C5.2.3.b. What is the list of 16 areas to be certified?

Standard A5.1.3, paragraph 1, provides inter alia, that:

A list of matters that must be inspected and found to meet national laws and regulations or other measures implementing the requirements of this Convention regarding the working and living conditions of seafarers on ships before a maritime labour certificate can be issued, is found in Appendix A5-I.

The list in Appendix A5-I previously contained 14 areas. It currently contains 16 areas following the entry into force of the 2014 amendments to the Code of the MLC, 2006, which added the last two areas:

■ minimum age;

■ medical certification;

■ qualifications of seafarers;

■ seafarers’ employment agreements;

■ use of any licensed or certified or regulated private recruitment and placement service;

■ hours of work or rest;

■ manning levels for the ship;

■ accommodation;

■ on-board recreational facilities;

■ food and catering;

■ health and safety and accident prevention;

■ on-board medical care;

■ on-board complaint procedures;

■ payment of wages;

■ financial security for repatriation;

■ financial security relating to shipowners’ liability.

A resolution adopted during the first meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee [see A22.] has recommended transitional measures relating to the entry into force of the amendments. According to these transitional measures, Member States are requested, including in the exercise of port State control, to recognize Maritime Labour Certificates and declarations of maritime labour compliance, while they are still valid in accordance with the Convention, until the first renewal inspection following entry into force of the amendments [see A44.].

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