Advantages of the future Convention

• A one-stop window. It will replace about 65 existing ILO Maritime Labour instruments.
• A firm set of principles and rights for seafarers, with ratifying States being given more discretion as to their implementation.
• A simplified amendment procedure, enabling the Convention to be kept up-to-date with the constant changes in shipping operations and technology.
• A strong enforcement regime, backed by a certification system for compliance with the Convention, and its control by Post State Control systems, which will not only be able to inspect (and arrest of necessary) vessels from a safety or environment point of view (as is the case today), but also from a social point of view.
• A clause to ensure that a ship flying the flag of a State which has not ratified the Convention will not be treated more favourably than a ship flying the flag of a State that has ratified the Convention. This clause will prevent unfair competition and help to achieve the Convention's aim of near universal ratification.