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Marine order 11—Living and working conditions on vessels

Improving standards for the welfare of seafarers.

Current	Marine Order 11 (Living and working conditions on vessels) 2024
Commenced	23 December 2024
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.
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Assistance and tools	Related content Maritime Labour Convention 2006 and its application A guide to implementation of the MLC in Australia Seafarer Welfare Seafarer job offer scams and hoaxes Sea service letter Applications On-shore complaints form Medical carriage requirements on regulated Australian vessels (AMSA 438) Medical report form (AMSA 278) Sample work agreement (AMSA 351) Sample shipboard working arrangements (AMSA 424) Declaration of maritime labour compliance (AMSA 421)
Superseded	Refer to the Federal Register of Legislation for previous versions of this marine order.
Reference	List of material referenced in this marine order and useful guidelines Accident prevention on board ship and in port: an ILO Code of practice, International Labour Organization (ILO) Occupational safety and health in the shipping, ports, fisheries and inland waterways sector, International Labour Organization (ILO) Ambient factors in the workplace, International Labour Organization (ILO) Guidelines for implementing the occupational safety and health provisions of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, International Labour Organization (ILO) Code on Noise Levels on board Ships (Noise Code), IMO Resolution MSC.337(91) as amended from time to time (access) Water Sanitation and Health, drinking-water quality guidelines, World Health Organization (WHO) International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code), IMO Resolution A.716(17) as amended from time to time (access) International medical guide for ships, third edition, World Health Organization (WHO) Maritime Labour Convention, International Labour Organization (ILO) ISO standard 7547:2002, Ships and marine technology – Air-conditioning and ventilation of accommodation spaces – Design conditions and basis of calculations (access) Guidance on food and nutrition, National Health and Medical Research Council, Australian Government Food Standards Australia New Zealand Australian Drinking Water Guidelines, Water Quality Australia, Australian Government Regulated use and scheduling of certain drugs, Therapeutic Goods Administration, Australian Government
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Last updated: 23 December 2024