Mixed Deck — All MLC Topics Flashcards

What term does the MLC use to describe the employer of seafarers on a ship?

Answer: Shipowner

The MLC, 2006 uses 'shipowner' to mean the owner of the ship or another organization or person who has assumed responsibility for the ship's operation.

Under MLC 2006, can a flag state set a national minimum wage for seafarers lower than the ILO Joint Maritime Commission minimum?

Answer: No, the ILO minimum is the floor

MLC 2006 treats the ILO Joint Maritime Commission minimum as the floor below which no flag state can go.

Which principle underlies MLC 2006's prohibition on charging seafarers placement fees?

Answer: The cost of labor recruitment is a cost of the shipping business, not of the worker

MLC 2006's no-fee rule reflects the principle that the cost of recruiting and placing seafarers is a business expense borne by the employer, not a burden that should be imposed on workers seeking employment.

Under MLC 2006, accommodation standards require a minimum floor area per person in a seafarer's sleeping room on a ship of 3,000 GT or more. What is that minimum?

Answer: 4.5 m²

Standard A3.1 requires a minimum sleeping room floor area of 4.5 m² per person on ships of 3,000 GT or more (single-berth rooms).

Under MLC 2006, what is the minimum notice period a seafarer must give to terminate a Seafarers' Employment Agreement (SEA) early?

Answer: Determined by the SEA, not less than 7 days

Standard A2.1 requires a minimum notice period of 7 days for early termination, with the exact period specified in the SEA.

For what duration are 'deviation' data pertaining to the Hours of Work laws have to be maintained? How lengthy are records that comply?

Answer: Record of non-conformity must be kept for 5 years 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.

Under MLC 2006, sleeping rooms must not be located directly adjacent to which spaces?

Answer: Engine rooms, galleys, or other areas with noise or odour hazards

MLC 2006 prohibits locating sleeping rooms directly adjacent to noisy or odorous spaces like engine rooms or galleys.

What language must the SEA be written in under MLC 2006 if English is not the seafarer's native language?

Answer: English and the seafarer's native language

MLC 2006 requires the SEA to be in English and translated into the seafarer's language if different.

Under MLC 2006, the Maritime Labour Certificate must be accompanied by what document?

Answer: A Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance (DMLC) Parts I and II

The Maritime Labour Certificate must be accompanied by a Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance (DMLC) consisting of Parts I and II.

Under MLC 2006, a seafarer who has a grievance against a recruitment and placement service may:

Answer: Lodge a complaint with the competent authority of the member state where the service operates

Standard A1.4, paragraph 5(c)(vi) requires that recruitment services have procedures to allow seafarers to file complaints, and the competent authority of the member state where the service is located must investigate those complaints.

Under MLC 2006, a member state must ensure that its system of seafarer recruitment and placement provides for which of the following?

Answer: Protection for seafarers from being offered fraudulent or misleading job offers

Standard A1.4, paragraph 5(c)(v) requires that recruitment systems include protection against fraudulent practices and misleading information in job offers or employment agreements.

Under MLC 2006, if a SEA is terminated in a foreign port, what must the shipowner ensure?

Answer: Repatriation of the seafarer to their home country

MLC 2006 requires the shipowner to arrange and pay for repatriation when a SEA ends in a foreign port.

Under MLC 2006, the cook on ships with crews of 10 or more must hold what qualification?

Answer: A certificate as ship's cook issued or recognised by the competent authority

MLC 2006 requires ships with 10 or more crew members to have a qualified and certificated ship's cook.

Under MLC 2006, what is the minimum headroom requirement in accommodation spaces?

Answer: At least 203 cm (6 ft 8 in)

MLC 2006 Standard A3.1 requires a minimum headroom of 203 cm in seafarer accommodation spaces.

Under MLC 2006, Standard A4.1 requires ships to keep a record of what medical events?

Answer: All cases of illness, injury, and death occurring on board

MLC 2006 Standard A4.1 requires ships to maintain records of all illness, injury, and death events occurring on board.

MLC 2006 requires that seafarers have access to adequate, varied, and nutritious food. Who bears the cost of meals while a seafarer is onboard?

Answer: The shipowner

Standard A3.2 requires shipowners to provide food and drinking water free of charge to seafarers onboard.

Under MLC 2006, rest periods in any 24-hour period may be divided into no more than how many periods?

Answer: Two periods, one of at least 6 hours

MLC 2006 allows rest to be split into no more than two periods, with one being at least 6 hours.

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?

Answer: Yes, the officer can remain onboard until a medical examination is possible for a period of up to 3 months 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.

What happens if the cadet you are enrolling is a young person—someone under the age of eighteen—?

Answer: Before young person arrives the Master would complete a risk assessment relating to the employment of the young person Risk assessment guidelines in MSN 1838 - Minimum Age The findings of the risk assessment to be discussed with the young person when they join In addition to the entry in List of Crew and OLB the seafarers details are added to the 'List of Young Persons' 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.

Under MLC 2006 Standard A1.4, recruitment and placement services must have systems in place to:

Answer: Ensure seafarers are informed of their rights and responsibilities before placement

Standard A1.4, paragraph 5(c)(ii) requires recruitment services to have procedures to ensure that seafarers are informed of their rights and responsibilities under their employment agreements before or in the process of engagement.