The MLC, 2006 is an international convention adopted by the International Labour Organization that sets out comprehensive global standards for decent working and living conditions for seafarers. It aims to ensure protection of seafarers' rights and establish fair competition for shipowners. Key aspects covered include minimum requirements for employment, conditions of employment, accommodation, health and safety, and compliance measures. Shipowners must obtain a Maritime Labour Certificate from their flag state demonstrating compliance.
The MLC, 2006 is an international convention adopted by the International Labour Organization that sets out comprehensive global standards for decent working and living conditions for seafarers. It aims to ensure protection of seafarers' rights and establish fair competition for shipowners. Key aspects covered include minimum requirements for employment, conditions of employment, accommodation, health and safety, and compliance measures. Shipowners must obtain a Maritime Labour Certificate from their flag state demonstrating compliance.
The MLC, 2006 is an international convention adopted by the International Labour Organization that sets out comprehensive global standards for decent working and living conditions for seafarers. It aims to ensure protection of seafarers' rights and establish fair competition for shipowners. Key aspects covered include minimum requirements for employment, conditions of employment, accommodation, health and safety, and compliance measures. Shipowners must obtain a Maritime Labour Certificate from their flag state demonstrating compliance.
The MLC, 2006 is an international convention adopted by the International Labour Organization that sets out comprehensive global standards for decent working and living conditions for seafarers. It aims to ensure protection of seafarers' rights and establish fair competition for shipowners. Key aspects covered include minimum requirements for employment, conditions of employment, accommodation, health and safety, and compliance measures. Shipowners must obtain a Maritime Labour Certificate from their flag state demonstrating compliance.
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The key takeaways from the passage are that the MLC, 2006 is an international convention that sets standards for decent working and living conditions for seafarers. It aims to ensure comprehensive protection of seafarers' rights and establish a level playing field for countries and shipowners.
The two basic aims of the MLC, 2006 are to ensure comprehensive worldwide protection of the rights of seafarers and to establish a level playing field for countries and shipowners committed to providing decent working and living conditions for seafarers.
Some of the key regulations covered under the MLC, 2006 include regulations regarding accommodation, food and catering, health protection, social security, compliance and enforcement by flag states and port states.
What is the MLC, 2006?
It is a comprehensive international labour Convention that was adopted by the
International Labour Conference (ILC) of the ILO, under article 19 in February 2006 in Geneva, Switzerland. It entered into force on 20 August 2013. The MLC, 2006 sets out seafarers Rights to decent conditions of work and helps to create conditions of fair competition for shipowners. It is intended to be globally applicable, easily understandable, readily updatable and uniformly enforced. The MLC, 2006 has been designed to become a global legal instrument that will be the fourth pillar of the international regulatory regime for quality shipping, complementing the key Conventions of the International Maritime(SOLAS,MARPOL,STCW)
What are the two basic aims of the MLC, 2006?
The basic aims of the MLC, 2006 are: to ensure comprehensive worldwide protection of the rights of seafarers (the Convention is sometimes called the seafarers Bill of Rights) to establish a level playing field for countries and shipowners committed to providing decent working and living conditions for seafarers, protecting them from unfair competition on the part of substandard ships. Application: 1. This Regulation applies to ships of: (a) 500 gross tonnage or over, engaged in international voyages; and (b) 500 gross tonnage or over, flying the flag of a Member and operating from a port, or between ports, in another country Under MLC, 2006, the ship owners are required to submit a DMLC or Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance to their respective flag states which form a party to the convention. The flag states will accordingly issue the MLC Certificate to the fleet flying their flag following, surveys, inspections, paperwork and approvals.
The certificate would be then required to be posted at a conspicuous position
onboard.Certificate validity five years. Contents of MLC,2006 1. Minimum Requirements for seafarers to work on ships Minimum age Medical certificate Training and certifications Recruitment and placement 2. Conditions of Employment Seafarers Employment Agreement Wages Hours of rest and hours of work Entitlement to leave Repatriation Seafarer compensation for ships loss or foundering Manning levels Career and skill development and opportunities for seafarers employment 3. Accommodation, Recreation, Food and Catering Accommodation and recreational facilities Food and catering 4. Health Protection, Medical Care, Welfare and Social Security Protection Medical care on board and ashore
Ship owners liability
Health and safety protection and accident prevention Access to shore based welfare facilities Social Security 5. Compliance and Enforcement Flag state responsibility Authorization of recognized organizations Maritime labour certificate and declaration of maritime labour compliance Inspection and enforcement On board compliance procedures Port State Responsibilities Marine Casualties Labour Supplying responsibilities Regulation 3.1 Accommodation and recreational facilities Purpose: To ensure that seafarers have decent accommodation and recreational facilities on board Regulation 3.2 Food and catering Purpose: To ensure that seafarers have access to good quality food and drinking water provided under regulated hygienic conditions Regulation 4.1 Medical care on board ship and ashore Purpose: To protect the health of seafarers and ensure their prompt access to medical care on board ship and ashore Regulation 4.2 Shipowners liability Purpose: To ensure that seafarers are protected from the financial consequences of sickness, injury or death occurring in connection with their employment
Regulation 4.4 Access to shore-based welfare facilities
Purpose: To ensure that seafarers working on board a ship have access to shore-based facilities and services to secure their health and well-being Regulation 4.3 Health and safety protection and accident prevention Purpose: To ensure that seafarers work environment on board ships promotes occupational safety and health Regulation 4.5 Social security Purpose: To ensure that measures are taken with a view to providing seafarers with access to social security protection TITLE 5. COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT 1. The Regulations in this Title specify each Members responsibility to fully implement and enforce the principles and rights set out in the Articles of this Convention as well as the particular obligations provided for under its Titles 1, 2, 3 and 4. Regulation 5.1 Flag State responsibilities Purpose: To ensure that each Member implements its responsibilities under this Convention with respect to ships that fly its flag Regulation 5.1.5 On-board complaint procedures 1. Each Member shall require that ships that fly its flag have on-board procedures for the fair, effective and expeditious handling of seafarer complaints alleging breaches of the requirements of this Convention (including seafarers rights). 2. Each Member shall prohibit and penalize any kind of victimization of a seafarer for filing a complaint. 3. The provisions in this Regulation and related sections of the Code are without prejudice to a seafarers right to seek redress through whatever legal means the seafarer considers appropriate Regulation 5.2 Port State responsibilities Purpose: To enable each Member to implement its responsibilities under this Convention regarding international cooperation in the implementation and enforcement of the Convention standards on foreign ships
Regulation 5.3 Labour-supplying responsibilities
Purpose: To ensure that each Member implements its responsibilities under this Convention as pertaining to seafarer recruitment and placement and the social protection of its seafarers Documents required to be maintained onboard for Maritime Labour Certificate (MLC 2006) Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance, Parts I and II Maritime Labour Certificate Recent Inspection report Evidence proving that all seafarers onboard are above sixteen (16) years of age Evidence showing the crewing agencies comply with the MLC requirements A Medical Certificate of maximum one year validity for seafarers under 18 years of age A Medical Certificate of maximum two years validity for seafarers above 18 years of age Evidence proving no dangerous work or night time work being undertaken for seafarers under 18 years of age A Seafarers Employment Agreement (SEA), signed by the seafarer and ship owner or an authorized representative A copy of CBA or Collective Bargaining Act and its English version A valid COC or Certificate of Competency and valid training certificates for all seafarers onboard Records of training in personal safety and safety meetings held onboard Records of all accidents, incidents, investigations and consequent analysis onboard Records of seafarers familiarisation and the records for seafarers rest / work hours