for shoreassistance. 48. Do youknow something about the ILO? What is ILO 147? Do you have any experience withITF? What is your policy in dealing with them and what is pany ’s policyin dealing with them? The ILO is theInternational anization and the ITF is the International Federationfor Transport Workers. ILO Convention147 is The Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 147)(and its Protocol of 1996). This rule is made by the International anization Conference. In this Convention, the minimum eptable labor standards for seamen in merchant ships are stipulated.Convention No. 147 requires the flag State to adopt minimum standards relatingto safety, social security, and shipboard conditions of employment and livingarrangements to be observed in merchant shipping registered