APPENDIX G (cont')
SHIPS' CREWS
SPECIFIC PROVISIONS AND RATES OF PAY
GENERAL
For Ships' Crews described in Annex C:
(a) "Day" in relation to employee means the twenty-four (24)
hour period during which that employee is normally required to perform the
duties of his/her position and commences at the designated crew change time.
(b) "Day of rest" in relation to an employee means the
twenty-four (24) hour period during which that employee is not ordinarily
required to perform the duties of his/her position other than by reason of the
employee being on leave, absent from duty without permission or by reason of
that day being a holiday, and commences at designated crew change time or
immediately following a preceding day of rest in any unbroken period of
consecutive and contiguous days of rest.
For employees described in Hours of Work and Overtime paragraph (c) of this
Annex:
(c) "Day" in relation to an employee means the twenty-four
(24) hour period during which that employee is normally required to perform the
duties of his/her position and commences at 00:00.
(d) "Day of rest" in relation to an employee means the
twenty-four (24) hour period during which that employee is not ordinarily
required to perform the duties of his/her position other than by reason of the
employee being on leave, absent from duty without permission or by reason of
that being a holiday, and commences at 00:00.
(a) An employee shall earn vacation leave credits at the rate prescribed for
his or her years of continuous employment, as set forth in Vacation Leave with
Pay, for each calendar month for which he receives at least eighty (80) hours'
pay.
(b) An employee shall have his or her accrued hours of vacation leave with
pay adjusted to an hourly credit by multiplying the number of hours under
Vacation Leave With Pay by a factor of one decimal four-seven (1.47).
(c) Should an employee leave the Ships' Crews Group or the Annex C operating
system, the credits will be converted to hours by applying the above formula in
reverse.
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2.02 Vacation Leave With Pay
Vacation leave with pay shall be granted on an hourly basis in accordance
with Article 34.01(c).
(a) An employee shall earn sick leave credits at the rate prescribed in
General - Sick Leave With Pay, for each calendar month for which the employee
receives at least eighty (80) hours pay.
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(b) An employee shall have his/her accrued sick leave with pay converted by
multiplying the number of sick leave credits earned by a factor of one decimal
zero five (1.05).
**
(c) Should an employee leave the Ships' Crews Group or the Annex C operating
system, the credits will be converted to hours by applying the above formula in
reverse.
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(d) Sick Leave With Pay shall be granted on an hourly basis. in accordance
with Article 34.01(c).
(e) Where an employee has insufficient or no credits to cover the granting of
sick leave with pay under the provisions of Sick Leave With Pay may, at the
discretion of the Employer, be granted for a period of up to two hundred and ten
(210) hours, subject to the deduction of such advanced leave from any sick leave
credits subsequently earned and, in the event of termination of employment for
reasons other than death or lay-off, the recovery of the advance from any monies
owed the employee.
Notwithstanding clauses 7.01, 7.02 and 7.03 but subject to clause 7.06 of
General - Meals and Quarters, when an employee is required by the Employer to
attend legal proceedings, training or other such work related activities, the
Employer reserves the right, where in its opinion circumstances warrant, to
reimburse actual and reasonable costs incurred for meals and/or lodging, where
such costs exceed the amounts in clauses 7.01, 7.02 or7.03.
For the purpose of this article, 'weekly rate of pay' means the employee's
hourly rate of pay set out in Annex A multiplied by forty-three (43), applying
to the employee's classification, as shown in the instrument of appointment.
6. Hours of Work and Overtime
6.01 Hours of Work
(a) To meet operational requirements, hours of work may be designated so that
employees work an average of forty-two (42) hours per week.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) below employees shall be entitled to
compensation at time and one-half (1 1/2) for hours worked in excess of forty
(40) hours per week but not exceeding the average of forty-two (42) hours per
week.
(c) The following conditions apply to employees employed on fire tugs or
assigned to DND security watch patrols or assigned as Coast Guard Rescue Centre
Watchkeepers.
(i) subject to General, Overtime compensation, but notwithstanding any
other provisions of this Agreement employees shall be entitled to compensation
at time and one half (1 1/2) for hours worked in excess of an average of forty
(40) hours per week.
(d) Employees subject to paragraphs (a) and (b) above may leave the vessel
after receiving permission from the Master.
6.02 In the case of vessels engaged primarily in Search and Rescue
operations, employees shall be available to return to the vessel within thirty
(30) minutes. In the case of vessels whose primary function is not Search and
Rescue, employees shall be available to return to vessel within one (1) hour.
6.03 Other than for Search and Rescue and Fire Tug response
operations, the Employer shall endeavour to provide twenty-four (24) hours
notice of any change in scheduled workday starting time.
(a) When an employee is required to work continuously without a break of at
least six (6) hours, he/she shall continue to be compensated at double (2) time
for hours worked provided:
(i) the employee has worked more than twenty (20) hours in any period of
twenty-four (24) consecutive hours for employees who normally work a twelve
(12) hour day.
(b) An employee subject to Hours of Work paragraphs 6.01(a) and (b) above is
entitled to compensation at double (2) time on alternate days on which he/she
works, beginning with the first (1st) day on which he/she works, in
any unbroken period of consecutive days of rest.
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(c) All overtime earned, all compensation earned for performing security
duty, and all compensation earned for work on a designated paid holiday shall
accumulate as compensatory leave.
Compensation earned pursuant to this Article that accumulates as compensatory
leave is subject to the provisions of 2.03(f)(ii) of this Appendix.
Such accumulated compensatory leave shall be held in reserve to be liquidated
in leave or cash at the request of the employee and the discretion of the
Employer.
7. Compensation for Work on a Holiday
Where an employee works on a holiday, the employee shall be entitled, in
addition to the eight (8) hours pay the employee would have been granted had the
employee not worked on the holiday, to compensation at the rate of:
(a) time and one-half (1 1/2) for all hours worked up to eight (8) hours;
and
(b) double (2) time for hours worked in excess of the eight (8) hours of
work;
or
(c) where an employee works on a holiday contiguous to a day of rest on which
the employee has also worked and received overtime in accordance with the
Appendix G Specific provisions (Ships' Crew) Overtime Compensation clause, the
employee shall be paid in addition to the pay that the employee would have been
granted had the employee not worked on the holiday, double (2) time for hours
worked.
1. General
Class 400 vessels will operate under this work system and shall not be placed
under another work system except by mutual agreement between the parties.
2. Interpretations and Definitions
(a) "Day" in relation to an employee means the twenty four
(24) hour period during which that employee is normally required to perform the
duties of his/her position and commences at the designated crew change time.
(b) "Day of rest" in relation to an employee means the
twenty-four (24) hour period during which that employee is not ordinarily
required to perform the duties of his/her position other than by the reason of
the employee being on leave, absent from duty without permission or by reason of
that day being a holiday, and commences at designated crew change time or
immediately following a proceeding day of rest in any unbroken period of
consecutive and contiguous days of rest.
3.01 An employee shall earn vacation leave credits at the rate
prescribed for his/her years of continuous employment, as set forth in Article
35 of the Collective Agreement, for each calendar month for which he/she
receives at least ninety-three (93) hours pay.
3.02 An employee shall have his/her accrued hours of vacation pay
adjusted to an hourly credit by multiplying the number of hours under Article 20
by a factor of one decimal six thousand two hundred and seventy-five (1.6275).
3.03 Should an employee leave the Ships' Crew group or the Annex D
operating system the employee's credits will be converted to hours by applying
the formula in reverse.
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3.04 Vacation Leave
Vacation leave with pay shall be granted on an hourly basis in accordance
with Article 34.01(c).
(a) An employee shall earn sick leave credits at the rate prescribed in
General, Sick Leave With Pay, for each calendar month for which the employee
receives at least ninety-three (93) hours pay.
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(b) An employee shall have his/her accrued sick leave credits with pay
converted by multiplying the number of sick leave credits by a factor of 1.165.
**
(c) Should an employee leave the Ships' Crew group or the Annex D operating
system the employee's credits will be converted to hours by applying the formula
in reverse.
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(d) Sick Leave With Pay shall be granted on an hourly basis, in accordance
with Article 34.01(c).
(e) Where an employee has insufficient or no credits to cover the granting of
sick leave with pay under the provisions of Sick Leave With Pay may, at the
discretion of the Employer, be granted for a period of up to two hundred and
thirty-three (233) hours, subject to the deduction of such advanced leave from
any sick leave credits subsequently earned and, in the event of termination of
employment for reasons other than death or lay-off, the recovery of the advance
from any monies owed the employee.
Notwithstanding clauses 7.01, 7.02 and 7.03, but subject to clause 7.06 of
the General - Meals and Quarters clause when an employee is required by the
Employer to attend legal proceedings, training or other such work related
activities, the Employer reserves the right, where in its opinion circumstances
warrant, to reimburse actual and reasonable costs incurred for meals and/or
lodging, where such costs exceed the amounts in 7.01, 7.02 or 7.03.
For the purpose of this Article "weekly rate of pay" means the
employee's hourly rate of pay, as set out in Annex A multiplied by forty-six
(46), applying to the employee's classification, as shown in the instrument of
appointment.
7.01 To meet operational requirements:
(a) An employee's regular hours shall be a combination of hours worked and
hours on "on call" duty which shall average twenty-eight (28) hours of
work and fifty-six (56) hours of "on call" duty per week and for pay
purposes be equivalent to an average of forty-six decimal six (46.6)
straight-time hours per week.
An employee on "on call" duty shall be entitled to compensation at
one-sixth (1/6) of his straight-time rate for each completed one-half (1/2) hour
of "on call" duty.
When an employee is required to perform work, "on call" duty pay
shall not apply.
(b) An employee must be available for work at all times while on "on
call" duty.
(c) During the "on call" duty hours, ships' personnel must be in a
position to respond to a Search and Rescue (SAR) call within thirty (30)
minutes.
Other than for Search and Rescue response operations, the Employer shall
endeavour to provide twenty-four (24) hours notice of any change in scheduled
workday starting time.
(d) An employee who is required to work overtime on his or her scheduled
workday is entitled to compensation at time and one-half (1 1/2) for the first
eight (8) consecutive hours of overtime worked and double (2) time for all
overtime hours worked in excess of eight (8) consecutive hours of overtime in
any contiguous period.
(e) When an employee is required to work continuously without a break of at
least six (6) hours, the employee shall continue to be compensated at double (2)
time for hours worked provided he/she has worked more than sixteen (16) hours in
any one period of twenty-four (24) consecutive hours for employees who normally
work an eight (8) hour day.
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(f) All overtime earned, all compensation earned for performing security
duty, and all compensation earned for work on a designated paid holiday shall
accumulate as compensatory leave.
Compensation earned pursuant to this Article that accumulates as compensatory
leave is subject to the provisions of 2.03(f)(ii) of this Appendix.
Such accumulated compensatory leave shall be held in reserve to be liquidated
in leave or cash at the request of the employee and the discretion of the
Employer.
(g) When an employee commences compensatory leave, such leave shall be
granted at the sub-group and level at which it is earned and at the rate of pay
for that sub-group and level in effect on the day on which the compensatory
leave is granted. Compensatory leave will be liquidated in the order in which it
is earned, commencing with the earliest accrued credits.
(h) An employee is entitled to compensation at double (2) time on alternate
days on which the employee works, beginning with the first (1st) day
on which he/she works, in any unbroken period of consecutive days of rest.
8. Compensation for Work on a Holiday
Where an employee works on a holiday, the employee shall be entitled, in
addition to the eight (8) hours pay the employee would have been granted had the
employee not worked on the holiday, to compensation at the rate of:
(a) time and one-half (1 1/2) for all hours worked up to eight (8) hours;
and
(b) double (2) time for hours worked in excess of the eight (8) hours of
work;
or
(c) where an employee works on a holiday contiguous to a day of rest on which
the employee has also worked and received overtime in accordance with the
Appendix G Specific provisions (Ships' Crew) Overtime Compensation clause, the
employee shall be paid in addition to the pay that the employee would have been
granted had the employee not worked on the holiday, double (2) time for hours
worked.
This is to confirm the understanding reached between the Employer and PSAC
with respect to the operation of vessels, or other appropriate situations where
the Employer deems that continuous operations are desirable, on the lay-day work
system.
The Employer shall make every reasonable effort to allow an employee the
option of electing not to serve on a lay-day system, if the employee does so in
writing. The Employer will consider the employee's request by reviewing regional
vacancies on vessels operating on crewing systems other than those on the
lay-day system, and regional shore operations for which the employee may be
qualified.
The number of vessels operating on the lay-day work system can be modified
from time to time through consultation by the parties. Existing vessels not
currently working on the lay-day work system, except for vessels defined in
paragraphs (a) and (b) below, shall not be permanently placed on the lay-day
system without the mutual consent of the Employer and the Public Service
Alliance of Canada.
(a) any vessels not currently on the lay-day manning system where the crew of
the vessel has been dispersed throughout the fleet;
(b) any vessel not currently on the lay-day manning system where the crew
have been offered an alternate position at the same classification and level on
another vessel in the same home port unless otherwise agreed between the
Employer and the employee.
Notwithstanding the provisions of he Ships Crews General Provisions, the
following conditions shall apply:
1. General
(a) Subject to operational requirements, the Employer will operate the
selected vessels on a lay-day system. Under this system, all days will be
considered as working days and there will be no days of rest.
(b) "Day" in relation to an employee means the twenty-four
(24) hour period during which that employee is normally required to perform the
duties of his/her position and commences at the designated crew change time.
(c) "Lay-Day" means a day off work with pay to which an
employee becomes entitled by working on the Lay-Day Work System for a number of
days. A lay-day shall be considered a part of the work cycle and as such is not
considered as a day of authorized leave with pay.
(d) Employees will be informed of the anticipated work schedule for the
operational year. Employees will be notified of changes to the anticipated work
schedule at the earliest possible time. Normally, employees will receive two (2)
months notice of changes to the anticipated work schedule, with a minimum of
fourteen (14) days notice.
(e)
(i) The workday will consist of an on-duty-cycle of twelve (12) hours of
work per day. For each day worked or for each on-duty-cycle day on which an
employee is on authorized leave with pay other than compensatory leave and
vacation leave with pay, an employee shall earn one decimal seventeen (1.17)
lay-day in addition to the employee's lay-day pay.
(ii) The lay day to which subparagraph (e)(i) refers shall be one decimal
thirty-six (1.36) for an employee working on vessels operating in accordance
with the scheduling arrangement otherwise known as 10-2-1.
(f) In order to maintain the employee's weekly rate of pay, the employee must
either:
(i) work,
(ii) be on lay-days,
or
(iii) be on authorised leave with pay.
(g) In the event that an employee does not work and is neither on lay-days
nor on authorised leave with pay, his regular pay shall be deducted by an amount
equal to his lay-day rate of pay for each day's absence, unless the employee has
received an advance of lay-day credits.
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(h)
(i) It is recognised that lay-days are intended to be taken as time off
work with pay. However, in cases of termination of employment or permanent
appointment to a position that is not on a vessel operating on the lay-day
system, or is not within the same department or region, lay-days shall be paid
in cash.
(ii) Notwithstanding (h)(i), at the request of the employee and with the
concurrence of the Employer, lay-days may be converted into compensatory leave
at the cash value equivalent to the lay-day rate of pay.
(iii) Lay-days that accumulate as compensatory leave are subject to the
provisions of 2.03(f)(ii) of this Appendix.
(iv) Earned lay-days paid in cash pursuant to (h)(i) will be equal the
lay-day rate of pay multiplied by one decimal five (1.5).
At the Employer's discretion, lay-day credits may be advanced to an employee,
subject to the deduction of such advanced credits from any lay-day credits
subsequently earned.
In the event of termination of employment for reasons other than death or
lay-off, the Employer shall recover the advance from any monies owed the
employee.
Sick Leave With Pay and Injury on Duty Leave can only be granted during the
on-duty cycle.
(a) Lay-day credits shall be accumulated at the rate of pay for the sub-group
and level at which they are earned.
(b) Lay-day credits may be prorated on the basis of the hours in the normal
work day.
(c) Lay-days which have been displaced by vacation leave may be paid out at
the direction of the Employer. The employee will have the option of converting
these days to either cash or compensatory leave. When cash is chosen by the
employee, lay-days so displaced will be paid in cash at the lay-day rate of pay
multiplied by one decimal five (1.5) lay-days displaced by vacation leave will
be paid in cash at the lay-day rate of pay multiplied by two decimal zero (2.0).
(d) An employee who has reported for work without being notified not to
report, and remains ashore waiting to board his or her vessel for crew change,
shall be considered to be at work and is entitled to meals and quarters under
General, Meals and Quarters.
(e) Where the Employer alters the scheduled "off-cycle" the
Employer shall reimburse the employee's non-refundable portion of travel
contracts or reservations made by the employee with respect to that period,
subject to the presentation of such documentation as the Employer may require.
The employee will make every reasonable attempt to mitigate any loss incurred
and will provide proof of such action to the Employer.
(f) At the request of the employee and with the concurrence of the Employer,
compensation earned in accordance with Designated Holidays, may be converted
into compensatory leave.
(a) For the purpose of granting vacation leave for employees subject to the
lay-day system, in accordance with this Annex, all vacation leave credits for
employees entering or in the lay-day system will be multiplied by a factor of
two decimal one (2.1)*.
For employees leaving the system, vacation leave credits will be adjusted by
reversing the factor.
(b) Vacation Leave
Vacation leave with pay shall be granted on an hourly basis, with the hours
debited for each day of vacation leave being equal to twelve (12) hours per day.
6. Designated Holidays
(a) For each designated holiday for which an employee does not work, the
employee shall receive his regular pay for that day plus eight (8) hours pay at
the straight-time rate, and a lay-day will be deducted from the employee's
lay-day bank.
(b) For each designed holiday for which an employee is required to, and does
work:
(i) an employee shall receive, in addition to his regular pay and lay-day
factor, the cash equivalent to two decimal fifty (2.50) lay-days;
(ii) an employee shall be entitled to be compensated in accordance with the
overtime compensation clause below, for work performed on a designated holiday
in excess of twelve (12) hours.
(c) For each designated holiday for which an employee is scheduled to work,
but is granted the designated paid holiday off, the employee will receive
his/her regular lay-day pay and his/her lay-day credit for that day. A lay-day
credit will not be deducted from the employee lay-day bank and the employee will
not be entitled to any additional pay.
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(d) At the request of the employee and with the concurrence of the Employer,
compensation earned in accordance with paragraphs (a) and (b) above, may be
converted into compensatory leave.
Compensation earned pursuant to this Annex that accumulates as compensatory
leave is subject to the provisions of 2.03(f)(ii) of this Appendix.
Such accumulated compensatory leave shall be held in reserve to be liquidated
in leave or cash at the request of the employee and the discretion of the
Employer.
(a) An employee shall earn sick leave credits at the rate prescribed in
clause 5.01 of the General Provisions - Sick Leave With Pay for each calendar
month for which the employee receives at least two (2) weeks pay.
**
(b) An employee shall have his/her accrued sick leave with pay converted to
by multiplying the number of sick leave credits earned by 2.1.
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(c) For employees leaving the system, sick leave credits will be adjusted by
reversing the factor.
(d) Sick Leave With Pay shall be granted on an hourly basis, with the hours
debited for each day of sick leave being equal to twelve (12) hours per day.
(e) Where an employee has insufficient or no credits to cover the granting of
sick leave with pay under the provisions of Sick Leave With Pay may, at the
discretion of the Employer, be granted for a period of up to three hundred (300)
hours, subject to the deduction of such advanced leave from any sick leave
credits subsequently earned and, in the event of termination of employment for
reasons other than death or lay-off, the recovery of the advance from any monies
owed the employee.
For the purpose of the Article, Weekly rate of pay means the employee's
lay-day rate of pay as set out in the Ships' Crew rates of pay Annex, multiplied
by seven (7), applying to the employee's classification, as shown in the
instrument of appointment.
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9. Travelling
An employee subject to this Annex who travels on a lay-day in accordance with
the provisions of the Collective Agreement is entitled to Travelling Time in
accordance with the provisions of Article 33 and clause 11 of this Appendix.
10. Hours of Work and Overtime
10.01 Overtime compensation will be subject to:
(a) Appendix G - General - except that subparagraphs (d)(ii) and (d)(iii)
shall not apply;
and
(b) an employee shall be entitled to compensation at time and one-half (1
1/2) for overtime worked in excess of his/her regularly scheduled hours of work,
except when an employee works more than eighteen (18) consecutive hours without
six (6) consecutive hours of rest, he shall be paid at the double (2) time rate
for all hours in excess of eighteen (18) hours;
(c) an employee shall be entitled to compensation at time and one-half (1
1/2) for overtime worked in excess of his/her regularly scheduled hours of work.
An employee shall be entitled to compensation at double (2) time for overtime
work of more than six (6) hours in excess of his/her regularly scheduled hours
of work.
10.02 An employee may leave the vessel after receiving permission from
the Master/Commanding Officer.
10.03 In the case of vessels assigned primarily to Search and Rescue
operations, employees shall be available to return to the vessel within thirty
(30) minutes. In the case of vessels whose primary function is not Search and
Rescue employees shall be available to return to the vessel within one (1) hour.
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10.04 All overtime earned and all compensation earned for performing
security duty, shall accumulate as compensatory leave.
Compensation earned pursuant to this Annex that accumulates as compensatory
leave is subject to the provisions of 2.03(f)(ii) of this Appendix.
Such accumulated compensatory leave shall be held in reserve to be liquidated
in leave or cash at the request of the employee and the discretion of the
Employer.
10.05 When an employee commences compensatory leave, such leave shall
be granted at the sub-group and level at which it is earned and at the rate of
pay for that sub-group in effect on the day on which the compensatory leave is
granted.
(a) Standby
Where the Employer requires an employee working on
"Non-watchkeeping" vessels to be available on standby during off duty
hours, an employee shall be entitled to standby payment of one (1) hours of pay,
at the straight time rate, for each eight (8) hours, or part thereof, that
he/she is on standby.
(b) Hours of Work
Hours of work for non-watchkeeping vessels shall be consecutive.
This letter is to give effect to the understanding reached between the
Employer and the Public Service Alliance of Canada in negotiations for the
renewal of the Operational Services Collective Agreement.
Accordingly, pursuant to Article 21 Joint Consultation, the Canadian Coast
Guard Management representatives will consult with the Alliance prior to placing
a vessel on the scheduling arrangement otherwise known as 10-2-1.
Except in cases of emergency or other unforeseeable circumstances, the
Canadian Coast Guard Management will endeavour to provide as much notice as
possible prior to placing vessels on the above noted scheduling arrangement.
SIGNED AT OTTAWA, this 22nd day of the month of March 2005.
THE TREASURY BOARD
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THE PUBLIC SERVICE
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1. When an employee is required to:
(a) clean or work in bilges and spaces below the bottom floor plates for
periods in excess of fifteen (15) minutes.
or
(b) clean boiler tubes or repair and maintain ships' sewage disposal tanks
and associated piping, pumps and valves, or clean on top of boilers while
steam pressure is being maintained, or clean inside water tanks, or clean
inside oil tanks that have contained oil, or perform spray painting or sand
blasting in void or confined areas, or work in the fire side of boiler
furnaces combustion chambers or in air heater spaces.
or
(c) come in physical contact with the pollutant while engaged in the
cleaning up of oil spills in excess of two hundred (200) litres which resulted
from a marine disaster, mechanical failure, bunkering or fuel transfer
operations.
or
(d) repair or maintain the ships' grey water system including holding
tanks, associated piping pumps, and valves provided the employee is required
to come into direct contact with the grey water. Cleaning of clogged drains
shall not constitute dirty work.
the employee shall receive, in addition to the appropriate rate of pay, an
additional one-half (1/2) the employee's straight-time rate for every fifteen
(15) minute period, or part thereof, worked.
2. All of the foregoing duties must have the prior approval of the Master
before work is commenced.
A qualified employee who is required to perform diving duties and maintain
diving equipment on vessels shall be entitled to receive an allowance of seven
hundred dollars ($700) per year. This allowance shall be paid on the same basis
as that for the employee's regular pay.
Ships' Crews with specialized training and qualifications shall receive the
following allowance in accordance with the conditions set out for each
allowance.
An employee who completes the required training and becomes a Certified
Rescue Specialist shall receive a monthly allowance of one hundred and thirty
dollars ($130) for each month the employee maintains such certifications and is
assigned to a sea going position where the employee may be required by the
Employer to perform such duties.
An employee who completes the required training in Fisheries Enforcement
shall receive a monthly allowance of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) for
each month the employee maintains such certifications and is assigned to a sea
going position where the employee may be required by the Employer to participate
in enforcement duties.
An employee who is directly engaged in operating (driving) the ship's Rigid
Hull Inflatable (RHI) for transportation of personnel engaged in Fisheries
Enforcement activities, shall receive a daily allowance of fifteen dollars
($15), when directly participating in this activity.
An employee, once qualified, shall be paid a monthly allowance of one hundred
and fifty dollars ($150) for each month the employee is assigned to a sea going
position on selected Offshore Patrol Vessels of the Department of Fisheries and
Oceans, which carry special armaments for the purpose of enforcement duties,
where the employee may be required by the Employer to participate in armed
boarding activity.
1. Ships' Crew must maintain their qualifications on a continuing basis.
2. These allowances shall form part of pay for the purposes of Severance Pay.
For the duration of the this collective agreement the Employer recognizes the
desirability of granting days off at such times and in such locations so as to
provide an employee the opportunity to enjoy the employee's days off preferably
at home, or if not at home, in a community which affords the employee a
recreational outlet.
The Employer shall designate a home port for each employee, and subject to
operational requirements the Employer undertakes the following:
1. The Employer will grant an employee compensatory leave in the employee's
home port unless otherwise mutually agreed.
2. The Employer will grant days of rest to an employee either:
(a) in the employee's home port.
(b) when in the opinion of the Employer an employee is within reasonable
travelling distance from the employee's place of residence or the employee's
home port.
(c) in a location which, in the opinion of the Employer provides adequate
recreational facilities.
(d) in any other location which might be agreeable to both the Employer and
the employee.
3. When 2 above does not apply an employee shall work on the employee's day
of rest at the applicable overtime compensation or, if in the opinion of the
Employer sufficient work is not available and the employee does not work the
employee shall be granted one-half (1/2) day of compensation. If the employee
works less than a day he/she shall receive a minimum of four-(4) hours' pay at
the applicable premium rate.
This Annex is in respect of the application of training for employees working
under Annexes C, D and E.
Training refers to an activity where the Employer has determined that such
training is necessary or will assist the employee in carrying out his/her
assigned duties.
The following activities shall be deemed to be training:
(a) a course given by the Employer.
(b) a course offered by a recognized academic institution.
(c) a seminar convention or study session in a specialized field directly
related to the employee's work.
Training is divided into short and long term. Short-term training is any
training scheduled to be twenty-eight (28) days or less in duration and long
term is that which is scheduled to be longer in duration than twenty-eight (28)
days.
For short term training the employee shall remain in their normal "work
cycle". In those periods where the employee is undertaking training during
the normally scheduled off duty portion of the work cycle the employee will be
compensated for the scheduled training period at their straight time rate of
pay.
For long term training the employee shall be temporarily removed from their
work system and shall work, and be compensated, in accordance with Annex B.
Employees on training under Annex B will be compensated for the scheduled
training period at their straight time rate of pay.
Employees on training shall be reimbursed for all reasonable travel expenses
incurred.
For the duration of this Collective Agreements the Alliance and the Employer
mutually recognize the benefit to all parties of employees accumulating
compensatory leave in anticipation of non-operational and/or off duty periods.
Failure to accumulate sufficient compensatory leave credits to cover the
anticipated periods could lead to employees being placed on off-duty status,
resulting in loss of pay for all or a portion of the non-operational period.
Accordingly employees are encouraged to accumulate and retain compensatory
leave credits sufficient to cover:
(1) periods during which the vessel will be non-operational by reason of
refit, repair, seasonal lay-up;
and,
(2) periods during which the employee is not required to work in accordance
with a rotational or relief crew system.
To facilitate such accumulation of such compensatory leave, the Employer
undertakes to provide employees with as much notice as possible of the periods
referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) above.
The Employer also recognizes the desirability of permitting employees to
accumulate compensatory leave credits in excess of three hundred (300) hours for
purposes such as seasonal lay-up, educational purposes and other reasonable
requests. In the event that such an accumulated compensatory leave is not used
for the purpose requested it shall be liquidated in cash.
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