C3.2.c. Must ships’ cooks be certified?

The MLC, 2006 does not require that ships’ cooks be certified. However, the Guidelines under B3.2.2 suggest that certification may be the expected approach. This would be a matter for national law. However, ships’ cooks, including non-fully qualified cook, must not be under 18 years of age and, in accordance with Regulation 3.2, paragraph 3, must be trained, qualified and found competent for the position in accordance with requirements set out in the laws and regulations of the country concerned. In 2013 an international meeting adopted the Guidelines on the training of ships’ cooks ⁶⁰ . All of these guidelines are easily available on the MLC, 2006 website.

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