Amendment of POEA Standard Contract 12 July 2000 No.00-007 Standard wording of the employment contract for Filipino Seafarers established by Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has been amended on and after 25 June, 2000. Extract of the amendment is as follows. Full text of the wording after amendment shall be prepared and provided to the members as soon as available.   1. Inclusion of the terms "Principal", "Work-Related Injury" and "Work-Related Illness" in the definition of terms. 2. Inclusion of additional duty of the owner to provide a seaworthy vessel with safe working conditions for the seafarer and take precautionary measures to avoid accidents, injury and sickness. (Section 1.A.3)   3. Inclusion of additional duty of the employer / master to observe the Code of Ethics. (Section 1.A.4)   4. Overtime work for officers shall be computed based on the fixed overtime rate. And for ratings overtime work shall be based on guaranteed or open overtime rate, as mutually agreed upon by the contracting parties. Overtime work in excess of 105 hours a month for ratings shall be further compensated on the open overtime rate. (Section 11.B.3/4)   5. Settlement of leave pay shall be made within two weeks upon arrival of the seafarer at the point of hire. (Section 12)   6. Work connected/related illness, injury or death has been delineated. Payment of death compensation will be made if "work-related" and no longer when death occurs "during the term of the contract". Similarly, payment of injury or illness compensation must be for "work-related injury or illness". (Section 20.A/B)   7. If a doctor appointed by the seafarer disagrees with the assessment, a third doctor may be agreed jointly between the Employer and the seafarer. The third doctor's decision shall be final and binding on both parties. (Section 20.B.3)   8. A seafarer who knowingly conceals and does not disclose past medical condition, disability and history in t