88Criteria for interim maritime labour certificate (MLC)

88 Criteria for interim maritime labour certificate (MLC)

For paragraph 44(1)(b) of the Navigation Act, the criteria for the issue of an interim maritime labour certificate (MLC) are that:

(a) any of the following:

(i) the vessel is a new vessel that has, on delivery, been handed over to the owner;

(ii) the flag of the vessel is changed;

(iii) the owner has assumed responsibility for the operation of the vessel which is new to that owner; and

(b) the issuing body, having inspected the vessel for the matters mentioned in Appendix A5-I of the Maritime Labour Convention and this Order, is satisfied that:

(i) the owner of the vessel has demonstrated that the vessel has adequate procedures to comply with the Maritime Labour Convention and this Order; and

(ii) the master of the vessel is familiar with the requirements of the Maritime Labour Convention and this Order; and

(iii) the owner of the vessel has completed Part II of the declaration of maritime labour compliance and given it to an issuing body; and

(c) an interim maritime labour certificate (MLC) has not previously been issued for the vessel.

Note For criteria for revocation of an interim maritime labour certificate (MLC) — see section 86.