Section 10Sec./Art. 10

Right to Information. - Shipowners, manning agencies, and other organizations responsible for the requirement and placement of seafarers shall provide seafarers with relevant information, including the terms and conditions of employment, company policies affecting seafarers, and conditions and realities attending to their profession.

In addition, overseas seafarers shall, at all times, be furnished a copy of the duly executed SEC and the results of the medical examination conducted on them. The right shall also include the right of seafarers' organizations to relevant information affecting the terms and conditions of employment of their members, subject to the provisions of Republic Act No. 10173, otherwise known as the "Data Privacy Act of 2012", and the necessary laws and regulations of countries covered by their sojourn.

All ocean-going ships covered by this Act shall have on board copy of the MLC 2006, as amended, the grievance procedures observed on board, duly executed SEC of seafarers, and a copy of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA), if any, which shall be readily available to the seafarers.