# The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026 S.I. 2026/598 · made 15 June 2026 These Regulations implement certain amendments made to the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 by making amendments to the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Minimum Requirements for Seafarers etc.) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1613) (“the Minimum Requirements Regulations”) and the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Recruitment and Placement) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1615) (“the Recruitment and Placement Regulations”). The relevant amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 were approved at the 110th session of the International Labour Conference on 6th June 2022. The Regulations also make consequential amendment to the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1104) (“the Fees Regulations”). Made under: Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (Section 84A, Section 84B, Section 302) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-maritime-labour-convention-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2026/pdf/uksi_20260598_en.pdf; UK Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-maritime-labour-convention-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2026/pdf/uksiem_20260598_en_001.pdf ## Introductory text MERCHANT SHIPPING Made 15th June 2026 Laid before Parliament 17th June 2026 Coming into force 9th July 2026 The Secretary of State, with the consent of the Treasury, makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 84A(1)(a), 84B(4)(a) and (c) and (5) to (7) and 302(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995. ## 1 Citation, commencement and extent (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026 and come into force on the 22nd day after the day on which they are made. (2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. ## 2 Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Minimum Requirements for Seafarers etc.) Regulations 2014 (1) The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Minimum Requirements for Seafarers etc.) Regulations 2014 are amended as follows. (2) In Schedule 3 (information to be included in a shipowner’s security document), in paragraph 1(g), for “owner of the ship” substitute “shipowner, or of the registered owner if different from the shipowner”. (3) In Schedule 4 (information to be included in an abandonment security document) in paragraph 1(g), for “owner of the ship” substitute “shipowner, or of the registered owner if different from the shipowner”. ## 3 Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Recruitment and Placement) Regulations 2014 (1) The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Recruitment and Placement) Regulations 2014 are amended as follows. (2) After regulation 6 (duty on employment agencies and businesses to provide financial system of protection) insert— “Duty on employment agencies and businesses to provide information about system of protection 6A An employment agency or employment business introducing or supplying a work-seeker to a hirer for the purposes of employment as a seafarer on a sea-going ship must ensure that the work-seeker is informed, prior to or in the process of engagement, of the rights which would be available to the work-seeker as a seafarer under any system of protection established under regulation 6.”. (3) In regulation 8(1) (offences), after “6(2)” insert “, 6A”. ## 4 Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018 (1) The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018 are amended as follows. (2) In Schedule 1 (fees under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995), in the table under paragraph 5 (fees for inspections, etc.) of Part 1 (surveys, inspections and applications for exemption), in section B (crew accommodation), in the entry for the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Minimum Requirements for Seafarers etc.) Regulations 2014, in the third column, after “2026/260” insert “2026/598”. ## Signature We consent to the making of these Regulations Christian Wakeford Stephen Morgan Two of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury 10th June 2026 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Keir Mather Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Department for Transport 15th June 2026 ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations implement certain amendments made to the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 by making amendments to the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Minimum Requirements for Seafarers etc.) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1613) (“the Minimum Requirements Regulations”) and the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Recruitment and Placement) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1615) (“the Recruitment and Placement Regulations”). The relevant amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 were approved at the 110th session of the International Labour Conference on 6th June 2022. The Regulations also make consequential amendment to the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1104) (“the Fees Regulations”). Regulation 53G(1) of the Minimum Requirements Regulations requires a shipowner to ensure that, for each shipowner’s security in force in relation to a ship, a shipowner’s security document containing the information specified in Schedule 3 to those Regulations is carried on board. Similarly, regulation 53Q(1) of the Minimum Requirements Regulations requires a shipowner to ensure that, for each abandonment security in force in relation to a ship, an abandonment security document containing the information specified in Schedule 4 to those Regulations is carried on board. Regulation 2 of these Regulations amends the list of information required by Schedules 3 and 4 to the Minimum Requirements Regulations to be included in a shipowner’s security document and abandonment security document to ensure that the identity of the registered owner of the ship is included where different from the identity of the shipowner. Regulation 3 of these Regulations amends the Recruitment and Placement regulations by inserting a new regulation 6A, which requires employment agencies and businesses to ensure that work-seekers are informed, prior to or in the process of their engagement, of the rights available to them as seafarers under the financial system of protection established under regulation 6. Regulation 4 of these Regulations makes consequential amendments to the Fees Regulations. Copies of the amendments of 2022 to the Maritime Labour Convention may be downloaded from the website of the International Labour Organisation at https://www.ilo.org/resource/conference-paper/ilc/110/amendments-2022-code-maritime-labour-convention-2006-amended-mlc-2006. Copies of the Maritime Labour Convention may be downloaded from the website of the International Labour Organization at https://www.ilo.org/international-labour-standards/maritime-labour-convention-2006 or obtained as a priced publication from www.tsoshop.co.uk, or by post from TSO Customer Services, 18 Central Avenue, St. Andrew’s Business Park, Norwich NR7 0HR, telephone number: +44 (0) 333 202 5070. A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen. An Explanatory Memorandum and a de minimis assessment have been prepared and are published alongside the instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/598 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-maritime-labour-convention-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2026 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.