CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- PART A MARITIME LABOUR CONVENTION, 2006 -- MARITIME LABOUR CONVENTION, 2006 -- Contents -- MARITIME LABOUR CONVENTION, 2006 -- PREAMBLE -- GENERALOBLIGATIONS -- Article I -- DEFINITIONS AND SCOPE OF APPLICATION -- Article II -- FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND PRINCIPLES -- Article III -- SEAFARERS' EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL RIGHTS -- Article IV -- IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES -- Article V -- REGULATIONS AND PARTS A AND B OF THE CODE -- Article VI -- CONSULTATION WITH SHIPOWNERS' AND SEAFARERS' ORGANIZATIONS -- Article VII -- ENTRY INTO FORCE -- Article VIII -- DENUNCIATION -- Article IX -- EFFECT OF ENTRY INTO FORCE -- Article X -- DEPOSITARY FUNCTIONS -- Article XI -- Article XII -- SPECIAL TRIPARTITE COMMITTEE -- Article XIII -- AMENDMENT OF THIS CONVENTION -- Article XIV -- AMENDMENTS TO THE CODE -- Article XV -- AUTHORITATIVE LANGUAGES -- Article XVI -- Explanatory note to the Regulations and Code of the Maritime Labour Convention -- TITLE 1. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR SEAFARERS TO WORK ON A SHIP -- Regulation 1.1 - Minimum age -- Regulation 1.2 - Medical certificate -- Regulation 1.3 - Training and qualifications -- Regulation 1.4 - Recruitment and placement -- TITLE 2. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT -- Regulation 2.1 - Seafarers' employment agreements -- Regulation 2.2 - Wages -- Regulation 2.3 - Hours of work and hours of rest -- Regulation 2.4 - Entitlement to leave -- Regulation 2.5 - Repatriation -- Regulation 2.6 - Seafarer compensation for the ship's lossor foundering -- Regulation 2.7 - Manning levels -- Regulation 2.8 - Career and skill development and opportunitiesfor seafarers' employment -- TITLE 3. ACCOMMODATION, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, FOOD AND CATERING -- Regulation 3.1 - Accommodation and recreational facilities -- Regulation 3.2 - Food and catering.

TITLE 4. HEALTH PROTECTION, MEDICAL CARE, WELFARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY PROTECTION -- Regulation 4.1 - Medical care on board ship and ashore -- Regulation 4.2 - Shipowners' liability -- Regulation 4.3 - Health and safety protection and accident prevention -- Regulation 4.4 - Access to shore-based welfare facilities -- Regulation 4.5 - Social security -- TITLE 5. COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT -- Regulation 5.1 - Flag State responsibilities -- Regulation 5.1.1 - General principles -- Regulation 5.1.2 - Authorization of recognized organizations -- Regulation 5.1.3 - Maritime labour certificate and declarationof maritime labour compliance -- Regulation 5.1.4 - Inspection and enforcement -- Regulation 5.1.5 - On-board complaint procedures -- Regulation 5.1.6 - Marine casualties -- Regulation 5.2 - Port State responsibilities -- Regulation 5.2.1 - Inspections in port -- Regulation 5.2.2 - Onshore seafarer complaint-handling procedures -- Regulation 5.3 - Labour-supplying responsibilities -- APPENDIX A5-I -- APPENDIX A5-II -- APPENDIX B5-I - EXAMPLE OF A NATIONAL DECLARATION -- RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE AT ITS 94TH (MARITIME) SESSION (Geneva, February 2006) -- I Resolution concerning the promotion of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 -- II Resolution concerning the promotion of opportunities for women seafarers -- III Resolution concerning the Joint IMO/ILO Ad Hoc Expert Working Group on Liability and Compensation regarding Claims for Death,Personal Injury and Abandonment of Seafarers -- IV Resolution concerning the development of guidelinesfor port State control -- VI Resolution concerning the promotion of the Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003 (No. 185) -- VII Resolution concerning information on occupational groups -- VIII Resolution concerning seafarers' welfare.

IX Resolution concerning maintenance of the Joint Maritime Commission -- X Resolution concerning addressing the human element through international cooperation between United Nations specialized agencies -- XI Resolution concerning recruitment and retention of seafarers -- XII Resolution concerning the effects on the industry of piracy and armed robbery -- XIII Resolution concerning the development of guidelines for flag State inspection -- XIV Resolution concerning occupational safety and health -- XV Resolution concerning search and rescue capability -- XVI Resolution concerning social security -- XVII Resolution concerning the practical implementation of the issueof certificates on entry into force -- THE MARITIME LABOUR CONVENTION, 2006: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS -- 1. What is the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006? -- 2. Why is it also sometimes called the consolidated Maritime Labour Convention, 2006? -- 3. When will the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, come into force and what will happen to the existing Conventions? -- 4. Why was a new Convention needed? -- 5. Does the new Convention deal with any new subjects? -- 6. Why do we need effective international standards for seafarers' conditions of work? -- 7. Are the standards in the new Convention lower than existing maritime labour standards? -- 8. How will the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, protect more of the world's seafarers? -- 9. How does the new Convention make it easier for countries to ratify it and to implement its requirements? -- 10. Will the shipowners' duties and responsibilities cover seafarers whose work does not relate to the navigation or safe operation of the ship? -- 11. Why is the new Convention likely to achieve the aim of near universal ratification? -- 12. What will be the advantages for ships of ratifying countries?.

13. How will the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, improve compliance and enforcement? -- 14. What are the maritime labour certificate and the declaration of maritime labour compliance? -- 15. What is meant by "no more favourable treatment" for ships of non-ratifying countries? -- 16. How will respect for the new Convention actually be enforced? -- 17. How will the new Convention be kept more up to date than the existing Conventions? -- 18. Will ratifying Members be bound by all new amendments? -- 19. How do the amendment procedures differ from those in the IMO Conventions? -- 20. What are the novel features of the new Convention? -- 21. What is meant by the special status of Part B of the Code and why was it needed? -- 22. Since Part B is not mandatory, why is it part of the Convention and not the subject of an international labour Recommendation? -- 23. Can an ILO Convention legally contain non-mandatory provisions? -- 24. Why does there sometimes appear to be some duplication between the Regulations and Part A of the Code of the Convention? -- 25. Will the Convention also require ratifying countries to apply the ILO's core human rights Conventions or other Conventions mentioned in the new Convention? -- PART B SEAFARERS' IDENTITY DOCUMENTS -- SEAFARERS' IDENTITY DOCUMENTS CONVENTION (REVISED), 2003 (No. 185) -- PART C FISHING -- WORK IN FISHING CONVENTION, 2007 (No. 188) -- WORK IN FISHING RECOMMENDATION, 2007 (No. 199) -- RESOLUTIONS ON FISHING ADOPTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE AT ITS 96TH SESSION (Geneva, June 2007) -- I Resolution concerning promotion of the ratification of the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 -- II Resolution concerning port State control -- III Resolution concerning tonnage measurement and accommodation -- IV Resolution concerning the promotion of welfare for fishers -- PART D THE FUNDAMENTAL CONVENTIONS.

Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining -- Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No.87) -- Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No.98) -- Elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labour -- Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) -- Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No.105) -- Effective abolition of child labour -- Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138) -- Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182) -- Elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation -- Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No.100) -- Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No.111) -- ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and its follow-up -- Annexes -- I. List of ratifications of maritime labour Conventions (as at 31 December 2007) -- II. List of maritime labour Recommendations -- III. Chart of ratifications of maritime Conventions and other international labour Conventions referred to in this volume (as at 31 December 2007) -- IV. Declaration of application of maritime and other international labour Conventions to non-metropolitan territories (as at 31 December 2007).