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    Guidelines on the Application of the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 4th Edition

    £150.00
    The ILO MLC is a truly ground-breaking instrument. The shipping industry is unique in being the only industrial sector to have such a comprehensive global regime in place, setting out mandatory standards for the employment of the world’s two million merchant seafarers, which are now strictly enforced by governments worldwide through a sophisticated system of flag state inspections and port state control.
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    Published: May 2023

    Published by International Chamber of Shipping

    More than ten years have passed since the entry into force of the ILO Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), which is now strictly enforced on a global basis and subject to Port State Control inspection. This ICS publication is the comprehensive and definitive guide to the MLC. The revised fourth edition addresses the wide range of MLC provisions including the 2022 updates, which will enter into force in December 2024, covering:

    • Appropriately-sized personal protective equipment;

    • Drinking water quality;

    • Repatriation of abandoned seafarers;

    • Repatriation of deceased seafarers;

    • Medical care;

    • Social connectivity;

    • Information on rights concerning compensation; and

    • Recording and reporting of deaths.

    Table of Contents

    1 Key issues, certification and enforcement and seafarers’ rights

    1.1 Purpose and origins of the MLC

    1.2 Convention structure

    1.3 Labour standards overview

    1.4 Entry into force, implementation and enforcement

    1.5 Application

    1.5.1 Application to ships

    1.5.2 Application to seafarers

    1.6 Links between the MLC, the STCW Convention and the ISM Code

    1.7 MLC explanatory note

    2 Fundamental seafarer rights

    2.1 Freedom of association

    2.2 Collective bargaining

    2.3 Protection from discrimination, harassment and bullying

    2.4 Promoting diversity and inclusion in shipping

    3 Flag state inspection and certification

    3.1 Flag state inspections

    3.2 Areas to be inspected

    3.3 Inspectors’ powers

    3.4 MLC certification

    3.4.1 Maritime labour certificate

    3.4.2 Declaration of maritime labour compliance

    3.4.3 Interim certificates

    4 Port state control

    4.1 Normal inspections

    4.2 Grounds for a more detailed inspection

    4.3 Detention of a ship

    4.4 Common MLC deficiencies

    5 Minimum requirements for seafarers to work on a ship

    5.1 Minimum age

    5.2 Medical certificate

    5.3 Training and qualifications

    5.4 Recruitment and placement

    5.4.1 General principles

    5.4.2 Government obligations

    5.4.3 Shipowner obligations

    5.4.4 Oversight of third party recruitment services

    6 Young seafarers and the MLC

    6.1 Minimum age of seafarers

    6.2 Working hours of young seafarers

    6.3 Medical certification for young seafarers

    6.4 Young seafarers and food and catering

    6.5 Repatriation of young seafarers

    6.6 Safety and health education of young seafarers

    7 Conditions of employment

    7.1 Shipowner obligations

    7.2 Seafarers’ employment agreements

    7.3.1 ILO minimum wage

    7.3.2 Definitions for the calculation of wages

    7.3.3 Overtime

    7.3.4 Consolidated wages

    7.3.5 General principles for payment of wage deductions

    7.4 Hours of work and rest

    7.4.1 MLC and STCW rest requirements

    7.4.2 The hours of work and rest regimes

    7.4.3 Schedule of working

    7.4.4 Record keeping

    7.4.5 Permitted exceptions

    7.4.6 Hours of work for young seafarers

    7.5 Entitlement to shore leave

    7.5.1 Calculation of entitlement for paid leave

    7.5.2 Other considerations

    7.6 In the event of loss or foundering

    7.6.1 In the event of a hostage situation

    7.7 Crewing levels

    7.8 Career development

    8 Accommodation and recreational facilities

    8.1 Application to new and existing ships

    8.2 Ongoing compliance

    8.3 Design and construction

    8.4 Prevention of noise and vibration

    8.5 Heating, air conditioning and ventilation

    8.6 Lighting

    8.7 Living accommodation

    8.7.1 Sleeping rooms

    8.7.2 Mess rooms

    8.7.3 Hospital

    8.7.4 Laundry

    8.7.5 Facilities for engine personnel

    8.7.6 Ship’s office

    8.7.7 Sanitary facilities

    8.8 Recreational facilities

    8.8.1 Social connectivity

    8.8.2 Open decks

    8.8.3 Mail and ship visits

    8.8.4 Shore leave

    8.9 Guidance for ships constructed before the MLC entered into force

    8.9.1 Maintenance of accommodation for ships constructed before the MLC entered into force

    8.9.2 Ventilation for ships constructed before the MLC entered into force

    8.9.3 Sanitary accommodation for ships constructed before the MLC entered into force

    9 Food and catering

    9.1 Shipowners’ obligations

    9.1.1 Food storage and sufficient food

    9.1.2 Condition of galley

    9.1.3 Vermin control

    9.1.4 Drinking water

    9.2 Ships’ cooks

    9.2.1 Ship’s cook’s training

    9.3 Inspection by the master

    10 Health protection and medical care

    10.1 The provisions for health, safety and medical care

    10.2 Limitations permitted by national law for payment in the event of illness or injury

    10.3 Medical care on board ship

    10.4 Medical qualifications of seafarers

    10.5 Carriage requirements for medical equipment

    10.6 Diseases

    11 Health and safety protection

    11.1 Personal protective equipment

    11.2 Prevention of noise and vibration

    11.3 Young seafarers’ health and safety

    11.4 Other issues

    11.5 Shipowner obligations on accident prevention

    11.6 National health and safety protection and prevention programmes

    11.6.1 Instruction in occupational safety and health protection and the prevention of

    occupational accidents

    11.7 Reporting and collection of statistics

    11.7.1 Investigations

    11.8 Investigation into the deaths of seafarers

    12 Shipowners’ liability to protect seafarers from the consequences of sickness, injury and death

    13 Seafarers’ welfare

    13.1 Access to shore based welfare facilities

    14 Social security

    14.1 Social security

    14.2 Seafarers’ Pension Convention

    15 Repatriation

    15.1 Shipowner obligations

    15.2 Circumstances where repatriation is required

    15.3 Costs to be met by the shipowner

    15.4 Repatriation in the event of abandonment

    15.5 Reimbursement of expenses in the event of abandonment

    16 Death in service of a seafarer

    16.1 Repatriation of a body in the event of a fatality

    16.2 The seafarer’s effects

    16.3 Seafarer compensation in the event of a fatality

    17 Complaint procedures

    17.1 On board complaints

    17.2 Complaints to other parties

    17.3 Contractual redress for seafarers

    Appendix Checklist to help masters and shipowners ensure compliance with MLC

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    Published: May 2023

    Published by International Chamber of Shipping

    More than ten years have passed since the entry into force of the ILO Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), which is now strictly enforced on a global basis and subject to Port State Control inspection. This ICS publication is the comprehensive and definitive guide to the MLC. The revised fourth edition addresses the wide range of MLC provisions including the 2022 updates, which will enter into force in December 2024, covering:

    • Appropriately-sized personal protective equipment;

    • Drinking water quality;

    • Repatriation of abandoned seafarers;

    • Repatriation of deceased seafarers;

    • Medical care;

    • Social connectivity;

    • Information on rights concerning compensation; and

    • Recording and reporting of deaths.

    Table of Contents

    1 Key issues, certification and enforcement and seafarers’ rights

    1.1 Purpose and origins of the MLC

    1.2 Convention structure

    1.3 Labour standards overview

    1.4 Entry into force, implementation and enforcement

    1.5 Application

    1.5.1 Application to ships

    1.5.2 Application to seafarers

    1.6 Links between the MLC, the STCW Convention and the ISM Code

    1.7 MLC explanatory note

    2 Fundamental seafarer rights

    2.1 Freedom of association

    2.2 Collective bargaining

    2.3 Protection from discrimination, harassment and bullying

    2.4 Promoting diversity and inclusion in shipping

    3 Flag state inspection and certification

    3.1 Flag state inspections

    3.2 Areas to be inspected

    3.3 Inspectors’ powers

    3.4 MLC certification

    3.4.1 Maritime labour certificate

    3.4.2 Declaration of maritime labour compliance

    3.4.3 Interim certificates

    4 Port state control

    4.1 Normal inspections

    4.2 Grounds for a more detailed inspection

    4.3 Detention of a ship

    4.4 Common MLC deficiencies

    5 Minimum requirements for seafarers to work on a ship

    5.1 Minimum age

    5.2 Medical certificate

    5.3 Training and qualifications

    5.4 Recruitment and placement

    5.4.1 General principles

    5.4.2 Government obligations

    5.4.3 Shipowner obligations

    5.4.4 Oversight of third party recruitment services

    6 Young seafarers and the MLC

    6.1 Minimum age of seafarers

    6.2 Working hours of young seafarers

    6.3 Medical certification for young seafarers

    6.4 Young seafarers and food and catering

    6.5 Repatriation of young seafarers

    6.6 Safety and health education of young seafarers

    7 Conditions of employment

    7.1 Shipowner obligations

    7.2 Seafarers’ employment agreements

    7.3.1 ILO minimum wage

    7.3.2 Definitions for the calculation of wages

    7.3.3 Overtime

    7.3.4 Consolidated wages

    7.3.5 General principles for payment of wage deductions

    7.4 Hours of work and rest

    7.4.1 MLC and STCW rest requirements

    7.4.2 The hours of work and rest regimes

    7.4.3 Schedule of working

    7.4.4 Record keeping

    7.4.5 Permitted exceptions

    7.4.6 Hours of work for young seafarers

    7.5 Entitlement to shore leave

    7.5.1 Calculation of entitlement for paid leave

    7.5.2 Other considerations

    7.6 In the event of loss or foundering

    7.6.1 In the event of a hostage situation

    7.7 Crewing levels

    7.8 Career development

    8 Accommodation and recreational facilities

    8.1 Application to new and existing ships

    8.2 Ongoing compliance

    8.3 Design and construction

    8.4 Prevention of noise and vibration

    8.5 Heating, air conditioning and ventilation

    8.6 Lighting

    8.7 Living accommodation

    8.7.1 Sleeping rooms

    8.7.2 Mess rooms

    8.7.3 Hospital

    8.7.4 Laundry

    8.7.5 Facilities for engine personnel

    8.7.6 Ship’s office

    8.7.7 Sanitary facilities

    8.8 Recreational facilities

    8.8.1 Social connectivity

    8.8.2 Open decks

    8.8.3 Mail and ship visits

    8.8.4 Shore leave

    8.9 Guidance for ships constructed before the MLC entered into force

    8.9.1 Maintenance of accommodation for ships constructed before the MLC entered into force

    8.9.2 Ventilation for ships constructed before the MLC entered into force

    8.9.3 Sanitary accommodation for ships constructed before the MLC entered into force

    9 Food and catering

    9.1 Shipowners’ obligations

    9.1.1 Food storage and sufficient food

    9.1.2 Condition of galley

    9.1.3 Vermin control

    9.1.4 Drinking water

    9.2 Ships’ cooks

    9.2.1 Ship’s cook’s training

    9.3 Inspection by the master

    10 Health protection and medical care

    10.1 The provisions for health, safety and medical care

    10.2 Limitations permitted by national law for payment in the event of illness or injury

    10.3 Medical care on board ship

    10.4 Medical qualifications of seafarers

    10.5 Carriage requirements for medical equipment

    10.6 Diseases

    11 Health and safety protection

    11.1 Personal protective equipment

    11.2 Prevention of noise and vibration

    11.3 Young seafarers’ health and safety

    11.4 Other issues

    11.5 Shipowner obligations on accident prevention

    11.6 National health and safety protection and prevention programmes

    11.6.1 Instruction in occupational safety and health protection and the prevention of

    occupational accidents

    11.7 Reporting and collection of statistics

    11.7.1 Investigations

    11.8 Investigation into the deaths of seafarers

    12 Shipowners’ liability to protect seafarers from the consequences of sickness, injury and death

    13 Seafarers’ welfare

    13.1 Access to shore based welfare facilities

    14 Social security

    14.1 Social security

    14.2 Seafarers’ Pension Convention

    15 Repatriation

    15.1 Shipowner obligations

    15.2 Circumstances where repatriation is required

    15.3 Costs to be met by the shipowner

    15.4 Repatriation in the event of abandonment

    15.5 Reimbursement of expenses in the event of abandonment

    16 Death in service of a seafarer

    16.1 Repatriation of a body in the event of a fatality

    16.2 The seafarer’s effects

    16.3 Seafarer compensation in the event of a fatality

    17 Complaint procedures

    17.1 On board complaints

    17.2 Complaints to other parties

    17.3 Contractual redress for seafarers

    Appendix Checklist to help masters and shipowners ensure compliance with MLC

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