Resources on Shipping, ports, fisheries, and inland waterways sector

  1. Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (Authentic text)

    23 May 2017

    Adopted by the International Labour Conference at its 94th (Maritime) Session (2006)
    Amendments approved by the International Labour Conference at its 103rd Session (2014)

  2. Guidelines for implementing the occupational safety and health provisions of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

    24 January 2016

    The purpose of these guidelines is to assist States to implement the occupational safety and health provisions of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006).

  3. Guidelines on the training of ships’ cooks

    28 March 2014

    The Guidelines on the training of ships’ cooks are intended to provide supplementary practical information and guidance to flag States that can be reflected in their national laws and other measures to implement Regulation 3.2 and the Code of the MLC, 2006.

  4. Text of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) [epub]

    14 February 2014

  5. IMO/ILO/UNECE Code of Practice for Packing of Cargo Transport Units

    01 January 2014

    The aim of this IMO/ILO/UNECE Code of Practice for Packing of Cargo Transport Units (CTU Code) is to give advice on the safe packing of cargo transport units (CTUs) to those responsible for the packing and securing of the cargo and by those whose task it is to train people to pack such units.

  6. Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (Text of the Convention in all available languages)

    09 September 2013

    Available languages: English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, German, Portuguese and Russian

  7. Guidelines on the medical examinations of seafarers

    30 September 2011

    These Guidelines will assist medical practitioners, shipowners, seafarers’ representatives, seafarers and other relevant persons with the conduct of medical fitness examinations of serving seafarers and seafarer candidates.

  8. Guidelines for port State control officers carrying out inspections under the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188)

    19 February 2010

    The Guidelines are intended to provide supplementary practical information and guidance to port State administrations that can be adapted to reflect national practices and policies and other applicable international arrangements in force governing port State control inspections of fishing vessels.

  9. Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

    15 September 2008

  10. C185 Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003

    16 July 2008