Guidance

MSN 1846 (M) MLC 2006 food and catering ship's cooks and catering staff

Amendment 1 provides information on the requirements of the maritime labour convention relating to ship's cooks and catering staff.

Documents

Details

This notice should be read with part 8 of the merchant shipping (maritime labour convention) (minimum requirements for seafarers etc) regulations 2014 (“the MLC minimum requirements regulations”) and with merchant shipping notice MSN 1845 (M) maritime labour convention, 2006: food and catering: provision of food and fresh water and replaces MSN 1846(M).

Amendment 1 removes the transitional arrangements and includes minor editorial changes.

Notice to

  • shipowners
  • crewing agents
  • masters
  • all seafarers and other shipboard personnel.

Accessible and PDF version of this notice attached with annex’s 1 and 2.

Enquiries relating to ship’s cooks certificate of competency should be emailed to seafarers.registry@mcga.gov.uk

MIN 689 (M) outlines the food and catering recognised qualifications in food hygiene or food safety in catering for ship’s cooks and others processing food in the galley.

Updates to this page

Published 18 November 2022

Sign up for emails or print this page