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After completing this lesson you will know the types and validity of the
certification relating to the MLC 2006 regulation five point one point three
and the associated appendix give details and examples of this certification
required under the maritime labour convention 2006 certification is
mandatory for all vessels over 500 gross register tonnage flying the flag of a
member state which are engaged in international trade or operating from or
between ports of another country certification may also be applied to
vessels not covered by these circumstances if requested by the member
state or ship owner concerned
there are three elements to the certification system that should be
considered the two-part declaration of maritime labour combines the DML see the
maritime labour certificate be mlc and the interim maritime labour certificate
the IML see click on each of the buttons for details of the requirements for
issue and validity of these documents
the Declaration of maritime labor
the Declaration of maritime labor compliance is in two parts part one of
the DM LC which is also referred to as the national declaration contains
details of the national laws and regulations of the member state that are
enforced for the purpose of meeting the requirements of the Convention this part
of the declaration will normally be completed by the competent authority or
an approved recognized organization on behalf of the member state either as
part of or immediately following ratification
prior to entry into force of the convention for that member the completed
part one of the declaration should also contain details of any substantial
equivalencies or exceptions claimed by the number state the details entered
into part one of the declarations must be notified to the ILO for confirmation
that the full requirements of the convention are covered part two of the
DM LC must be completed by the ship owner and will contain details of the
policies and procedures that have been put into place to meet requirements of
the national laws and regulations of the member state of the flag the vessel
flies the competent authority or approved recognized organization must
countersign part two of the declaration to confirm the measures it contains meet
the requirements for initial and ongoing compliance with the convention
a maritime labor certificate will by the competent authority or an
approved recognized organization to vessels which successfully undergo an
inspection by the flag state and for which the owner has a valid DM LC the
maritime labor certificate must have a DML C attached to it for it to be
considered valid the certificate will normally have a validity of five years
subject to at least one intermediate inspection being carried out between the
second and third anniversary of the date of issue
an interim maritime tickets can be issued to vessels in
situations where full initial compliance cannot be verified during inspection but
where there is sufficient evidence of intention to comply these situations
would include new vessels upon delivery change a flag of existing vessels and
change of ownership of existing vessels a TM LC is not required for issue of an
interim certificate only one interim maritime labor certificate may be issued
to a vessel and it will have a maximum validity of six months a full flag state
inspection must be carried out prior to expiry of an IM LC for the purpose of
issuing a full term maritime labor certificate at which time a DM LC will
be required
it is the Masters responsibility to ensure that the necessary valid
certification is available on board for inspections when a maritime labor
certificate is due to expire a renewal inspection must be carried out by the
flag state if the renewal inspection is carried out more than three months
before the expiry date then the new certificate is valid from the inspection
date rather than the original anniversary date which would be the case
if the inspection is carried out within the three months prior to the expiry
date it is therefore beneficial for the
master and ship owner to schedule renewal inspections within the three
month window whenever possible we will look at the consequences of operating
with an expired maritime labor certificate as well as other
non-compliances later in the module
in this lesson we have considered the certification requirements of the
convention including periods of validity and renewals we have also considered the
masters responsibilities with regard to availability of valid certification in
the next lesson we will look at the various inspections required under the
Convention and on which areas the master can expect these inspections to focus
before moving on to the next lesson you should