ILO Conventions Ratified by NZ 2008

No. 58 - Minimum Age (Sea) (Revised), 1936

Young persons under the age of 15 may not be employed on vessels other than vessels upon which only members of the same family are employed.
Children aged not less than 14 may, however, be granted a certificate permitting them to be employed if the appropriate authority is satisfied that the employment will be beneficial to the child.
The master of every vessel must keep a register of all persons under the age of 16 years employed on board, or enter their names and date of birth in the articles of agreement.
Work done by children on school or training ships is exempt when it is approved and supervised by the public authority.

Maritime New Zealand

Ministry of Education

Department of Labour

Section 26, of the Maritime Transport Act requires that:
- the master of a New Zealand ship must keep a register of all crew members under the age of 18. This register will include the birth date of crew members under the age of 18;
- no person of an age that requires that person to be enrolled at school may be employed on any ship in any capacity;
- the minimum age of employment on a vessel is set at 16 years of age; and
- no person under the age of 18 shall be employed as a trimmer or stoker. However, two persons over the age of 16 can be employed to the do the work which would otherwise have been performed by one person over the age of 18 years, if the employer is unable to obtain other staff.
Sections 20 and 25, of the Education Act require the compulsory enrolment and attendance at school of all children between the ages of 6 and 16 years.
The Employment Relations Act requires every employer to keep a wage and time record for each employee, and if the employee is under 20 the record is to include his or her age.

This Convention is not applicable to Tokelau.

Ratified - 7 June 1946

Total ratifications - 17