Guidance

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

Please refer to annex 1 and 2 attached and referred to within this notice.

Updates to this page

Published 18 March 2022

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