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The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Minimum Requirements for Seafarers etc.) Regulations 2014

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Application

  3. PART 2

    1. 4.Seafarer to be of minimum age

    2. 5.Young persons on night duty

    3. 6.Part 2 requirements for non-United Kingdom ships with MLC documentation

    4. 7.Meaning of “employer” etc.

  4. PART 3

    1. 8.Duty on shipowner in respect of recruitment and placement services

  5. PART 4

    1. 9.Duty to enter into seafarer employment agreement

    2. 10.Content of seafarer employment agreement

    3. 11.Minimum notice period

    4. 12.Documents

    5. 13.Foreign language seafarer employment agreement

    6. 14.Duty of master to produce seafarer employment agreement

    7. 15.Part 4 requirements for non-United Kingdom ships with MLC documentation

  6. PART 5

    1. 16.Late payment of wages etc.

    2. 17.Account of seafarer’s wages etc.

    3. 18.Part 5 requirements for non-United Kingdom ships with MLC documentation

  7. PART 6

    1. 19.Duty to repatriate seafarers

    2. 20.Place for return.

    3. 21.Scope of duty to repatriate

    4. 22.Duty pending repatriation

    5. 23.Prohibition on recovering costs from seafarer

    6. 24.Seafarer property

    7. 25.Duty to carry documents

    8. 26.Financial security requirement applicable to all ships

    9. 27.Secretary of State functions in the event of shipowner default

    10. 28.Part 6 requirements for non-United Kingdom ships with MLC documentation

  8. PART 7

    1. 29.Crew accommodation requirements

    2. 30.Provision for certain older ships

    3. 31.Exemptions

    4. 32.Approvals to allow substantial equivalences

    5. 33.Part 7 requirements for non-United Kingdom ships with MLC documentation

  9. PART 8

    1. 34.Provision of food and drinking water

    2. 35.Organisation and equipment of the catering department

    3. 36.Inspection of food and catering facilities

    4. 37.Requirement to carry a qualified ship’s cook

    5. 38.Certificate of competency as a ship’s cook

    6. 39.Recognition of existing certificates of competency

    7. 40.Training requirements for catering staff and other persons processing food in the galley

    8. 41.Part 8 requirements for non-United Kingdom ships with MLC documentation

    9. 42.Interpretation of Part 8

  10. PART 9

    1. 43.Shipowner duty to make provision for seafarer medical and other expenses

    2. 44.Duty to carry a medical practitioner on ship

    3. 45.Right to medical attention

    4. 46.Part 9 requirements for non-United Kingdom ships with MLC documentation

    5. 47.Interpretation of Part 9

  11. PART 10

    1. 48.Shipowners’ liability for seafarer unemployment and losses following loss or foundering of ship

    2. 49.Financial security requirement applicable to all ships

    3. 50.Shipowners’ liability for wages following sickness or injury sustained by seafarer

    4. 51.Property left behind by sick or injured seafarer

    5. 52.Shipowners’ liability in respect of burial or cremation of seafarer

    6. 53.Interpretation of Part 10

  12. PART 11

    1. 54.Inspection of United Kingdom ships and non-United Kingdom ships without MLC documentation

    2. 55.Inspection of non-United Kingdom ships with MLC documentation

    3. 56.Detention of ships

    4. 57.Failure to repatriate - detention of non-United Kingdom ships with MLC documentation at request of foreign State

    5. 58.Supplementary provisions as respects detention of ships

  13. PART 12

    1. 59.Penalties

    2. 60.Defence

  14. PART 13

    1. 61.Review

  15. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Provision to be included in a Seafarer Employment Agreement

      1. PART 1 Provision to be included in all agreements

        1. 1.The full name, birthplace and date of birth (or age...

        2. 2.The name and address of the shipowner.

        3. 3.The place where the agreement is entered into.

        4. 4.The date on which the agreement is entered into.

        5. 5.The capacity in which the seafarer is to work.

        6. 6.If the agreement has been made for a definite period,...

        7. 7.If the agreement has been made for an indefinite period,...

        8. 8.If the agreement has been made for a particular voyage,...

        9. 9.The health and social security protection benefits to be provided...

        10. 10.The maximum period of service on board following which the...

        11. 11.The seafarer’s entitlement to repatriation (including the mode of transport...

        12. 12.The circumstances in which the seafarer is required to meet...

        13. 13.The maximum sum which the shipowner will pay to the...

        14. 14.Details of any collective bargaining agreement which is incorporated (in...

      2. PART 2 Provision to be included where seafarer is an employee

        1. 1.The wages (either the amount or the formula to be...

        2. 2.The manner in which wages must be paid, including payment...

        3. 3.The hours of work.

        4. 4.The paid leave (either the amount or the formula to...

        5. 5.Any pension arrangements, including any entitlement to participate in a...

        6. 6.The grievance and disciplinary procedures.

      3. PART 3 Provision to be included where seafarer is not an employee

        1. 1.The remuneration (either the amount or the formula to be...

        2. 2.The manner in which the remuneration must be paid, including...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Provision to be included in a written record of work on a ship

      1. 1.Name, port of registry, gross or register tonnage and official...

      2. 2.Description of voyage.

      3. 3.Capacity in which seafarer worked on the ship.

      4. 4.Date on which seafarer started work on the ship.

      5. 5.Date and location of seafarer’s discharge from the ship.

  17. Explanatory Note

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