Guidance

MSN 1848 (M) Maritime labour convention survey and certification of UK ships

Amendment 4 outlines arrangements for the survey, inspection and certification of seafarers living and working conditions on board UK ships, following MLC 2006.

Documents

MSN 1848 (M) Annex 3 example maritime labour certificate

Details

This notice should be read with the merchant shipping (maritime labour convention) (survey and certification) regulations 2013 (SI No. 2013/1785) and the ILO guidelines for Flag State inspections and replaces MSN 1848(M) Amendment 3.

Amendment 4 updates section 13.1 relating to RO (Recognised organisation) fees and updates annexes to match the newest revision of the documents.

Notice to:

  • ship owners
  • ship operators
  • managers
  • manning agents
  • trade unions
  • seafarers

Refer to annex’s attached and as outlined within the notice:

  • annex 1 (paragraph 14) the United Kingdom maritime labour convention standards
  • annex 2 example interim maritime labour certificate
  • annex 3 maritime labour certificate
  • annex 4 maritime labour certificate declaration of maritime labour compliance - part 1
  • annex 5 maritime labour certificate declaration of maritime labour compliance - part 2

Updates to this page

Published 16 November 2022

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