“Seamen” in Bermuda are now known as “seafarers” — and rules for their pay, food and medical care by ship owners have been tightened, under a Bill approved in the Senate.Senators anticipated extra revenue for the Island, through inspection and certification of vessels using local ports, as Bermuda is brought into line with the International Labour Organisation’s 2006 Maritime Labour Convention, by the Merchant Shipping (ILO) Amendment Act, 2012.Under the legislation, Bermuda’s training of ship inspectors will be augmented by the UK Coast Guard, Government Senator Jonathan Smith told the Upper House.Inspection work will be carried out locally — but outsourced when there is “too much work to be done”, he added.Government Senator Vincent Ingham noted that the last Budget showed the Island’s registries of shipping and aircraft brining in “$33, $34 million — not a small hunk of change”.He added: “It’s a significant contributor of foreign currency, since most are paid in other than the Bermuda dollar.”Sen Ingham said it showed the Island’s commitment to maintaining high standards, and hoped it would help the Island to entice a greater luxury yacht business.It was approved with support from all sides of the Senate — with One Bermuda Alliance Senator Michael Fahy noting that, as someone who had trained in the shipping department of a London law firm, the Bill held a special interest for him.