Full Description
Since the International Labour Organisation's Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC) came into force internationally on 20 August 2013, it has already been amended, and a further two sets of amendments have been agreed and are expected to come into force in 2019 and 2020.
Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 - UK and REG Implementation sets out in detail how the UK, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar and the Isle of Man (being the members of the Red Ensign Group (REG) which are subject to the MLC) have implemented the Convention. Specific references are given to the laws, merchant shipping notices and guidance, as well as identifying the areas where implementation is permitted by way of collective agreements.
As the MLC sits in the context of the wider international regulatory regime, it expressly endorses the application of other international instruments and standards, particularly those of the International Maritime Organisation. Furthermore, many of the MLC's mandatory provisions have been incorporated into EU Directives, which are relevant to the UK and Gibraltar. These international and regional provisions are also referenced.
Chapter 1 sets out an introduction to the ILO and the MLC. Chapter 2 describes the general approach of how the UK applies its legislation to UK ships and, while they are in UK waters, non-UK ships without MLC documentation, and non-UK ships with MLC documentation. Chapters 3-22 describe the UK provisions in more detail as the other REG members' laws are influenced by those to a significant extent. The specific provisions for Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Gibraltar and the Isle of Man have been set out, with detailed references to the appropriate regulatory sources in Chapters 23-26. Due to the central role of the MLC's Title 5 on compliance and enforcement, this is set out in full (in Part VIII, Appendix 1), annotated with references to the relevant sections of the ILO's guidelines on flag state control and port state control. The full text of the amendments to the MLC have been set out in Part VIII, Appendix 2.
This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Maritime and Shipping Law online service.
Contents
PART I - INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Application of the UK MLC Legislation
PART II - TITLE 1: MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO WORK ON A SHIP
Chapter 3: Regulation 1.1 - Minimum Requirements for Seafarers to Work on a Ship
Chapter 4: Regulation 1.2 - Medical Certificate
Chapter 5: Regulation 1.3 - Training and Qualifications
Chapter 6: Regulation 1.4 - Recruitment and placement
PART III - TITLE 2: CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Chapter 7: Regulation 2.1 - Seafarers' Employment Agreements
Chapter 8: Regulation 2.2 - Wages
Chapter 9: Regulation 2.3 - Hours of Work and Hours of Rest
Chapter 10: Regulation 2.4 - Entitlement to Leave
Chapter 11: Regulation 2.5 - Repatriation
Chapter 12: Regulation 2.6 - Seafarer Compensation for the Ship's Loss or Foundering
Chapter 13: Regulation 2.7 - Manning Levels
Chapter 14: Regulation 2.8 - Careers and Skill Development and Opportunities for Seafarers' Employment
PART IV - TITLE 3: ACCOMMODATION, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, FOOD AND CATERING
Chapter 15: Regulation 3.1 - Crew Accommodation and Recreational Facilities
Chapter 16: Regulation 3.2 - Food and Catering
PART V- TITLE 4: HEALTH PROTECTION, MEDICAL CARE, WELFARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY PROTECTION
Chapter 17: Regulation 4.1 - Medical Care On Board Ship and Ashore
Chapter 18: Regulation 4.2 - Shipowners' Liability
Chapter 19: Regulation 4.3 - Health and Safety Protection and Accident Prevention
Chapter 20: Regulation 4.4 - Access to Shore-based Welfare Facilities
Chapter 21: Regulation 4.5 - Social Security
PART VI - TITLE 5: COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT
Chapter 22: Title 5 - Compliance and Enforcement - UK
PART VII - IMPLEMENTATION OF TITLES 1 TO 5 IN THE FOUR REG MEMBERS
Chapter 23: Bermuda
Chapter 24: Cayman Islands
Chapter 25: Gibralter
Chapter 26: Isle of Man
PART VIII - APPENDICES
Appendix 1: Title 5: Compliance and Enforcement
Appendix 2: In Force and Future Amendments to the MLC
Appendix 3: Resources
