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MLC 2006 Guide: Seafarers' Rights

A 12-part series explaining the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006) in plain language, based on the official ILO text.

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  1. 1

    MLC Guide 1: What Is MLC 2006? The Seafarers' Bill of Rights

    The Maritime Labour Convention 2006 brings the minimum working and living conditions of seafarers worldwide into one text. Who does it cover and how does it work?

  2. 2

    MLC Guide 2: Before You Sign On: Age, Medical Certificate and Training

    What is the minimum age? How long is a medical certificate valid? What happens if it expires during the voyage? MLC Title 1 explained.

  3. 3

    MLC Guide 3: Recruitment Agencies and Your Right to Free Job Placement

    Can an agency charge you for a job? Which costs are yours and which are the shipowner's under the MLC?

  4. 4

    MLC Guide 4: Your Employment Agreement: A Checklist Before Signing

    The 11 items every seafarers' employment agreement must contain under the MLC, and the rights you have before you sign.

  5. 5

    MLC Guide 5: Wages, Payment Timing and Sending Money Home

    How often must you be paid? How is overtime calculated? Which deductions are prohibited?

  6. 6

    MLC Guide 6: Hours of Work and Rest: The 14/72 and 10/77 Rule

    Maximum working hours, minimum rest, how rest may be split, and how records must be kept on board.

  7. 7

    MLC Guide 7: Annual Leave and Shore Leave

    How many days of paid leave do you earn per month? Can you give up your leave? Why shore leave is a right.

  8. 8

    MLC Guide 8: Repatriation — Your Right to Go Home

    When does the shipowner pay for your journey home? Which costs are covered? How long can you be kept on board?

  9. 9

    MLC Guide 9: Abandonment and Financial Security

    What happens if the shipowner leaves you in port without pay or supplies? The financial security system introduced by the 2014 amendments.

  10. 10

    MLC Guide 10: Cabins, Food and Drinking Water Standards

    Minimum cabin size, berth dimensions, headroom, hospital accommodation and your right to free food.

  11. 11

    MLC Guide 11: Health, Medical Care and Shipowner Liability

    Your right to medical care at sea and in port, the 16-week liability period, the safety committee and social security.

  12. 12

    MLC Guide 12: Complaints and Port State Control

    Where and how to complain if your rights are breached, protection from victimization, confidentiality and ship detention.