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Implementation of the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour) Rules 2016- the inspection and certification of the maritime labour conditions on Indian ships; (i) of less then 500 GRT including Indian River Sea vessels(DGS order 18 of 2013 as amended) and Indi…
Key Changes and Requirements
1. Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance (DMLC)
Owners need not apply separately for DMLC Part-I. Annexure-I serves as the DMLC Part-I. Owners shall make DMLC Part-II in the format given in Annexure-II.
- DMLC Part-II: Submit completed and signed DMLC Part-II to the registrar of ships along with copies of financial securities as per Rules 12 and 19 of Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour) Rules 2016. Original DMLC Part-II to be placed on board.
2. On-Board Compliance Verification Inspection
Inspection to be carried out by a Recognised Organisation (RO) in accordance with the Check List given in Part A of Annexure 3. Minimum two inspections in any five years period with interval not exceeding 3 years.
- Statement of Compliance: Upon satisfactory completion of the inspection, the surveyor/inspector shall endorse and stamp the "statement of Compliance" given in Part B of Annexure 3. Validity of the "statement of Compliance" is five years from the date of completion of the inspection.
- Indian Register of Shipping
- Lloyd's Register Group Limited
- Bureau Veritas
- American Bureau of Shipping
- Nippon Kaiji Kyokai
- Korean Register of Shipping
- RINA services S.P.A
- DNV GL AS
Ships (of GRT less than 500 and RS Type I vessels) which have not been inspected in accordance with MS Notice 09 of 2017 shall offer their ships for inspection in accordance with this notice at the time of next annual/intermediate/renewal statutory/class survey, as applicable.
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