A39. Does the MLC, 2006 address the problem of piracy?
The MLC, 2006, in its initial version, did not directly address the serious problem of piracy. However, in April 2018, the Special Tripartite Committee established under the MLC, 2006 adopted amendments to the Code of the MLC, 2006 to protect seafarers from some of the consequences of piracy. The new provisions, which are expected to enter into force on 26 December 2020, aimed at ensuring that seafarers held captive on or off the ship as a result of acts of piracy or armed robbery against ships will continue to receive their wages and entitlements during the whole period of captivity and until they are released and duly repatriated or, where the seafarer dies while in captivity, until the date of death as determined in accordance with applicable national laws or regulations 35 .
General questions about the MLC, 2006