Maritime Labour Convention 2006

Title 1. Minimum requirements for seafarers

to work on a ship
Check Sheet for on board Inspection
1 of 2
SE, A, E
*
A Substantial Equivalency, or an Alternative or an Exemption
applies as permitted by the competent authority and as defined in
the DMLC Part I
Check Item Yes No SE, A,
E *
Part A Part B DF / DT / O
1
1.1 Are there any seafarers under 16 years of age, or below the
minimum age specified by the Flag State*, (which ever is the
higher) on board the ship? (* To be defined in DMLC Part I)
X A1.1.1
1.2 Do any seafarers under 18 years of age work at night? If so, is
this work part of a recognised training programme or is it of such
a specific nature that it must be performed at night? (ref to Flag
State DMLC Part I)
X A1.1.2;
A1.1.3a;
A1.1.3b
1.3 Do any seafarers under 18 years of age perform certain types of
work* that may harm their health or safety? (* To be defined in
the DMLC Part I)
X A1.1.4
1.4 Are all seafarers employed or engaged or working as a ship's
cook over the age of 18?
X A3.2.8
2
2.1 Do all seafarers on board have a valid medical certificate? X A1.2.1
2.2 Are medical certificates dated prior to the seafarer beginning
work on board?
X A1.2.1
2.3 Are all medical certificates valid? (Seafarers under 18 - 1 year;
otherwise - 2 years). Colour vision - 6 years*. If it is expired, how
long has it been expired for? - with medical certificates expiring
during course of a voyage exemptions can be given by the Flag
State for not more than 3 months provided the seafarer has a
recently expired medical certificate. (* Those seafarers requiring
a colour vision certificate will be specified in the DMLC Part I)
X A1.2.7a;
A1.2.7b;
A1.2.8a;
A1.2.8b;
A1.2.9
2.4 Are medical certificates provided in English (required for
International voyages)?
X A1.2.10
2.5 Do medical certificates state that sight, hearing (colour vision if
applicable) are satisfactory?
X A1.2.6a;
2.6 Do medical certificates state that the seafarer concerned is:
(a) medically fit to perform the duties they are to carry out
(b) is not suffering from any medical condition* that is likely to be
aggravated by service at sea or to render the seafarer unfit for
such service or to endanger the health of other persons on
board? (* To be defined in DMLC Part I)
X A1.2.1
A1.2.6b
2.7 In the case(s) where a seafarer has a medical restriction on the
type of work they can undertake is this being respected? (The
kinds of restrictions that might appear on a medical certificate are
to be found in the DMLC Part I)
X A1.2.5
2.8 Do medical certificates comply with the Flag State specified
requirements?
X A1.2.2 B1.2.1
2.9 Is the medical practitioner who issued the certificate recognised
by the Flag State as being duly qualified? (Ref. DMLC Part I)
X A1.2.4
3
3.1 Are all seafarers on board trained or certified or qualified as
competent to perform the duties and work assigned to them?
(Training and certification in accordance with instruments
adopted by the IMO are accepted; with other competency
requirements specified in the DMLC Part I)
X Reg.1.3.1
Reg.1.3.3
a Are all such certification and qualifications/training still of a valid
date and not expired?
X
b Are any seafarers undertaking any tasks they are not trained or
certified or qualified to do?
X
This Checklist will be updated from time to time to reflect any changes in the requirements.
DF - deficiency; DT - detention; O - observation
Minimum Age
Medical Certificate
Training and qualification documents
Maritime Labour Convention 2006
Title 1. Minimum requirements for seafarers
to work on a ship
Check Sheet for on board Inspection
2 of 2
Check Item Yes No SE, A,
E *
Part A Part B DF / DT / O
3.2 Have all seafarers completed training for personal safety on
board ship?
X Reg.1.3.2
3.3 If the Flag State is a signatory to the Able Seamen Convention,
1946 then refer to the C74 requirements.
??? ??? Reg.1.3.4
4
4.1 Are there seafarers on board who have been recruited and
engaged by the ship owner from a recruitment and placement
service that is based in a member state who has not ratified the
MLC, 2006?
can
be
A1.4.9
4.2 Is the ship owner able to provide evidence that those seafarers
identified in 4.1 above have been provided from a recruitment
and placement service which meets the requirements of the A1.4
of the MLC, 2006? (ref. DMLC Part II)
not yet A1.4.9
4.3 Are there seafarers on board who have been recruited and
engaged by the ship owner from a private service (or service
operated by a seafarers' organisation) in a member state who
has ratified the MLC, 2006?
can
be
A1.4.2
A1.4.3
4.4 Is the ship owner able to provide evidence that those seafarers
identified in 4.3 above have been provided from a recruitment
and placement service which meets the requirements of the A1.4
of the MLC, 2006? (ref. DMLC Part II)
not yet A1.4.2
A1.4.3
4.5 Has any seafarer been required to pay fees or other charges
either directly or indirectly in part or in whole for gaining
recruitment, placement or employment?
X A1.4.5(b) B2.2.2.4i
B1.4.1.2
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