Codes of practice and guidelines

2021

  1. Guidelines for flag State inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended

    22 February 2021

    The Guidelines for flag State inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 as amended (MLC, 2006), contained in this book are an important resource for implementing flag State responsibilities under the MLC, 2006. The Guidelines, initially adopted in 2008, were updated by the ILO in 2020, together with the Guidelines for port State control officers carrying out inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 as amended, in order to reflect the 2014, 2016 and 2018 amendments to the Code of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006.

  2. Guidelines for port State control officers carrying out inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended

    22 February 2021

    The Guidelines for port State control officers carrying out inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 as amended (MLC, 2006), contained in this book are an important international resource for implementing port State responsibilities under the MLC, 2006. The Guidelines, initially adopted in 2008, were updated by the ILO in 2020, together with the Guidelines for flag State inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 as amended, in order to reflect the 2014, 2016 and 2018 amendments to the Code of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006.

2017

  1. Guidelines on flag State inspection of working and living conditions on board fishing vessels

    08 June 2017

2016

  1. 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).

2014

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

2011

  1. Guidelines on training in the port sector

    25 November 2011

    The ILO Guidelines on training in the port sector present a competency-based framework for portworker training methods and are the first ILO sector specific training guidelines.

  2. 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.

2010

  1. 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.

2009

  1. Guidelines for flag State inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

    13 February 2009

    The Guidelines for flag State inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006), contained in this book are an important resource for implementing flag State responsibilities under the MLC, 2006. They were adopted by the ILO in September 2008 together with Guidelines for port State control officers carrying out inspections under the MLC, 2006.