5. Key elements in our Strategic Plan 2008-2011
• Highly qualified seafarers with
good working and living conditions
• Safe and secure ships
6. Key elements in our Strategic Plan 2008-2011
• A clean environment
• Quality in all areas
• Attractive workplace
7. MLC 2006
A burden for ship owners?
Bergen, 23 March 2011
Dep. Dir. Gen. Sigurd Gude
8. Lecture topics
• A retrospective look – ILO 178
• MLC 2006 – what’s new?
• The inspection regime of MLC 2006
• Implementation of MLC in Norway in 2007
• A burden on the ship owners?
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9. A retrospective look – ILO 178
• 1996-revision superseded 1926 conv.
• National law/regulation defines application
• National law/regulation defines scope of
inspection
• No provision related to interim certification
and/or change of flag
• No guidelines
• No model forms
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10. MLC 2006 – what’s new?
• Inspection based on the principles of ILO
178
• Uniform application (also under 500 grt)
• Interim certification for 6 months
• 5 year and intermediate inspections
• Model form (check list) for inspection and
certificate
• ”No blame” re non compliant reporting
• Comprehensive, non-mandatory guidelines
to the standards
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11. The inspection regime of MLC 2006
• A new ”breed” of inspectors
• Inspection and certification based on:
- Model report form
- Model certification form
- Prima facie evidence
- Not more favourable treatment
• Potentially time consuming for the Master
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12. Implementation in Norway
In the Norwegian Ship Safety Act of July 2007:
• Reg.1.2 (Medical certificate)
• Reg. 1.3 (Training and qualifications)
• Reg. 2.3 (Hours of work and hours of rest)
• Reg. 2.7 (Manning levels)
• Reg. 3.1 (Accommodation and recreational
facilities)
• Reg. 4.1 (Medical care on board ship and ashore)
• Reg. 4.3 Health and safety protect. and accident
prev.)
13. MLC 2006 – A burden for ship owners?
Not really……
Thank you for your
attention!
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