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Part V: Other Terms and Conditions of Employment

Article 53
Restriction on Outside Employment

53.01 Unless otherwise specified by the Employer as being in an area that could represent a conflict of interest, employees shall not be restricted in engaging in other employment outside the hours they are required to work for the Employer.

Article 54
Statement of Duties

54.01 Upon written request, an employee shall be provided with a complete and current statement of the duties and responsibilities of his or her position, including the classification level and, where applicable, the point rating allotted by factor to his or her position, and an organization chart depicting the position's place in the organization.

Article 55
Duty Aboard Vessels

55.01 Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to impair in any manner whatsoever the authority of the Master.

55.02 The Master may, whenever he or she deems it advisable, require any employee to participate in lifeboat or other emergency drills without the payment of overtime.

55.03 Any work necessary for the safety of the vessel, passengers, crew or cargo shall be performed by all employees at any time on immediate call and, notwithstanding any provisions of this Agreement which might be construed to the contrary, in no event shall overtime be paid for work performed in connection with such emergency duties, of which the Master shall be the sole judge.

55.04 When an employee suffers loss of clothing or personal effects (those which can reasonably be expected to accompany the employee aboard the ship) because of marine disaster or shipwreck, the employee shall be reimbursed the value of those articles, up to a maximum of three thousand ($3,000) dollars, based on replacement cost.

55.05

1. An employee shall submit to the Employer a full inventory of his or her personal effects and shall be responsible for maintaining it in a current state.
2. An employee or the employee's estate making a claim under this Article shall submit to the Employer reasonable proof of such loss, and shall submit an affidavit listing the individual items and values claimed.

Article 56
Employee Performance Review and Employee Files

56.01

1. When a formal assessment of an employee's performance is made, the employee concerned must be given an opportunity to sign the assessment form in question upon its completion to indicate that its contents have been read. A copy of the assessment form will be provided to the employee at that time. An employee's signature on his or her assessment form will be considered to be an indication only that its contents have been read and shall not indicate the employee's concurrence with the statements contained on the form.
2. The Employer's representative(s) who assess(es) an employee's performance must have observed or been aware of the employee's performance for at least one-half (1/2) of the period for which the employee's performance is evaluated.
3. An employee has the right to make written comments to be attached to the performance review form.

56.02

1. Prior to an employee performance review, the employee shall be given:
   1. the evaluation form which will be used for the review;
   2. any written document which provides instructions to the person conducting the review.
2. If, during the employee performance review, either the form or instructions are changed they shall be given to the employee.

56.03 Upon written request of an employee, the personnel file of that employee shall be made available once per year for his or her examination in the presence of an authorized representative of the Employer.

Article 57
Membership Fees

57.01 The Employer shall reimburse an employee for the payment of membership or registration fees to an organization or governing body when the payment of such fees is a requirement for the continuation of the performance of the duties of the employee's position.

57.02 Membership dues referred to in Article 11, Check-Off, of this Agreement are specifically excluded as reimbursable fees under this Article.

Article 58
Wash-Up Time

58.01 Where the Employer determines that, due to the nature of work, there is a clear-cut need, wash-up time up to a maximum of ten (10) minutes will be permitted before the end of the working day.

Article 59
Dangerous Goods

59.01 An employee certified pursuant to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act and who is assigned responsibility for packaging and labelling dangerous goods for shipping in accordance with the above Act shall receive a daily allowance of three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) for each day he or she is required to package and label dangerous goods for shipping, to a maximum of seventy-five dollars ($75) in a month, for each month where the employee maintains such certification.

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