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APRIL 2012

Implementation of the MLC

Challenges solutions as seen from a classification society point of view

Georg Smefjell

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Entry into Force & Status

Entry into force one year after ratification by at least:

30 ILO member states, and

33 % of world tonnage

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MLC Ratification Status

1. Liberia

2. Marshall Islands

3. Bahamas

4. Panama

5. Norway

6. Bosnia and Herzegovina

7. Spain

8. Croatia

9. Bulgaria

10. Canada

11. Saint Vincent & the Grenadines

12. Switzerland

13. Singapore

14. Gabon

15. Denmark

16. Benin

17. Antigua and Barbuda

18. Latvia

19. Luxembourg

20. Kiribati

21. The Netherlands

22. Australia

23. Saint Kitts and Nevis

24. Tuvalu

25. Togo

DMLC Part I:

Marshall Islands and

Liberia,

Norway, Hong Kong &

Bahamas

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Areas where we have seen Challenges

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Areas where we have seen Challenges

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MLC 2006 – Summary

Entry into force in 2013 (?)

Upon entry into force all ships coming within the scope of the

Convention will have to be inspected and ships 500 tons and

above in international trade have to be certified

DMLC Part I’s are complex and it will take quite some time to

review and handle them

Shipowners must have developed and implemented measures

for ongoing compliance in advance of ships being certified

Ships without valid certificates will have challenges in foreign

ports and ships from non-ratifying states will be met by the ”No

more favorable treatment” clause when entering port of a

ratifying state

We recommend customers to start work now – at least to

identify scope of work to be done and time needed to do it

For further information contact MLC@dnv.com

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