What are the requirements to be a chef?

The General Conference of the International Labor Organization, convened by the Governing Council of the International Labor Office, held its 28th session in Seattle on June 6, 1946, and resolved to adopt item 4 of the agenda of this session. Having set out a number of proposals concerning shipboard cooks' certificates, it was decided that these proposals should be in the form of an international convention, and the following convention was adopted on June 27, 1946, which may be called the "Shipboard Cooks' Certificates Convention, 1946". Article 1 1. This Convention shall apply to sea-going vessels, whether public or private, registered in the territory for which this Convention is in force, engaged in the carriage of trade goods or passengers. 2. National laws or regulations shall determine which ships or classes of ships shall be considered seagoing ships for the purposes of this Convention or, in the absence of such laws or regulations, by collective agreements between employers and workers. Article 2 For the purposes of this Convention, the term "ship's cook" means the person directly responsible for preparing meals for the crew. Article 3 1. No person shall be employed as a cook on any ship to which this Convention applies unless he holds a certificate of competency as a ship's cook awarded in accordance with the provisions below. 2. However, the Administration may grant an exemption from the provisions of this regulation if it considers that there is a shortage of certified ship's cooks. Article 4 1. The competent authority shall make arrangements for the conduct of examinations and the issuance of certificates of competency. 2. No certificate shall be issued to any person unless he: (a) has reached the minimum age prescribed by the Administration; (b) has worked at sea for the minimum period prescribed by the Administration; (c) has passed an examination prescribed by the Administration. 3. The prescribed examination shall consist of a practical test of the candidate's ability to prepare meals and shall also include tests of the value of food, the preparation of a varied and properly balanced menu, and the knowledge of the handling and storage of food on board ship. 4. Prescribed examinations or certificates may be conducted directly by or under the control of the competent authority, by an accredited chef training school or other recognized body. Article 5 Article 3 of this Convention shall apply after the expiration of a period not exceeding 3 years from the date on which this Convention enters into force for the territory in which the ship is registered; provided that if, before the expiration of the said period, a seafarer has been Satisfactory 2 years of work experience as a chef. National laws or regulations may provide for the acceptance of such work certificates equivalent to certificates of competency. Article 6 The competent authorities may provide for the recognition of certificates of conformity issued in other territories. Article 7 Formal ratification of this Convention shall be submitted to the Director-General of the International Labor Office for registration. Article 81. This Convention shall be binding only on those Member States of the International Labor Organization whose ratifications have been registered with the Director-General. 2. This Convention shall enter into force six months after the date on which nine of the following countries have registered their instruments of ratification: the United States of America, the Republic of Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, and Denmark. , Finland, France, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Turkey and Yugoslavia, including at least five countries with at least 1 million gross registered tons of ships. This provision is written to facilitate and encourage Member States to ratify this Convention at an early date. 3. Thereafter, for any Member State, this Convention shall enter into force six months from the date on which its instrument of ratification has been registered. Article 91. Any Member State that has ratified this Convention may notify the Director-General of the International Labor Office of its termination 10 years after the first date of entry into force of this Convention and request it to be registered. This notice of termination will not take effect until one year has passed since the date of registration. 2. If a Member State that has ratified this Convention fails to exercise its right to terminate the Convention stipulated in this article within one year after the expiration of the 10-year period mentioned in the preceding paragraph, it shall comply with it for another 10 years. Whenever the 10-year period expires thereafter, the contract may be terminated by notice in accordance with the provisions of this article. Article 10 1. The Director-General of the International Labor Office shall inform all Member States of the Organization of the registration status of all instruments of ratification and notification of denunciation sent by Member States of the Organization. 2. The Director-General, when notifying the Members of the Organization of the registration of the last instrument of ratification required for the entry into force of this Convention, shall draw the attention of the Members of the Organization to the date on which this Convention shall enter into force. Article 11 The Director-General of the International Labor Office shall, in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations, submit to the Secretary-General of the United Nations for registration details of all ratifications and notices of termination registered by him in accordance with the provisions of the above-mentioned articles. Article 12 The Governing Body of the International Labor Office shall, when it deems it necessary, report to the Conference on the implementation of this Convention and shall examine whether all or part of the amendment of this Convention should be included in the agenda of the Conference. Article 13 1. If the Conference formulates a new Convention amending this Convention in whole or in part, unless otherwise provided in the new Convention: (a) When the new amending Convention enters into force, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 9 above, Member States shall have The ratification of the Convention shall legally constitute the immediate revocation of this Convention; (b) From the date of entry into force of the new amended Convention, this Convention shall cease to accept ratification by Member States. 2. For those Member States that have ratified this Convention but have not ratified the new amending Convention, this Convention shall, in all circumstances, remain in force in its existing form and content. Article 14 The English and French versions of this Convention shall be equally valid.