ILO Maritime Labour & Occupational Safety

Interim MLC

Title 5 — Certification

MLC, 2006 — Interim Maritime Labour Certificate

MLC Title 5 — Interim Maritime Labour Certificate

Interim certificate, valid for up to six months, issued in defined circumstances (new ship, change of flag, shipowner assuming responsibility for a ship new to them) pending full MLC certification.

DMLC II

Title 5 — Certification

MLC, 2006 — Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance (Part II)

MLC Title 5 — DMLC Part II

Shipowner's declaration of the measures adopted to ensure ongoing compliance with the national provisions implementing the MLC between inspections.

DMLC I

Title 5 — Certification

MLC, 2006 — Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance (Part I)

MLC Title 5 — DMLC Part I

Declaration by the shipowner, drawn up by the competent authority, identifying the national provisions implementing the MLC standards for the ship and the measures taken to ensure ongoing compliance.

MLC Cert

Title 5 — Certification

MLC, 2006 — Maritime Labour Certificate

MLC Title 5 — Maritime Labour Certificate

Certificate issued under Title 5 confirming that the seafarers' working and living conditions on board a ship comply with the MLC, 2006. Distinct from the historical Certificate of Inspection of Crew Accommodation (CICA).

MLC Title 5

Title 5

MLC, 2006 — Title 5: Compliance and Enforcement

MLC Title 5 — compliance and enforcement

Flag State responsibilities (including certification — Maritime Labour Certificate, DMLC Part I & II, Interim MLC), port State control, and on-board complaint procedures.

MLC Title 4

Title 4

MLC, 2006 — Title 4: Health Protection, Medical Care, Welfare and Social Security Protection

MLC Title 4 — health, welfare and social security

On-board medical care, access to medical facilities ashore, shipowner liability, health and safety protection and accident prevention, and social security protection for seafarers.

MLC Title 3

Title 3

MLC, 2006 — Title 3: Accommodation, Recreational Facilities, Food and Catering

MLC Title 3 — accommodation, food and catering

Requirements for seafarer accommodation, recreational facilities, and food and catering on board. Successor, for MLC ratifiers, to the historical ILO crew-accommodation conventions (C092, C133, C126).

MLC Title 2

Title 2

MLC, 2006 — Title 2: Conditions of Employment

MLC Title 2 — conditions of employment

Seafarers' employment agreements, wages, hours of work and rest, entitlement to leave, repatriation, seafarer compensation for shipowner's liability, manning levels, and career and skill development.

MLC Title 1

Title 1

MLC, 2006 — Title 1: Minimum Requirements for Seafarers to Work on a Ship

MLC Title 1 — minimum requirements

Minimum age, medical certification, training and qualifications, and recruitment and placement of seafarers.

MLC 2025

2025 Amendments to the Code of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

MLC Code amendment — (violence and harassment / connectivity)

Adopted by the 5th session of the Special Tripartite Committee (11 April 2025), approved at the 113th ILC (6 June 2025) and notified to member States on 23 June 2025. Not yet in force — the formal disagreement period ends 23 June 2027; expected entry into force 23 December 2027. Do not treat as currently applicable requirements before entry into force.

MLC 2022

2022 Amendments to the Code of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

MLC Code amendment — abandonment / financial security

Adopted by the 4th session of the Special Tripartite Committee (2022) and approved at the 110th ILC (June 2022). Amended provisions on seafarer abandonment and financial security.

MLC 2018

2018 Amendments to the Code of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

MLC Code amendment — harassment and bullying

Adopted by the 3rd session of the Special Tripartite Committee (2018) and approved at the 107th ILC (June 2018). Amended provisions on harassment and bullying affecting seafarers.

MLC 2016

2016 Amendments to the Code of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

MLC Code amendment — wages / financial security

Adopted by the 2nd session of the Special Tripartite Committee (2016) and approved at the 105th ILC (June 2016). Amended provisions relating to seafarer wages and financial security.

MLC 2014

2014 Amendments to the Code of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

MLC Code amendment — abandonment / financial security / piracy

First amendments to the MLC Code, adopted by the 1st session of the Special Tripartite Committee (7–11 April 2014) and approved at the 103rd ILC (June 2014). Amended provisions on seafarer abandonment, financial security, and protection against piracy and armed robbery.

C186

Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006)

Maritime labour / seafarers' working and living conditions

The 'bill of rights' for seafarers. Revises and consolidates 37 existing ILO Conventions and related Recommendations. Sets out seafarers' rights to decent conditions of work — minimum age, employment agreements, hours of rest, wages, annual leave, repatriation, medical care, recruitment/placement, accommodation, food and catering, OSH, and complaint procedures. Structured in five Titles; certification under Title 5 (Maritime Labour Certificate, DMLC Part I & II, Interim MLC).

Supersedes: 37 earlier ILO maritime labour Conventions and related Recommendations (incl. C092, C133, C108, C109, C53, C55, C22, C23, C68, C70, C71, C72, C74, C75, C76, C92, C93, C108, C109, C133, C146, C147, C179, C180, C181)

C126

Accommodation of Crews (Fishermen) Convention, 1966 (No. 126)

Fishing vessel crew accommodation

Crew accommodation requirements for fishing vessels. Revised by the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188); no longer open to new ratification after C188 entered into force. May be denounced by parties during the 6 Nov 2028–6 Nov 2029 window. Remains applicable to States that ratified C126 and have not moved to C188.

Superseded by: C188 — Work in Fishing Convention, 2007

C133

Accommodation of Crews (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1970 (No. 133)

Crew accommodation (supplementary provisions)

Supplements C092 with additional crew-accommodation provisions (lighting, sleeping rooms, mess rooms, etc.). Another historical ILO crew-accommodation convention underlying Flag-State CICA requirements. Automatically denounced upon ratification of MLC, 2006.

Superseded by: MLC, 2006 — automatic denunciation on MLC ratification

C092

Accommodation of Crews Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 92)

Crew accommodation

Sets detailed requirements for crew accommodation on sea-going mechanically propelled vessels engaged in cargo or passenger transport. One of the historical ILO crew-accommodation conventions underlying Flag-State Certificate of Inspection of Crew Accommodation (CICA) requirements. Automatically denounced upon ratification of MLC, 2006.

Superseded by: MLC, 2006 — automatic denunciation on MLC ratification

C032

Protection against Accidents (Dockers) Convention (Revised), 1932 (No. 32)

Dock work / lifting appliances / loose gear / safe working load

Historical predecessor to C152. Contains explicit requirements for hoisting machinery and fixed/loose gear, including examination, testing and certification of safe working load. Revised in 1979 by Convention No. 152; after C152 entered into force C32 ceased to be open to new ratification, but remains applicable to States that ratified C32 and have not moved to the revising instrument.

Supersedes: C028 — Protection against Accidents (Dockers) Convention, 1929

Superseded by: C152 — Occupational Safety and Health (Dock Work) Convention, 1979

C152

Occupational Safety and Health (Dock Work) Convention, 1979 (No. 152)

Dock work / cargo handling / lifting appliances / loose gear

Principal modern ILO convention for dock work, cargo handling, lifting appliances and loose gear. Defines 'lifting appliance' broadly (stationary or mobile cargo-handling appliances used ashore or on board ship for suspending, raising, lowering or moving loads) and 'loose gear'. Covers testing, thorough examination, inspection, safe working load, marking, competent persons, responsible persons, and records/certificates. Revises C032.

Supersedes: C032 — Protection against Accidents (Dockers) Convention (Revised), 1932

ILO CoP (Dock Work)

Safety and Health in Dock Work — ILO Code of Practice

Dock work OSH guidance / lifting appliances / loose gear

Non-binding ILO Code of Practice (guidance, not a Convention). Covers access to ships and holds; lifting appliances; cargo-handling appliances; mobile cranes; ship's derricks; winches; wire ropes; fibre ropes; pulley blocks; cargo lifts; loose gear; slings; container operations; testing and inspection; safe working loads. Contains appendices on testing and inspection of lifting appliances and loose gear, test loading and related safety factors.

C027

Marking of Weight (Packages Transported by Vessels) Convention, 1929 (No. 27)

Marking of heavy package weights / cargo handling

Requires packages or objects of 1,000 kg or more intended for transport by sea or inland waterway to have their gross weight clearly and durably marked before loading. Relates directly to safe cargo handling and loading/unloading operations.

C188

Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188)

Fishing vessel working conditions

Revises C126. Sets binding requirements on work on board fishing vessels: minimum age, fishers' work agreements, occupational safety and health, medical care, accommodation, and social security. After C188 entered into force, C126 ceased to be open to new ratification.

Supersedes: C126 — Accommodation of Crews (Fishermen) Convention, 1966