Information in Enligsh
Merchant Marine Officers Association
(MMOA, Swedish abbreviation SBF), is an independent trade union organizing catering, engineer and nautical officers within the Swedish merchant fleet and on foreign-registered ships with Swedish officers serving on board.
MMOA was one of Sweden's first trade unions. As early as in the year 1848 the first union for engineer officers was founded in Stockholm. In the year 1979 MMOA became an independent organization within The Swedish Association of Supervisors, which 1994 changed its name to Swedish Organization for Managers (in Swedish Ledarna).
Among other things MMOA wants to promote economical and social interests of its members, work for an improved theoretical and practical training for maritime officers and uphold their position and status. The organization has always meant that nautical and engineer officers have an equal position. The chief engineer is the first technical officer on board - the master is the first nautical. Their educations are equal in length and scientific content. According to Swedish law the chief engineer also has the responsibility for the ship's technical operation and fire protection.
In the future the limits between nautical and technical officers will be weaker and in the long run disappear. This change puts a need for more training of today's officers in the engine and on deck.
Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for Officers
Between The Swedish Shipowner Employers' Association (SEA), The Associated Marine Officers' and Seamen's Union of the Philippines (AMOSUP) and The Swedish Merchant Marine Officers' Association (MMOA)
- CBA 2010
- Wages 2010
- Grievance Procedure Deck Officers 2010
- Grievance Procedure Engineer Officer 2010
Social benefits
for Filipino Officers working on Swedish flag vessels
Filipino Officers working on Swedish vessels have social benefits from the Swedish and the Philippine governments and from agreements with the Swedish Shipowners' Employers' Association. This is described in a brochure, that can download below.
Unemployment Insurance
Here you can find information in English about the Unemployment Insurance, the EU/EEA and about the Swedish Federation of Unemployment Insurance Funds (SO).
For further information, contact The Swedish Federation of Unemployment Insurance Funds.
The Swedish Federation of Unemployment Insurance Funds
Mail address Box 1110, SE-111 81 Stockholm, Sweden
Visiting address Klara Norra Kyrkogata 33
Phone +46 8 555138 00,
Fax +46 8 555 138 99
E-mail
Den här e-postadressen är skyddad från spamrobotar, du måste ha Javascript aktiverat för att visa den
Internet www.samorg.org
Specification of fees
Here you find a English translation of the Swedish form "Avgiftspecifikation".
Working environment manual – Seafarers
The Shipping Working Environment Board (Swedish abbreviation SAN) and the working environment organization Prevent have written a manual for working environment on board. The Swedish version should be available on board all Swedish ships and the ship owners company offices.
