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TO MEMBER STATES OF THE ILO 23 June 2022 Notification of the amendments of 2022 to the Code of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 Dear Sir or Madam, I have the honour of bringing to the attention of your Government the Amendments of 2022 to the Code of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006), which were approved on 6 June 2022 by the 110th Session of the International Labour Conference, in accordance with article XV, paragraph 5 of the Convention. Copy of the text of the amendments may be found at: www.ilo.org/amendments-22 The first amendment relates to Regulation 1.4 (Recruitment and placement) and is intended to ensure that seafarers are informed of their rights in relation to the obligation of recruitment and placement services to maintain a system of protection to compensate seafarers for monetary losses. The second amendment relates to Regulation 2.5 (Repatriation) and is intended to further facilitate the prompt repatriation of seafarers, including when they are deemed abandoned, and to safeguard seafarers who may be placed on ships where seafarers have recently been abandoned. The third set of amendments relates to Regulation 3.1 (Accommodation and recreational facilities) and is intended to ensure that seafarers are provided with appropriate social connectivity by shipowners and that Member States provide internet access in their ports. The fourth set of amendments relates to Regulation 3.2 (Food and catering) and provides that drinking water of suitable quality shall be made available for seafarers free of charge and highlights the importance of balanced meals on board. The fifth set of amendments relates to Regulation 4.1(Medical care on board ship and ashore) and provides that Member States shall ensure the prompt disembarkation of seafarers in need of immediate medical care from ships in their territory and access to medical facilities ashore for the provision of appropriate treatment. It is further intended to facilitate the repatriation of the body or ashes of seafarers who have died on board. The sixth amendment relates to Regulation 4.3 (Health and safety protection and accident prevention) and is intended to ensure that seafarers have appropriately-sized personal protective equipment.  2. The seventh set of amendments relates to Regulation 4.3 (Health and safety protection and accident prevention) and provides that all deaths of seafarers shall be adequately investigated, recorded and reported annually to the ILO to be published in a global register. The eighth set of amendments relates to Appendix A2-I (Evidence of financial security under Regulation 2.5, paragraph 2) and Appendix A4-I (Evidence of financial security under Regulation 4.2). They intend to facilitate the functioning of the system of financial security by accepting a reference to the name of the registered owner of the ship when it is different from the shipowner. These amendments had been adopted on 13 May 2022 by the Special Tripartite Committee established under article XIII of the Convention. In keeping with article XV, paragraph 6, following approval of the amendments by the Conference, Members whose ratifications of the MLC, 2006 were registered before 6 June 2022 are being notified thereof. In line with article XV, paragraph 7, the amendments will be deemed to have been accepted unless more than 40 per cent of the Members which have ratified the Convention and which represent no less than 40 per cent of the gross tonnage of the ships of the Members which have ratified the Convention have communicated to the Director-General their formal expressions of disagreement with the amendments within two years of the date of this letter of notification that is, by 23 June 2024. As stated in article XV, paragraph 8, amendments deemed to have been accepted in accordance with paragraph 7 will come into force on 23 December 2024, that is six months after the end of the two-year period, for all ratifying Members, except those which have formally expressed their disagreement under paragraph 7, and have not withdrawn such disagreement in accordance with paragraph 11, as well as those which have given notice in accordance with paragraph 8(a) or (b) of the same article. After the entry into force of an amendment adopted under article XV, the Convention may only be ratified in its amended form. Yours sincerely, Guy Ryder Director-General Saatja: Marju Mikkov-Vekaria <[email protected]> Saadetud: 23.06.2022 21:30 Adressaat: SM Info <[email protected]> Koopia: Martin Mändveer <[email protected]> Teema: FW: Notification of the amendments of 2022 to the Code of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 From: ILO-BIT-OIT &lt;[email protected]&gt; Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2022 4:18 PMTo: ILO-BIT-OIT &lt;[email protected]&gt;Cc: MLCSTC &lt;[email protected]&gt;Subject: Notification of the amendments of 2022 to the Code of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 Governments of Member States of the International Labour Organization are requested to find attached a communication concerning the Notification of the amendments of 2022 to the Code of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006. 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