MGN 478 (M) Maritime labour convention 2006 - seafarer's wages
Amendment 1 provisions for continuation of a seafarer's entitlements in relation to payment of wages, if held captive in the event of piracy or armed robbery.
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This notice should be read in conjunction with parts 4 and 5 of the merchant shipping (maritime labour convention) (minimum requirements for seafarers etc.) regulations 2014 (鈥渢he MLC minimum requirements regulations鈥�) and part 2 of the merchant shipping (maritime labour convention) (consequential and minor amendments) regulations 2014 (the 鈥淢LC consequential amendment regulations鈥� and MGN 477 (M) which provides guidance on the information to be included in seafarer employment agreements including that relating to wages.
MGN 478 Amendment 1 replaces MGN 478.
Follow the links for guidance on the application of the UK national minimum wage (NMW) to seafarers and for complaints relating to non-payment of the NMW.
Notice to
- shipowners
- ship operators and ship managers
- employers of seafarers
- masters
- officers and seafarers on sea-going ships ordinarily engaged in commercial operations