A2. What are the two basic aims of the MLC, 2006?

The basic aims of the MLC, 2006 are:

■ to ensure comprehensive worldwide protection of the rights of seafarers (the Convention is sometimes called the seafarers’ Bill of Rights); and

■ to establish a level playing field for countries and shipowners committed to providing decent working and living conditions for seafarers, protecting them from unfair competition on the part of substandard ships.

General questions about the MLC, 2006