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The entitlement to repatriation may lapse if the seafarers

concerned do not claim it within a reasonable period of time to

be defined by national laws or regulations or collective

agreements, except where they are held captive on or off the ship

as a result of acts of piracy or armed robbery against ships. The

terms piracy and armed robbery against ships shall

have the same meaning as in Standard A2.1, paragraph 7.

The foregoing is the authentic text of the Amendments duly

approved by the General Conference of the International Labour

Organization during its One hundred and seventh Session which was

held at Geneva and declared closed the eighth day of June

2018.

IN FAITH WHEREOF we have appended our signatures this day of

June 2018.

The President of the

Conference,

The Director-General of the

International Labour Office,