Marine order 11—Living and working conditions on vessels

Marine order 11 implements the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) and sets out the requirements for: 

• seafarers working on vessels
• conditions of employment
• accommodation, food and catering
• health protection, medical care, welfare and social security protection
• noise levels on board vessels
• additional requirements for living and working conditions on regulated Australian vessels.

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Applications

• Maritime Labour Convention on-shore complaints and reporting (AMSA 469)

List of material referenced in this marine order

• Accident prevention on board ship and in port: an ILO Code of practice, International Labour Organization (ILO)
• Ambient factors in the workplace: an ILO Code of practice, (ILO)
• Code of noise levels on board ships; International Maritime Organization (IMO) resolutions A.468(XII) and MSC.337(91)
• Guidelines for drinking-water quality, 2011, 4th edition, World Health Organization
• International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code) (access, borrow or purchase)
• International medical guide for ships, third edition, World Health Organization
• Medical carriage requirements on regulated Australian vessels (AMSA 438)
• Maritime Labour Convention, International Labour Organization
• Ships and marine technology – Air-conditioning and ventilation of accommodation spaces – Design conditions and basis of calculations, ISO standard 7547/2002 (borrow or purchase)

Standards