C5.2.3.n. When would a Maritime Labour Certificate cease to be valid?

Standard A5.1.3, paragraph 14, sets out the situations when a Maritime Labour Certificate would cease to be valid, namely:

(a) if the relevant inspections are not completed within the periods prescribed by the MLC, 2006;

(b) if the certificate is not endorsed following an intermediate inspection;

(c) when a ship changes flag;

(d) when a shipowner ceases to assume the responsibility for the operation of a ship; and

(e) when substantial changes have been made to the structure or equipment covered in Title 3 of the MLC, 2006.

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