Free MLC Trivia Questions and Answers — Questions and Answers
Question 1: For whom is a SEA necessary?
- The company must be notified within 3 days Marine Scotland policy is that an up to date crew list is submitted to shoreside before each departure.
- The employee and shipowner (or agreed shipowners representative) If the seafarer is employed through a manning agency then a representative of the manning agency should also sign it.
- They have a general lack of awareness of risks due to their immaturity and inexperience. They also have less physical and psychological capacity than adults.
- Every seafarer working on a UK sea-going ship to which the MLC Minimum Requirements Regulations apply must have a written Seafarers Employment Agreement. (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Every seafarer working on a UK sea-going ship to which the MLC Minimum Requirements Regulations apply must have a written Seafarers Employment Agreement.
Under the MLC Minimum Requirements Regulations, every seafarer working on a UK sea-going ship covered by the regulations must hold a written Seafarers Employment Agreement (SEA). The other options describe crew-list notification, who signs the SEA, and risks affecting young persons — they answer different questions and do not state who actually requires a SEA.
Question 2: When calculating the safe manning level, which navigational duties should be considered?
- Notify the local agent to arrange flights and taxi/hotel (if required) <br> Local agent can advised on Customs and Immigration status also Complete the voyage details in the seafarers discharge book <br> Seaman to sign off on the list of Crew <br> An entry completed in the OLB <br> Notify the company within 3 days
- Navigational duties and responsibilities as required by STCW'95 <br> Plan and conduct safe navigation. <br> Maintain a safe navigational watch. <br> Maneuver and handle the ship in all conditions and during all operations. <br> Safely moor and unmoor the ship. <br> Maintain safety whilst in port. (Correct answer)
- The capacity to maintain a safe watch in accordance with STCW '95 <br> Able to moor vessel safely and effectively <br> Able to operate/maintain watertight doors and to mount an effective damage control party <br> Able to operate/maintain LSA/FFE and ability to muster/disembark <br> Anility to manage safety function of vessel at sea <br> Safe engine watch <br> Ability to operate main propulsion and auxiliary units for ship to execute voyage safely <br> Keep Engine Room clean
- SEA - Original Copy and signed <br> Ships Cook Certificate <br> Food Handling Hygiene Certificate <br> Valid ENGI <br> Discharge Book <br> Passport <br> Vaccination Record <br> Personal Survival Techniques (STCW) <br> Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting (STCW) <br> Elementary First Aid (STCW) <br> Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities (STCW) <br> Security Awareness
Correct answer: Navigational duties and responsibilities as required by STCW'95 <br> Plan and conduct safe navigation. <br> Maintain a safe navigational watch. <br> Maneuver and handle the ship in all conditions and during all operations. <br> Safely moor and unmoor the ship. <br> Maintain safety whilst in port.
Safe manning is built around the navigational duties STCW'95 demands: planning and conducting safe navigation, keeping a safe navigational watch, manoeuvring and handling the ship in all conditions, mooring and unmooring safely, and maintaining safety in port. The other options list engine-room/damage-control duties, sign-off procedures, and a cook's document checklist — none of which describe the navigational responsibilities the question asks about.
Question 3: Would a certificate of proficiency in designated security duties or security awareness be required for the 2/E?
- Valid for 5 years <br> Intermediate Verification required between 2nd and 3rd Anniversary <br> Renewal Survey within 3 months of it's 5 year expiry
- Security Awareness only, unless required as per the Ships <br> Security Plan On Board security awareness training as the SSP is sufficient (Correct answer)
- Record of non-conformity must be kept for 5 years <br> hours of rest records should be kept for 12 months
- The daily schedule of duties at sea and duties in port <br> The daily minimum hours of rest as required by the Regulations.
Correct answer: Security Awareness only, unless required as per the Ships <br> Security Plan On Board security awareness training as the SSP is sufficient
For a Second Engineer, only Security Awareness training is required, since the on-board awareness covered by the Ship Security Plan (SSP) is sufficient unless the SSP specifically assigns designated security duties. The other options describe certificate validity/survey schedules and record-keeping periods, which are unrelated to the level of security training a 2/E needs.
Question 4: Your current port of call is not able to provide a medical for an officer whose medical has expired while they are on board. How long can the officer stay on board, and is it possible?
- Yes, the officer can remain onboard until a medical examination is possible for a period of up to 3 months <br> A valid ENG1 should be obtained from an approved Doctor at the first opportunity (Correct answer)
- The employee and shipowner (or agreed shipowners representative) If the seafarer is employed through a manning agency then a representative of the manning agency should also sign it.
- They have a general lack of awareness of risks due to their immaturity and inexperience. <br> They also have less physical and psychological capacity than adults
- The Master or authorised person is responsible for ensuring that records of hours of rest are maintained for each Seafarer serving on the ship. <br> The records should be completed monthly in arrears. <br> Each record should be endorsed by the Master or authorised person and the Seafarer. <br> A copy should be given to the Seafarer
Correct answer: Yes, the officer can remain onboard until a medical examination is possible for a period of up to 3 months <br> A valid ENG1 should be obtained from an approved Doctor at the first opportunity
When examination facilities are unavailable in the current port, the MLC allows an officer with an expired medical to remain on board for up to 3 months, with a valid ENG1 obtained from an approved doctor at the first opportunity. The other options cover who signs a SEA, young-person risk factors, and hours-of-rest record-keeping — none address the medical certificate extension.
Question 5: What happens if the cadet you are enrolling is a young person—someone under the age of eighteen—?
- The Master or authorized person is responsible for ensuring that records of hours of rest are maintained for each Seafarer serving on the ship. <br> The records should be completed monthly in arrears. <br> Each record should be endorsed by the Master or authorized person and the Seafarer. <br> A copy should be given to the Seafarer
- The SEA is a Seafarers Employment Agreement. <br> Every seafarer employed on a vessel to which the Merchant Shipping Regulations 2014 ("the MLC Minimum Requirements Regulations") apply must carry an original SEA. <br> It must be signed by both the seafarer and the employer/shipowner or an authorised signatory of the employer/shipowner. <br> Where a seafarer is not directly employed by the shipowner but is employed by a third party (e.g. a manning agency), the employer must be a party to the SEA and signs it with the seafarer and the manning agency.
- Young person defined as persons over 16 years of age and under 18 years of age. Minimum hours of rest are: <br> A rest period of 12 hours in every 24 hour period; <br> A rest period of 2 days in every week; <br> Where daily working time is more than 4.5 hours, a rest period of 30 minutes; <br> Unless required as part of training program, a young person should not work at night. Rest of 9 hours, which must include the hours between midnight to 5am
- Before young person arrives the Master would complete a risk assessment relating to the employment of the young person <br> Risk assessment guidelines in MSN 1838 - Minimum Age <br> The findings of the risk assessment to be discussed with the young person when they join <br> In addition to the entry in List of Crew and OLB the seafarers details are added to the 'List of Young Persons' <br> Hours of rest are also different for a young person and these should be explained (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Before young person arrives the Master would complete a risk assessment relating to the employment of the young person <br> Risk assessment guidelines in MSN 1838 - Minimum Age <br> The findings of the risk assessment to be discussed with the young person when they join <br> In addition to the entry in List of Crew and OLB the seafarers details are added to the 'List of Young Persons' <br> Hours of rest are also different for a young person and these should be explained
For a person under 18, the Master must complete a risk assessment on employing the young person (guided by MSN 1838 — Minimum Age), discuss the findings with them on joining, add them to the 'List of Young Persons' in addition to the List of Crew and OLB, and apply the stricter hours of rest. The other options describe routine hours-of-rest records and the SEA, which apply to all seafarers rather than the special protections for young persons.
Question 6: For what duration are 'deviation' data pertaining to the Hours of Work laws have to be maintained? How lengthy are records that comply?
- The daily schedule of duties at sea and duties in port. <br> The daily minimum hours of rest as required by the Regulations.
- Record of non-conformity must be kept for 5 years <br> Hours of rest records should be kept for 12 months (Correct answer)
- Security Awareness only, unless required as per the Ships Security Plan on board security awareness training as the SSP is sufficient
- Valid for 5 years <br> Intermediate Verification required between 2nd and 3rd Anniversary <br> Renewal Survey within 3 months of it's 5 year expiry
Correct answer: Record of non-conformity must be kept for 5 years <br> Hours of rest records should be kept for 12 months
Two different retention periods apply: records of non-conformity (deviations from the hours rules) must be kept for 5 years, while routine hours of rest records are kept for 12 months. The other options describe the contents of a work schedule, security training, and certificate survey periods, which do not state record-retention durations.
Question 7: Describe the SEA to me. By whom is it signed? What happens if the engineer works for a staffing company? (MGN 477).
- Before young person arrives the Master would complete a risk assessment relating to the employment of the young person <br> Risk assessment guidelines in MSN 1838 - Minimum Age <br> The findings of the risk assessment to be discussed with the young person when they join <br> In addition to the entry in List of Crew and OLB the seafarers details are added to the 'List of Young Persons' <br> Hours of rest are also different for a young person and these should be explained
- They have a general lack of awareness of risks due to their immaturity and inexperience. <br> They also have less physical and psychological capacity than adults
- The Master or authorised person is responsible for ensuring that records of hours of rest are maintained for each Seafarer serving on the ship. <br> The records should be completed monthly in arrears. <br> Each record should be endorsed by the Master or authorised person and the Seafarer. <br> A copy should be given to the Seafarer
- The SEA is a Seafarers Employment Agreement. <br> Every seafarer employed on a vessel to which the Merchant Shipping Regulations 2014 ("the MLC Minimum Requirements Regulations") apply must carry an original SEA. <br> It must be signed by both the seafarer and the employer/shipowner or an authorized signatory of the employer/shipowner. <br> Where a seafarer is not directly employed by the shipowner but is employed by a third party (e.g. a manning agency), the employer must be a party to the SEA and signs it with the seafarer and the manning agency. (Correct answer)
Correct answer: The SEA is a Seafarers Employment Agreement. <br> Every seafarer employed on a vessel to which the Merchant Shipping Regulations 2014 ("the MLC Minimum Requirements Regulations") apply must carry an original SEA. <br> It must be signed by both the seafarer and the employer/shipowner or an authorized signatory of the employer/shipowner. <br> Where a seafarer is not directly employed by the shipowner but is employed by a third party (e.g. a manning agency), the employer must be a party to the SEA and signs it with the seafarer and the manning agency.
The SEA is the Seafarers Employment Agreement, required under the Merchant Shipping Regulations 2014 (the MLC Minimum Requirements Regulations), and it must be signed by the seafarer and the employer/shipowner or an authorised signatory. Where the seafarer is employed through a third party such as a manning agency, the employer must be a party to and sign the SEA alongside the seafarer and the agency. The other options describe young-person procedures and hours-of-rest records, not the SEA.
Question 8: When creating a work plan with certain work hours and rest intervals, a table listing the responsibilities for each position on board should be included.
- Valid for 5 years <br> Intermediate Verification required <br> between 2nd and 3rd Anniversary <br> Renewal Survey within 3 months of it's 5 year expiry
- Security Awareness only, unless required as per the Ships Security Plan <br> On board security awareness training as the SSP is sufficient
- The daily schedule of duties at sea and duties in port. <br> The daily minimum hours of rest as required by the Regulations. (Correct answer)
- Record of non-conformity must be kept for 5 years <br> Hours of rest records should be kept for 12 months
Correct answer: The daily schedule of duties at sea and duties in port. <br> The daily minimum hours of rest as required by the Regulations.
A ship's work plan (the table of shipboard working arrangements) must show the daily schedule of duties at sea and in port and the daily minimum hours of rest required by the Regulations. The other options describe certificate validity, security awareness, and record-retention periods — they are not the information a duty/rest schedule must contain.
Question 9: A SEA is signed by who?
- They have a general lack of awareness of risks due to their immaturity and inexperience. <br> They also have less physical and psychological capacity than adults
- The company must be notified within 3 days <br> Marine Scotland policy is that an up to date crew list is submitted to shoreside before each departure
- The employee and shipowner (or agreed shipowners representative) <br> If the seafarer is employed through a manning agency then a representative of the manning agency should also sign it. (Correct answer)
- Every seafarer working on a UK sea-going ship to which the MLC Minimum requirements Regulations apply must have a written Seafarers Employment Agreement
Correct answer: The employee and shipowner (or agreed shipowners representative) <br> If the seafarer is employed through a manning agency then a representative of the manning agency should also sign it.
A SEA is signed by the employee and the shipowner (or an agreed shipowner's representative); where the seafarer is employed through a manning agency, a representative of the agency should also sign it. The other options describe young-person risks, crew-list notification, and the general requirement to hold a SEA — they do not identify who signs it.
Question 10: If there is a change to the List of Crew, who should you notify?
- The employee and shipowner (or agreed shipowners representative) <br> If the seafarer is employed through a manning agency then a representative of the manning agency should also sign it.
- Every seafarer working on a UK sea-going ship to which the MLC Minimum Requirements Regulations apply must have a written Seafarers Employment Agreement
- They have a general lack of awareness of risks due to their immaturity and inexperience. <br> They also have less physical and psychological capacity than adults
- The company must be notified within 3 days <br> Marine Scotland policy is that an up to date crew list is submitted to shoreside before each departure (Correct answer)
Correct answer: The company must be notified within 3 days <br> Marine Scotland policy is that an up to date crew list is submitted to shoreside before each departure
Any change to the List of Crew must be notified to the company within 3 days, and Marine Scotland policy requires an up-to-date crew list to be submitted to shoreside before each departure. The other options cover who signs the SEA, the requirement to hold a SEA, and young-person characteristics, which do not address crew-list notification.
Question 11: What paperwork would you need from a cook before hiring him?
- SEA - Original Copy and signed <br> Ships Cook Certificate <br> Food Handling Hygiene Certificate <br> Valid ENG1 <br> Discharge Book <br> Passport <br> Vaccination Record <br> Personal Survival Techniques (STCW) <br> Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting (STCW) <br> Elementary First Aid (STCW) <br> Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities (STCW) <br> Security Awareness (Correct answer)
- Navigational duties and responsibilities as required by STCW'95 <br> Plan and conduct safe navigation. <br> Maintain a safe navigational watch. <br> Maneuver and handle the ship in all conditions and during all operations. <br> Safely moor and unmoor the ship. <br> Maintain safety whilst in port.
- Notify the local agent to arrange flights and taxi/hotel (if required) Local agent can advise on Customs and Immigration status also Complete the voyage details in the seafarers discharge book <br> Testimonial of Sea Service may be required for Officers Seaman to sign off on the List of Crew An entry completed in the OLB <br> Notify the company within 3 days
- Seagoing vessels of 500 gt or more to obtain and carry a Safe Manning Document specifying the minimum manning levels. <br> The shipowner needs to apply to the MCA for a SMD. <br> The application must explain how the proposed manning level has been determined, It takes account of the guidance of MSN 1868 and It takes account of the hours of work provisions in the Regulations. <br> It is reviewed if the items that determined the safe manning levels change e.g. change of trade, trading area, construction of the vessel changes etc.
Correct answer: SEA - Original Copy and signed <br> Ships Cook Certificate <br> Food Handling Hygiene Certificate <br> Valid ENG1 <br> Discharge Book <br> Passport <br> Vaccination Record <br> Personal Survival Techniques (STCW) <br> Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting (STCW) <br> Elementary First Aid (STCW) <br> Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities (STCW) <br> Security Awareness
Before hiring a cook you need to verify professional competence, medical fitness, and basic safety training: a signed original SEA, Ship's Cook Certificate, Food Handling Hygiene Certificate, valid ENG1, Discharge Book, passport, vaccination record, and the four STCW basic safety courses plus security awareness. The other options list navigational duties, sign-off/repatriation steps, and Safe Manning Document requirements, none of which is the cook's pre-employment document set.
Free MLC Trivia Questions and Answers
For whom is a SEA necessary?