C1.4.c. Is a recruitment department operated by a shipowner considered a private recruitment and placement service?

If seafarers are recruited directly by a shipowner to work on ships flying the flag of a country that has ratified the MLC, 2006 then this situation prima facie does not fall within Regulation 1.4 and the related Code provisions. There may, however, be a situation where the nature of the relationship between a recruitment service and a shipowner is not clear. In those cases, the national competent authority should be consulted.

Recruitment and placement