MLC Seafarer Employment Agreements 3

Question 1

Under MLC 2006, can a seafarer waive minimum notice period rights under a SEA?

Accepted Answer

No, minimum rights cannot be waived

Answer

MLC 2006 establishes minimum rights that seafarers cannot waive, protecting them from coercive agreements.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

English and the seafarer's native language

Answer

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

Question 3

Under MLC 2006, what is the minimum advance notice a shipowner must give a seafarer to terminate a SEA?

Accepted Answer

A period not less than minimum notice set in national law or the SEA

Answer

MLC 2006 requires termination notice no shorter than what is set by national law or the SEA itself.

Question 4

Which MLC 2006 regulation requires seafarers to have a valid Seafarer's Identity Document?

Accepted Answer

Regulation 2.1, which references ILO Convention No. 108/185

Answer

MLC 2006 Regulation 2.1 references ILO Conventions 108 and 185 for identity document requirements.

Question 5

Under MLC 2006, the SEA record of employment must NOT contain any statement about:

Accepted Answer

Quality of work or wages earned

Answer

MLC 2006 prohibits including assessments of quality of work or wages in the employment record to avoid prejudicing future employment.

MLC - Maritime Labour Convention Practice Test