C5.2.3.g. Can a recognized organization (RO) be authorized to issue a Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance (DMLC)?

Part I of a DMCL is to be “drawn up by the competent authority” (Standard A5.1.3, paragraph 10(a)) [see A25.]; this means that the person signing it must have been directly empowered to do so by the competent authority. It will then be “issued under the authority of” the competent authority (see the model form in Appendix A5-II of the MLC, 2006). Under Standard A5.1.3, paragraph 1, an RO may, if authorized, issue a Maritime Labour Certificate (MLC), which would include the attached DMLC, consisting of Part I signed on behalf of the competent authority, and Part II, which can be certified by an RO (Standard A5.1.3, paragraph 10) [see C5.2.2.c.].

If an RO has been duly authorized by the flag State’s competent authority to complete and issue the Maritime Labour Certificate, an RO could also be authorized to issue Part I of the DMLC to be attached to the Certificate.

Flag State responsibilities