# The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Minimum Requirements for Seafarers etc.) Regulations 2014, Regulation 53B: Shipowner’s security requirement applicable to all ships


(1) A ship must not be operated unless—
(a) in the case of a ship in a category described in regulation 3(1)(a) or (b), a shipowner’s security is in force in relation to the ship; or
(b) in the case of a ship in the category described in regulation 3(3), financial security to assure compensation in the event of death or long term disability of seafarers arising from occupational illness, injury or hazard is provided in relation to the ship in accordance with paragraph 1 of Standard A4.2.1 of the MLC.
(2) A breach of paragraph (1) is an offence by the shipowner.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1613/regulation/53B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-maritime-labour-convention-minimum-requirements-for-seafarers-etc-regulations-2014/regulation-53B
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