C5.2.1.c. Is there a model for a flag State inspection and certification system?

Regulation 5.1.1, paragraph 2 of the MLC, 2006 requires flag States to establish an effective system for the inspection and certification of maritime labour conditions ensuring that the working and living conditions for seafarers on ships that fly its flag meet, and continue to meet, the standards in this Convention. No model is prescribed for such a system, which, under Standard A5.1.1, must have clear objectives and standards covering the administration of the inspection and certification systems, as well as adequate overall procedures for the country’s assessment of the extent to which those objectives and standards are being attained. In accordance with Regulation 5.1.1, paragraph 5, information about the inspection and certification system, including the method used for assessing its effectiveness, must be included in the ILO Member’s reports to the ILO under article 22 of the Constitution [see A38 and A42].

Flag State responsibilities