Amendments to the Code relating to Regulations 1.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1 and 4.3 and to appendices A2-1 and A4- I of the MLC, 2006
The 2022 amendments to MLC 2006, adopted at the ILO 110th session, are expected to come into force from 1st December 2024.
The 2022 amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006 introduced several updates across various sections. Here are the details :
Amendment to the Code relating to Regulation 1.4-Recruitment and placement
Standard A1.4 Recruitment and placement
Replace paragraph 5(c)(vi) by the following
(vi) establish a system of protection, by way of insurance or an equivalent appropriate measure to compensate seafarers for monetary less that they may incur as a result of the failure of a recruitment and placement service or the relevant shipowner under the seafarers’ employment agreement to meet its obligations to them, and ensure that seafarers are informed, prior to or in the process of engagement, of their rights under that system
Amendment to the Code relating to Regulation 2.5 Repatriation
Standard A 2.5.1-Repatriation
Insert new paragraph 9 and renumber the subsequent paragraph
9. Members shall facilitate the prompt repatriation of seafarers, including when they are deemed abandoned within the meaning of Standard A2.5.2, paragraph 2. Port States, flag States and labour supplying States shall cooperate to ensure that seafarers engaged on a ship to replace seafarers who have been abandoned in their territory, or on a ship flying their flag shall be accorded their rights and entitlements under this Convention
Amendments to the Code relating to Regulation 3.1-Accommodation and recreational facilities
Standard A3.1-Accommodation and recreational facilities
Replace paragraph 17 by the following:
17. Appropriate seafarers’ recreational facilities, amenities and services, including social connectivity, as adapted to meet the special needs of seafarers who must live and work on ships, shall be provided on board for the benefit of all seafarers, taking into account Regulation 4.3 and the associated Code provisions on health and safety protection and accident prevention.
Guideline B3 1.11-Recreational facilities, mail and ship visit arrangements
Replace paragraph 4(j) by the following
reasonable access to ship-to-shore telephone communications, where available, with any charges for the use of these services being reasonable in amount
Insert new paragraph B
Shipowners should, so far as is reasonably practicabile, provide seafarers on board their ships with Intermet acom, with charges, if any, being reasonable in amount
Guideline B4.4.2 Welfare facilities and services in parts
Insert new paragraph 5 and renumber the subsequent paragraphs:
5. Members should, so far as is reasonably practicabile, provide sesfarers on board ships in their ports and at their associated anchorages with Intermet access, with charges, if any, being reasonable in amount
Amendments to the Code relating to Regulation 3.2-Food and catering Standard A32-Food and catering
Replace paragraphs 2(a) and (b) by the following:
(x) food and drinking water supplies, having regard to the number of seafarers on board, their religious requirements and cultural practices as they pertain to food, and the duration and nature of the voyage, shall be suitable in respect of quantity, nutritional value, quality and variety, and shall be provided free of charge during the period of engagement;
(b) the organization and equipment of the catering department shall be such as to permit the provision to the seafarers of adequate, varied, balanced and nutritious meals prepared and served in hygienic conditions; and
Replace paragraph 7(a) by the following:
(a) supplies of food and drinking water in relation to their quantity, nutritional value
quality and variety
Amendments to the Code relating to Regulation 4.1 Medical care on board ship and ashore
Standard A4.1- Medical care on board ship and ashore
Insert new paragraphs 5 and 6:
5. Each Member shall ensure prompt disembarkation of seafarers in need of immediate medical care from ships in its territory and access to medical facilities ashore for the provision of appropriate treatment.
6. Where a seafarer has died during a ship’s voyage, the Member in whose serritory the death has occurred or, where the death has occurred on the high seas, into whose territorial waters the ship next enters, shall facilitate the repatriation of the body or ashes by the shipowner, in accordance with the wishes of the seafarer or their next of kin, as appropriate.
Guideline B4.1.3-Medical care ashore
Insert new paragraphs 4 and 5:
4. Each Member should ensure that seafarers are not prevented from disembarking for public health reams, and that they are able to replenish ships stores, fuel, water, food. and supplies
5. Seafarers should be considered to be in need of immediate medical care in cases of, but not limited toc
(A) any serious injury or disease;
(b) any injury or disease which might lead to temporary or permanent disability;
(c) any communicable disease which poses a risk of transmission to other members. of the crew.
(d) any injury involving broken bones, severe bleeding, broken or inflamed teeth or severe burns:
(e) severe pain which cannot be managed on board ship, taking account of the operational pattern of the ship, the availability of suitable analgesics and the health impacts of taking these for an extended period;
(1) suicide risk; and
(g) a tele-medical advisory service recommending treatment ashore.
Guideline B4.1.4-Medical assistance to other ships and international cooperation
Replace paragraph 1(k) by the following:
(k) arranging for the repatriation of the bodies or ashes of deceased seafarers, in accordance with their wishes or those of their next of kin, an appropriate, and as soon as practicable.
Amendment to the Code relating to Regulation 4.3 Health and safety protection and accident prevention Standard A4.3-Health and safety protection and accident prevention
Replace paragraph 2(b) by the following:
(1) reasonable precautions to prevent occupational accidents, injuries and diseases on board ship, including through the provision of all necessary appropriately-sized personal protective equipment and measures to reduce and prevent the risk of exposure to harmful levels of ambient factors and chemicals, as well as the risk of injury or disease that may arise from the use of equipment and machinery on board ships:
Amendments to the Code relating to Regulation 4.3 Health and safety protection and accident prevention
Standard A4.3-Health and safety protection and accident prevention
Replace the chapeau of paragraph 5, insert subsequent subparagraphs paragraph 5(a) and renumber the
5. Each Member shall ensure that
(a) alf deaths of seafarers employed, engaged or working on board ships that fly its flag are adequately investigated and recorded, and reported on an annual basis to the Director-General of the International Labour Office to be published in a global register
Guideline B4.3.5-Reporting and collection of statistics
Insert new paragraphs 4 and 5
4. The fatality data to be reported under subparagraph (a) of paragraph 5 of Standard A4.3 should be in the format, and using the classification, as specified by the Interrational Labour Office
5. The fatality data should include, but not be limited to, information on the type. (classification) of death, ship type and gross tonnage, location of fatality (at sea, in port, at anchorage), and seafarer’s sex, agt, occupational position and department
Amendments to Appendices
Appendix A2-1-Evidence of financial security under Regulation 2.5, paragraph 2
Replace item (g) by the following:
(g) name of the shipowner, or of the registered owner if different from the shipowner:
Appendix A4-1 Evidence of financial security under Regulation 4.2
Replace item (g) by the following:
(g) name of the shipowner, or of the registered owner if different from the shipowner,
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