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1. Under MLC 2006, a 'seafarer' means:

  • A. Only a person holding a Certificate of Competency
  • B. Any person who is employed or engaged or works in any capacity on board a ship to which the Convention applies
  • C. Only deck and engine ratings
  • D. Only persons on ships of 500 GT and above
Answer: B — Any person who is employed or engaged or works in any capacity on board a ship to which the Convention applies
Article II.1(f) defines a seafarer as any person who is employed or engaged or works in any capacity on board a ship to which the Convention applies. This includes catering, hotel and entertainment staff as well as deck and engine personnel.

2. Which certificate, together with the Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance, must be carried by ships of 500 GT and above on international voyages under MLC 2006?

  • A. Maritime Labour Certificate
  • B. International Ship Security Certificate
  • C. International Safety Management Certificate
  • D. Minimum Safe Manning Document
Answer: A — Maritime Labour Certificate
Regulation 5.1.3 requires ships of 500 GT or over engaged in international voyages to carry a Maritime Labour Certificate and a Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance, certifying that seafarers' working and living conditions have been inspected and meet the Convention.

3. The maximum period of validity of a Maritime Labour Certificate is:

  • A. 5 years
  • B. 2.5 years
  • C. 10 years
  • D. 1 year
Answer: A — 5 years
Standard A5.1.3 provides that the Maritime Labour Certificate is issued for a period not exceeding five years, subject to an intermediate inspection between the second and third anniversary dates.

4. Under MLC 2006, which part of the Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance is drawn up by the shipowner?

  • A. Part III
  • B. Part I
  • C. Both parts are drawn up by the flag State
  • D. Part II
Answer: D — Part II
DMLC Part I is drawn up by the competent authority of the flag State and lists the national requirements, while Part II is drawn up by the shipowner and identifies the measures adopted to ensure ongoing compliance, which the flag State then certifies.

5. Under MLC 2006, seafarers must not work on a ship unless they:

  • A. Are trained or certified as competent or otherwise qualified to perform their duties, including personal safety training
  • B. Have paid a training levy to the shipowner
  • C. Have at least one year of sea service
  • D. Are members of a trade union
Answer: A — Are trained or certified as competent or otherwise qualified to perform their duties, including personal safety training
Regulation 1.3 requires seafarers to be trained or certified as competent or otherwise qualified to perform their duties, and to have successfully completed training for personal safety on board ship. STCW certification is accepted as meeting these requirements.

6. Under MLC 2006, the minimum notice period to be given by a seafarer or shipowner for early termination of the Seafarers' Employment Agreement shall not be shorter than:

  • A. 24 hours
  • B. 3 days
  • C. 7 days
  • D. 30 days
Answer: C — 7 days
Standard A2.1.5 requires each Member to establish minimum notice periods for early termination of an SEA, which shall not be shorter than seven days. Shorter notice may be allowed in urgent circumstances on compassionate grounds without penalty.

7. Under MLC 2006, the record of employment given to the seafarer on board must NOT contain:

  • A. The dates of service
  • B. The seafarer's capacity on board
  • C. Any statement as to the quality of the seafarer's work or as to his wages
  • D. The name of the ship
Answer: C — Any statement as to the quality of the seafarer's work or as to his wages
Standard A2.1.3 provides that the document containing a record of employment shall not contain any statement as to the quality of the seafarer's work or as to their wages, so that it cannot be used against the seafarer.

8. Under MLC 2006, seafarers' wages must be paid at intervals of no greater than:

  • A. One month
  • B. One week
  • C. Two months
  • D. The end of the contract
Answer: A — One month
Standard A2.2.1 requires payments due to seafarers to be made at no greater than monthly intervals and in accordance with any applicable collective agreement. Seafarers must also be given a monthly account of payments due and amounts paid.

9. Under MLC 2006, seafarers are entitled to have all or part of their earnings transmitted to their families. This arrangement is known as:

  • A. A subsistence allowance
  • B. A bonus
  • C. An allotment
  • D. Overtime
Answer: C — An allotment
Standard A2.2.3 requires shipowners to take measures to provide seafarers with a means to transmit all or part of their earnings to their families or dependants, including by allotments, at a reasonable charge and exchange rate.

10. Under MLC 2006, the normal working hours standard for seafarers is based on:

  • A. A 6-hour day with two days of rest per week
  • B. An 8-hour day with one day of rest per week and rest on public holidays
  • C. A 10-hour day with one day of rest a fortnight
  • D. A 12-hour day, seven days a week
Answer: B — An 8-hour day with one day of rest per week and rest on public holidays
Standard A2.3.3 states that the normal working hours standard for seafarers, like that for other workers, shall be based on an eight-hour day with one day of rest per week and rest on public holidays.

11. When a seafarer is called out to work during a normal rest period, for example for a call to the engine room, MLC 2006 requires that:

  • A. The seafarer must be paid double
  • B. No adjustment is necessary
  • C. The seafarer is given an adequate compensatory rest period
  • D. The call-out be recorded only in the deck logbook
Answer: C — The seafarer is given an adequate compensatory rest period
Standard A2.3 provides that when a seafarer on call has their normal rest period disturbed by call-outs to work, they shall have an adequate compensatory rest period.

12. Musters, fire-fighting and lifeboat drills under MLC 2006 must be conducted:

  • A. Only in port
  • B. Only once per contract
  • C. Only during the seafarers' rest hours
  • D. In a manner that minimises the disturbance of rest periods and does not induce fatigue
Answer: D — In a manner that minimises the disturbance of rest periods and does not induce fatigue
Standard A2.3.7 requires musters, fire-fighting and lifeboat drills and drills prescribed by national laws and international instruments to be conducted in a manner that minimises the disturbance of rest periods and does not induce fatigue.

13. Under MLC 2006, who has the right to suspend the schedule of hours of work or rest for the immediate safety of the ship, persons on board or cargo?

  • A. The Bosun
  • B. The Master
  • C. The ship's agent
  • D. The Chief Engineer
Answer: B — The Master
Standard A2.3.14 allows the Master to require a seafarer to perform any hours of work necessary for the immediate safety of the ship, persons on board or cargo, or to give assistance to other ships or persons in distress. Adequate rest must be given once normal conditions are restored.

14. Under MLC 2006, seafarers must receive a copy of the records of their daily hours of rest that is:

  • A. Unsigned to protect privacy
  • B. Signed by the port State control officer
  • C. Kept only by the company
  • D. Endorsed by the Master or a person authorised by the Master, and by the seafarer
Answer: D — Endorsed by the Master or a person authorised by the Master, and by the seafarer
Standard A2.3.12 requires records of seafarers' daily hours of work or rest to be maintained, and seafarers to receive a copy of the records pertaining to them, endorsed by the Master or authorised person and by the seafarer.

15. Under MLC 2006, the maximum duration of service on board after which a seafarer is entitled to repatriation shall be less than:

  • A. 9 months
  • B. 18 months
  • C. 6 months
  • D. 12 months
Answer: D — 12 months
Standard A2.5.1.2 provides that the maximum duration of service periods on board following which a seafarer is entitled to repatriation shall be less than 12 months.

16. Under MLC 2006, the shipowner may recover the cost of repatriation from the seafarer's wages only when:

  • A. The seafarer has been found, in accordance with national law, to be in serious default of employment obligations
  • B. The seafarer falls sick
  • C. The ship is sold
  • D. The seafarer has completed the contract
Answer: A — The seafarer has been found, in accordance with national law, to be in serious default of employment obligations
Standard A2.5.1.3 prohibits shipowners from requiring seafarers to make an advance payment towards repatriation or recovering the cost from their wages, except where the seafarer has been found to be in serious default of their employment obligations.

17. Under MLC 2006, which of the following is a situation in which a seafarer is entitled to repatriation?

  • A. When the ship changes its cargo
  • B. When the seafarer wishes to take a holiday ashore in the middle of a voyage
  • C. When the seafarer is transferred to another department on board
  • D. When the SEA expires while the seafarer is abroad, or the seafarer is no longer able to carry out duties due to illness or injury
Answer: D — When the SEA expires while the seafarer is abroad, or the seafarer is no longer able to carry out duties due to illness or injury
Standard A2.5.1.1 entitles seafarers to repatriation when the SEA expires while they are abroad, when it is terminated by the shipowner or by the seafarer for justified reasons, and when they are no longer able to carry out their duties or cannot be expected to carry them out.

18. Under MLC 2006, which of the following is the entitlement concerning shore leave?

  • A. Shore leave is allowed only at the home port
  • B. Shore leave is counted against annual leave
  • C. Seafarers have no right to shore leave
  • D. Seafarers shall be granted shore leave to benefit their health and well-being, consistent with the operational requirements of their positions
Answer: D — Seafarers shall be granted shore leave to benefit their health and well-being, consistent with the operational requirements of their positions
Regulation 2.4 requires seafarers to be granted shore leave to benefit their health and well-being, consistent with operational requirements. Shore leave forms part of the welfare provisions that protect seafarers' health during long periods at sea.

19. Under MLC 2006, agreements to forgo the minimum annual leave with pay are:

  • A. Mandatory on long contracts
  • B. Permitted if the seafarer is paid in lieu
  • C. Decided by the Master
  • D. Prohibited, except in cases provided for by the competent authority
Answer: D — Prohibited, except in cases provided for by the competent authority
Standard A2.4.3 prohibits any agreement to forgo the minimum annual leave with pay, except in cases provided for by the competent authority, because paid leave is essential to seafarers' health and rest.

20. Under MLC 2006, the minimum age of a ship's cook is:

  • A. 16 years
  • B. 21 years
  • C. 17 years
  • D. 18 years
Answer: D — 18 years
Standard A3.2.8 provides that no seafarer under the age of 18 shall be employed or engaged or work as a ship's cook. Ship's cooks must also be trained and qualified for the position.

21. Under MLC 2006, food and drinking water on board shall be provided to seafarers:

  • A. Free only on weekends
  • B. Free only for officers
  • C. At a subsidised cost deducted from wages
  • D. Free of charge during the period of engagement
Answer: D — Free of charge during the period of engagement
Regulation 3.2 requires that seafarers on board a ship be provided with food free of charge during their period of engagement, and that food and drinking water be of appropriate quality, nutritional value and quantity, taking account of differing cultural and religious backgrounds.

22. Under MLC 2006, the minimum inside dimensions of a berth in seafarers' accommodation shall be at least:

  • A. 180 cm by 70 cm
  • B. 190 cm by 75 cm
  • C. 198 cm by 80 cm
  • D. 210 cm by 90 cm
Answer: C — 198 cm by 80 cm
Standard A3.1.9 requires the minimum inside dimensions of a berth to be at least 198 centimetres by 80 centimetres, as part of the accommodation standards intended to give seafarers decent and adequate sleeping arrangements on board.

23. Under MLC 2006, the minimum permitted headroom in seafarers' accommodation where full and free movement is necessary is:

  • A. 220 cm
  • B. 180 cm
  • C. 203 cm
  • D. 190 cm
Answer: C — 203 cm
Standard A3.1.6 requires a minimum permitted headroom of not less than 203 centimetres in all seafarer accommodation where full and free movement is necessary, although the competent authority may permit limited reductions where reasonable.

24. Under MLC 2006, separate sleeping rooms shall be provided for:

  • A. Different nationalities
  • B. Deck and engine departments
  • C. Men and women
  • D. Officers and ratings only
Answer: C — Men and women
Standard A3.1.9 requires separate sleeping rooms to be provided for men and for women, as part of the accommodation standards intended to ensure decent living conditions, privacy and dignity on board.

25. Under MLC 2006, a ship should be provided with separate hospital accommodation when it carries 15 or more seafarers and is engaged in a voyage of more than:

  • A. 3 days
  • B. 7 days
  • C. 14 days
  • D. 24 hours
Answer: A — 3 days
Standard A3.1.12 requires ships carrying 15 or more seafarers and engaged in a voyage of more than three days to provide separate hospital accommodation to be used exclusively for medical purposes.

26. Under MLC 2006, ships carrying 100 or more persons and ordinarily engaged on international voyages of more than three days must carry:

  • A. A trained nurse in place of a doctor
  • B. A qualified medical doctor responsible for providing medical care
  • C. A telemedicine terminal only
  • D. Only a first aid kit
Answer: B — A qualified medical doctor responsible for providing medical care
Standard A4.1.4 requires ships carrying 100 or more persons and ordinarily engaged on international voyages of more than three days' duration to carry a qualified medical doctor responsible for providing medical care.

27. On ships not carrying a doctor, MLC 2006 requires that medical care be the responsibility of:

  • A. The ship's agent at the next port
  • B. The youngest officer on board
  • C. At least one seafarer in charge of medical care and medicine trained to the STCW standard
  • D. The ship's cook
Answer: C — At least one seafarer in charge of medical care and medicine trained to the STCW standard
Standard A4.1.4 requires ships without a doctor to have at least one seafarer on board in charge of medical care and the administration of medicine as part of their regular duties, trained in accordance with STCW requirements.

28. MLC 2006 requires that medical advice by radio or satellite communication be available to ships at sea:

  • A. 24 hours a day, free of charge
  • B. Only when the ship is within 200 nm of land
  • C. Only in emergencies declared by the flag State
  • D. Only during office hours
Answer: A — 24 hours a day, free of charge
Standard A4.1.4 requires Members to ensure, by a prearranged system, that medical advice by radio or satellite communication to ships at sea, including specialist advice, is available 24 hours a day, and is free of charge to all ships irrespective of flag.

29. Under MLC 2006, the shipowner is liable to pay wages and sick pay to a seafarer who is sick or injured, for a period that may be limited to not less than:

  • A. 16 weeks
  • B. 52 weeks
  • C. 4 weeks
  • D. 8 weeks
Answer: A — 16 weeks
Standard A4.2 provides that where sickness or injury results in incapacity for work, the shipowner pays full wages while the sick or injured seafarer remains on board, and thereafter wages in whole or part as national law provides; this liability may be limited to not less than 16 weeks.

30. Under MLC 2006, a ship's safety committee must be established on board ships with how many or more seafarers?

  • A. Ten
  • B. Five
  • C. Twenty
  • D. Three
Answer: B — Five
Standard A4.3.2 requires national laws to specify that a ship's safety committee be established on board a ship on which there are five or more seafarers, with participation of seafarers' safety representatives.

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