Marine order 11—Living and working conditions on vessels

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Improving standards for the welfare of seafarers.

Current	Marine Order 11 (Living and working conditions on vessels) 2015
Commenced	1 June 2021
About	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.
Assistance and tools	Related content About the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 Application of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 A guide to implementation of the MLC in Australia Government vessels exemption 2019 (PDF 1.07 MB) Seafarer job offer scams and hoaxes Applications Maritime Labour Convention on-shore complaints and reporting (AMSA 469)
Superseded	Refer to the Federal Register of Legislation for previous versions of this marine order.
Reference	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)
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Wednesday 2 June 2021