Seafarers - May 1997 Issue of St. Anthony Messenger Magazine Online
		There are stories of seafarers who purposely were not informed that family members had died until the end of their contract because, if they had returned home earlier, it would have been costly to fill their positions.
		The seafarer went home “with his proper pay and his dignity.” When Karen left the ship, some of the officers watched her jump to the dock—they still hadn’t lowered the gangway.
		Seafarers are quite expendable.” He recalls media coverage of some penguins that died from an oil slick when a tanker sank.
	www.americancatholic.org /Messenger/May1997/feature1.asp (3893 words)

	International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This involves enabling crews to gain training and certification in various departments of seafaring rather than being confined to one branch (such as deck or engine room) for their entire career.Although it is a relatively new concept, the 1995 Conference was anxious not to prevent its development.
		The amendments have been prepared in response to reports of injuries to seafarers in numerous incidents involving the launching and recovery of fast rescue boats in adverse weather conditions.
		If it does accept such seafarers, they will be required by 1 February 2002 also to have an endorsement, issued by the flag state, to show that their certificate is recognized by the flag state.
	www.imo.org /Conventions/contents.asp?doc_id=651&topic_id=257 (2985 words)

	NATLEX - Browse by country
		Provides for filing of complaint by foreign seafarer of a vessel registered in another country than India in Indian territorial waters.
		Provides for filing of complaint by foreign seafarer of vessel registered in a country other than India in Indian territorial waters.
		Amendments deal chiefly with the definition of "family", engagement of a seafarer outside India, amounts for seafarers' welfare, and compulsory insurance against their death or occupational injury.
	www.ilo.org /dyn/natlex/natlex_browse.details?p_lang=en&p_country=IND&p_classification=18&p_origin=COUNTRY&p_sortby=SORTBY_COUNTRY (669 words)

	Seafarers' Memorial (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The international memorial to the world’s seafarers, past, present and future, was unveiled on 27 September 2001 in a spectacular ceremony at the London headquarters of the International Maritime Organization.
		The memorial, a seven-metre high, ten-tonne bronze representation of the bow of a cargo ship with a lone seafarer on the deck, is the work of internationally renowned sculptor Michael Sandle.
		The sculpture will primarily serve as a memorial to all seafarers who have been lost at sea, but it will also be a reminder of the pivotal role seafaring plays in world trade and development.
	www.imo.org /About/mainframe.asp?topic_id=319 (384 words)

	Amazon.com: Seafarers of Catan: Expansion Game of Seafaring, Exploration, and Trade: Toys & Games (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Seafarers is a terrific expansion that makes the already great game of Settlers even better.
		Seafarers adds new dimensions to Settlers of Catan, and thus it also adds a little to the length of the game (although some scenarios are faster than others), but the fun remains the same as in the original.
		Seafarers is an excellent add on to Settlers of Catan because it give you a huge number of new possible board setups.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00001ZSSZ?v=glance (2284 words)

	Vanguard - Business : NMA establishes database to check unqualified seafarers
		Sources close to the Authority disclosed that a decision to create a seafarers’ database was as a result of the several complaints the agency had received from operators in the shipping subsector.
		To checkmate the influx of fake seafarers into the industry, the NMA has proposed that all shipping companies (particularly the local ones) in Nigeria send copies of certificates of Seafarers under their employment to the Authority for confirmation.
		Quite a number of seafarers with sub-standard training from unaccredited institutions are presently working on board vessels across the country.
	www.vanguardngr.com /articles/2002/features/maritime/ma123022006.html (376 words)

	Seafarers UK - 24 Peaks Challenge
		Seafarers UK will receive over £150,000 thanks to the commitment of the 22 intrepid teams who took part in our gruelling Lloyd's Register 24 Peaks Challenge over the weekend of 21st & 22nd of May.
		Their support means that every penny of the money raised goes directly to Seafarers UK (less 2% that we'll donate to the national park to help them look after the trails we're using).
		The event was organised by Global Challenge UK, one of the country's leading specialists in large-scale challenge events.
	www.seafarers-uk.org /events/24peaks (445 words)

	Mission to Seafarers Canada: Prayers and Worship Resources (Site not responding. Last check: )
		We thank God for those on whose labour we depend for the necessities of life; for seafarers and all who leave their homes and communities to serve others; for the skills of seamanship and for modern aids to navigation; and for all engaged in the shipping industry.
		We pray for all seafarers in their daily work; for their safety as they face the dangers of their calling; and for their families during long periods of separation, loneliness and anxiety.
		We pray, O God for all seafarers as they fulfill the duties and face the dangers of their calling: the officers, men and women the Canadian Navy; the Canadian Coast Guard and Auxiliary; police and fire rescue; the fishing fleet; the pilots; and all who carry out the services of docks and harbours.
	www.missiontoseafarers.ca /Worship.html (996 words)

	HM Revenue & Customs: Seafarers
		Seafarers (or mariners) may be treated differently for tax and National Insurance (NI) purposes depending on whether they are resident or non resident in the UK.
		In certain circumstances, if you are a foreign national seafarer who is not resident in the UK, but have UK tax deducted because you work for UK based shipping companies, you may be entitled to claim your tax back.
		In such cases earnings for days spent in such activities together with associated leave are treated as if they were earnings for duties performed in the UK, and a code NT will not be authorised.
	www.hmrc.gov.uk /cnr/seafarers.htm (188 words)

	Seafarers of Catan, The
		The American version (Mayfair) should only be used with the American base game, instead of the German one (Kosmos), because of matching components and for the same reason, the Kosmos German version should only be used with the German base game.
		Seafarers of Catan & 5-6 Expansion A Settlers Expansion
		Seafarers scenario using windmills to claim land from the sea
	boardgamegeek.com /game/325 (385 words)

	Tinig ng Marino - The Law of Seafarers: Facts and figures from the first national seafarers convention
		THIS writer was privileged enough to be invited thru the Apostleship of the Sea (AOS) and the United Filipino Seafarers (UFS) to the Filipino Seafarers’ National Convention held September 27 and 28, 2002, at the Manila Hotel.
		The Philippines remains to be the biggest source of seafarers in the global market, accounting for 28.5% of the total population on board ships in the world.
		Almost 60,000 seafarers left the country from January to March 31, 2002 as compared to the 49,950 that were deployed during the same period last year.
	www.ufs.ph /tinig/novdec02/11120209.html (975 words)

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