Guidelines for Flag State Inspections Under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

The guidelines contained in this book arean important resource for implementingflag State responsibilities under the MaritimeLabour Convention, 2006 (MLC). Theywere adopted by the ILO in September 2008together with Guidelines for port State controlofficers carrying out inspections underthe Maritime Labour Convention, 2006. Thepresent guidelines provide practical advice tocompetent authorities in flag States and toflag State inspectors, or recognized organizations,on how to carry out ship inspect