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

S.I. 2014/1613 · Made 9 July 2014 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Merchant Shipping

Made 9th July 2014

Laid before Parliament 15th July 2014

Coming into force 7th August 2014

M1M2M3The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to the safety of ships and the health and safety of persons on them and in relation to measures relating to maritime transport .

M4The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 85(1)(a) and (b), (3) and (5) to (7) and section 86(1) and (2) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 and by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.

In accordance with section 86(4) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 the Secretary of State has consulted the persons referred to in that section.C1C2

Annotations to the whole text

Marginal citations

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1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and by section 3 of, and Part I of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7). The Maritime Labour Convention is regarded as one of the EU treaties within the meaning of section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 by virtue of the European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Maritime Labour Convention) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1757, as amended by S.I. 2011/1043).

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S.I. 1993/595.

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S.I. 1994/757.

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1995 c. 21. Sections 85 and 86 were amended by section 8 of the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c.28), and are applied to hovercraft by article 4 of the Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1350) (sections 85 and 86 re-enact sections 21 and 22 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (c.39), to which that article refers). There are other amendments which are not relevant to these Regulations.

Modifications

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Regulations excluded by SI 1998/2771 Sch. 1 Table (as substituted (6.4.2016) by The Merchant Shipping (Vessels in Commercial Use for Sport or Pleasure) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/353), regs. 1(1), 3(1), Sch. 1)

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Regulations excluded by SI 1998/2771 Sch. 2 Table (as substituted (6.4.2016) by The Merchant Shipping (Vessels in Commercial Use for Sport or Pleasure) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/353), regs. 1(1), 3(2), Sch. 2)

Contents

  1. Part 1: General matters
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Application
  5. Part 2: Minimum age
  6. 4Seafarer to be of minimum age
  7. 5Young persons on night duty
  8. 6Part 2 requirements for non-United Kingdom ships with MLC documentation
  9. 7Meaning of “employer” etc.
  10. Part 3: Recruitment and placement
  11. 8Duty on shipowner in respect of recruitment and placement services
  12. Part 4: Seafarers' employment agreements
  13. 9Duty to enter into seafarer employment agreement
  14. 10Content of seafarer employment agreement
  15. 11Minimum notice period
  16. 11ASeafarer employment agreements: captive seafarers
  17. 12Documents
  18. 13Foreign language seafarer employment agreement
  19. 14Duty of master to produce seafarer employment agreement
  20. 15Part 4 requirements for non-United Kingdom ships with MLC documentation
  21. Part 5: Wages
  22. 16Late payment of wages etc.
  23. 17Account of seafarer's wages etc.
  24. 18Part 5 requirements for non-United Kingdom ships with MLC documentation
  25. Part 6: Repatriation
  26. 19Duty to repatriate seafarers
  27. 20Place for return.
  28. 21Scope of duty to repatriate
  29. 22Duty pending repatriation
  30. 23Prohibition on recovering costs from seafarer
  31. 24Seafarer property
  32. 25Duty to carry documents
  33. 26Financial security requirement applicable to all ships
  34. 27Secretary of State functions in the event of shipowner default
  35. 28Part 6 requirements for non-United Kingdom ships with MLC documentation
  36. Part 7: Crew accommodation
  37. 29Crew accommodation requirements
  38. 30Provision for certain older ships
  39. 31Exemptions
  40. 32Approvals to allow substantial equivalences
  41. 33Part 7 requirements for non-United Kingdom ships with MLC documentation
  42. Part 8: Food and catering
  43. 34Provision of food and drinking water
  44. 35Organisation and equipment of the catering department
  45. 36Inspection of food and catering facilities
  46. 37Requirement to carry a qualified ship's cook
  47. 38Certificate of competency as a ship's cook
  48. 39Recognition of existing certificates of competency
  49. 40Training requirements for catering staff and other persons processing food in the galley
  50. 41Part 8 requirements for non-United Kingdom ships with MLC documentation
  51. 42Interpretation of Part 8
  52. Part 9: Medical care
  53. 43Shipowner duty to make provision for seafarer medical and other expenses
  54. 44Duty to carry a medical practitioner on ship
  55. 45Right to medical attention
  56. 46Part 9 requirements for non-United Kingdom ships with MLC documentation
  57. 47Interpretation of Part 9
  58. Part 10: Shipowners' liability
  59. 48Shipowners' liability for seafarer unemployment and losses following loss or foundering of ship
  60. 49Financial security requirement applicable to all ships Repealed
  61. 50Shipowners' liability for wages following sickness or injury sustained by seafarer
  62. 51Property left behind by sick or injured seafarer
  63. 52Shipowners' liability in respect of burial or cremation of seafarer
  64. 53Interpretation of Part 10
  65. Part 10A: Security against shipowner’s liability for death or long term disability of seafarers
  66. 53AInterpretation of Part 10A
  67. 53BShipowner’s security requirement applicable to all ships
  68. 53CShipowner’s security
  69. 53DPayment of contractual compensation
  70. 53EInterim payments
  71. 53FOffence of undue pressure
  72. 53GDuty to carry and display shipowner’s security document
  73. 53HTermination of shipowner’s security on notice to the Secretary of State
  74. 53IDuty on shipowner’s security provider to notify the Secretary of State where a shipowner’s security has been terminated
  75. 53JDuty on shipowner to notify seafarers if shipowner’s security is to be terminated
  76. Part 10B: Security against the abandonment of seafarers
  77. 53KInterpretation of Part 10B
  78. 53LAbandonment
  79. 53MAbandonment security requirement applicable to all ships
  80. 53NAbandonment security
  81. 53OConsideration and payment of abandonment claims
  82. 53PSubrogation
  83. 53QDuty to carry and display an abandonment security document
  84. 53RTermination of abandonment security effective only where notice given
  85. 53SDuty on shipowner to notify seafarers if abandonment security is to be terminated
  86. Part 11: Inspection and detention of ships
  87. 54Inspection of United Kingdom ships and non-United Kingdom ships without MLC documentation
  88. 55Inspection of non-United Kingdom ships with MLC documentation
  89. 56Detention of ships
  90. 57Failure to repatriate - detention of non-United Kingdom ships with MLC documentation at request of foreign State
  91. 58Supplementary provisions as respects detention of ships
  92. Part 12: Offences and penalties
  93. 59Penalties
  94. 59AFurther provision on penalties
  95. 60Defence
  96. Part 13: Review
  97. 61Review
  98. Signature
  99. Schedule 1: Provision to be included in a Seafarer Employment Agreement
  100. Part 1: Provision to be included in all agreements
  101. 1Paragraph 1
  102. 2Paragraph 2
  103. 3Paragraph 3
  104. 4Paragraph 4
  105. 5Paragraph 5
  106. 6Paragraph 6
  107. 7Paragraph 7
  108. 8Paragraph 8
  109. 9Paragraph 9
  110. 10Paragraph 10
  111. 11Paragraph 11
  112. 12Paragraph 12
  113. 13Paragraph 13
  114. 14Paragraph 14
  115. Part 2: Provision to be included where seafarer is an employee
  116. 1Paragraph 1
  117. 2Paragraph 2
  118. 3Paragraph 3
  119. 4Paragraph 4
  120. 5Paragraph 5
  121. 6Paragraph 6
  122. Part 3: Provision to be included where seafarer is not an employee
  123. 1Paragraph 1
  124. 2Paragraph 2
  125. Schedule 2: Provision to be included in a written record of work on a ship
  126. 1Paragraph 1
  127. 2Paragraph 2
  128. 3Paragraph 3
  129. 4Paragraph 4
  130. 5Paragraph 5
  131. Schedule 3: Information to be included in a shipowner’s security document
  132. 1Paragraph 1
  133. Schedule 4: Information to be included in an abandonment security document
  134. 1Paragraph 1
  135. Explanatory note