• MLC- Maritime Labour Convention
• DMLC- Decleration of Maritime Labour Complaince
• DMCL Part I - Filled by Flag State
• DMCL Part II - Filled by Ship Owner
• ML certificate- Maritime Labour Certificate( Issued by Flag State after Initial Survey)
• Min Age required for working - 16 yrs
• Min Age for Night Time Work - 18 yrs
• Night Time - 20:00 to 05:00 ( Min 9 Hr starting Before mid night and ending not earlier than 05:00)
• Medical Certificate - Valid for 2 years
• RPSL- Recruitment and Placement Service Liscence.
• SEA- Seafarer's Employment Agreement
• Work Hours : 14 hr in 24 hrs ( Max)

                     : 72 hr in 7 days ( Max)

• Rest Hours : 10 Hrs in 24 hrs ( Min)

                    : 77 Hrs in 7 days (Min)

• Accomodation -No twin sharing in new bulild ship( even for cadet and trainee seafarer). (Lot of Specification are there in Title 3: Accomodation, Recreation, Food Catering)
• Repatriation: Safe Return to home for seafarer , No expence from Seafarer in Conditions like

1. Completion of Contract,
2. Medical Ground,
3. Employment Terminated by Ship owner
4. Employment Terminated by seafarer for justified reason.

• Ship Owner Liabilty Insurance : To ensure that seafarers are protected from the financial consequences of sickness, injury or death occurring in connection with their employment.
• Onboard Complaint Procedure: Protection of seafarers from penalization and victamization for Filing a Complients.

CERTIFICATION ( as per appendix A5 I of MLC)

                 The working and living conditions of seafarers that must be inspected and ap-proved by the flag State before certifying a ship in accordance with Standard A5.1.3,paragraph 1:

1. Minimum age
2. Medical certification
3. Qualifications of seafarers
4. Seafarers’ employment agreements
5. Use of any licensed or certified or regulated private recruitment and placement service
6. Hours of work or rest
7. Manning levels for the ship
8. Accommodation On-board recreational facilities
9. Food and catering
10. Health and safety and accident preventionOn-board medical care
11. On-board complaint procedures
12. Payment of wages