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– We believe that the business carried out on board the MS “Fridtjof Nansen” is contrary to the law and the intention of the law. A ship registered with the NIS cannot be on the Norwegian dock and run a hotel business, as in this case, Nybø told Dagbladet after the meeting.
She was clear that the ministry is now working to change current regulations to clarify this understanding.
– The parties did not agree, but I don’t think anyone could expect that either. Still, it was nice to have a meeting to clean up and clean up the various parts of the case. I perceived Hurtigruten as understanding and accommodating, says the Minister of Commerce and Industry.
Called for dishes
The meeting was attended by the Ministers of Trade and Industry, Hurtigruten, Fellesforbundet, Sjømannsforbundet, Sjøoffiserforbundet and Maskinistforbundet.
The subject was the controversy surrounding Hurtigruten’s MS “Fridtjof Nansen” ship and its use as a hotel ship.
– I think it is necessary to change the regulations and it is necessary to clarify this message. There will always be a need for clarification when others have a different opinion. In this case, it was the Norwegian Maritime Directorate, Nybø tells Dagbladet.
The press was not invited to the meeting.
Races: – Nothing happened
conflict
On Tuesday last week, it became clear that Fellesforbundet and Sjømannsforbundet have come together to denounce Hurtigruten for matters related to the ship MS ‘Fridtjof Nansen’, which is located at the quay of the city of Hellesylt in the municipality of Stranda.
Hurtigruten, for his part, believes the business is “well within” the rules. The Norwegian Maritime Directorate has previously concluded that the ship does not violate regulations.
In September, Hurtigruten rents two boats for the recording of “Mission: Impossible.” The ships house a total of almost 400 film workers from Norway and abroad.
Stian Grøthe, director of policy and government contact for the Norwegian Seafarers Association, was clear about what they were going to bring to the meeting:
– The ministry must ensure that this activity stops immediately, he told Dagbladet.
– Disfigure Norway
On Friday, section leader Svein Rike at Immigration and Border Control in the Møre og Romsdal police district confirmed that the report had been received from the unions. He stressed that the police had not concluded the case.
– We rely on the Immigration Law, which states that you must have a permit to work in Norway. What has been presented here as an activity, we have not seen that it has an exception to that rule. That is the state now. Then there’s the question of whether anyone thinks they are an exception, and that’s probably where the political debate is going, he told Dagbladet.
Before the meeting, Stian Grøthe from the Norwegian Seamen’s Association was tough against Hurtigruten:
– This is the second round where Hurtigruten spoils all of Norway. First with poor management of infection control and now with violations of Norwegian law. I hope the Minister puts an end to this. It’s terribly bad publicity, he said.
Thunder: – Brutal Exploitation
– Lack of criteria
Grøthe referred to Nybø’s statements that the Ministry of Commerce and Industry as early as 2018 believed that this type of ‘hotel ship activity’ is not within the intent of the NIS Act.
– And if you look at the preparatory work for the law, there is no doubt. If this had ended in court, it is not certain that it will be as clear as Hurtigruten claims, Grøthe said.
He believes Hurtigruten has shown “fundamentally poor judgment.”
– With the round they just had on infection control, I think it is curious that they are once again in the gray area of Norwegian law. Not just one law, but two. Hurtigruten can follow Norwegian law like everyone else and stop making their own laws.
Infection staff on the cruise set
– Well inside
Dagbladet has sent Grøthe’s statements to Hurtigruten. They note that the Norwegian Maritime Directorate has previously concluded that the ship does not violate regulations, as well as earlier statements from Hurtigruten’s public relations director, Anne Marit Bjørnflaten.
Last week he wrote in an email to Dagbladet:
– The use of the ship is within the rules for NIS ships (Norwegian International Ship Register, editor’s note), which the Norwegian Maritime Directorate has confirmed. The ship operates legally in accordance with NIS law and the rules governing pay, working conditions, working time and rest for the crew on board NIS-registered ships, he wrote.
Bjørnflaten also wrote that Hurtigruten has asked the Norwegian Seafarers Association for a dialogue on wage levels.
– We have said for our part that we will offer salaries at the Norwegian level. Therefore, it is difficult to understand why the Norwegian Seafarers Association makes such baseless accusations.
Critic “Tom Cruise Ship”
Ask for clarification
Fellesforbundet leader Jørn-Henning Eggum posed at the meeting.
– This has been from the beginning a process where the ministry and the management have given different answers to what is law and what is not. The basic concern remains that it undermines the seriousness of Norwegian working life if an internationally registered ship is approved to be docked and pretends to be an ordinary hotel, communications manager André Nerheim at Fellesforbundet told Dagbladet.
Hurtigruten has previously rejected that the MS “Fridtjof Nansen” can be classified as a hotel ship, noting that the ship is chartered for production for a short period and that outsiders cannot reserve cabins.
Nerheim said the association experiences that Nybø is moving in what they believe is the right direction, but asks for a final clarification.
– We need a clear signal for both management and Hurtigruten.
He stressed that it is not uncommon for these types of meetings to be held behind closed doors, but adds:
– What happens at such a meeting is not excluded from the public.
As of 6:00 p.m. Monday, Dagbladet was unable to obtain a comment from Hurtigruten after the meeting.
