Paris MOU has issued a addendum to its 2014 annual report giving a detailed figures on MLC related deficiencies. The data has been presented in tabular format and shows total of 5502 deficiencies in year 2014 related only to MLC.

The top 5 MLC deficiencies categories are identified as below

1. Records of seafarers’ daily hours of work or rest – 626

2. Electrical – 246

3. Shipboard working arrangements – 212

4. Ropes and wires – 202

5. Maximum hours of work or minimum hours of rest – 200

Below are the bullet data from the the report with respect to MLC areas and no of observations under each category:

1. MLC 2006 Ship’s certificates and documents: 137 (2.49%)

2. Area 1 Minimum age of seafarers: 3 (0.05%)

3. Area 2 Medical certification of seafarers Medical certificate: 160 (2.91%)

4. Area 3 Qualifications of seafarers: 17 (0.31%)

5. Area 4 Seafarers’ employment agreements Collective bargaining agreement: 238 (4.33 %)

6. Area 5 Use of any licensed or certified or regulated private recruitment and placement service for seafarers: 15 (0.27%)

7. Area 6 Hours of Works or rest Fitness for duty: 1152 (30.94%)

8. Area 7 Manning levels for the ship Manning specified by the minimum safe manning doc: 81 (1.47%)

9. Area 8 Accommodation: 436 (7.92%)

10. Area 9 On‐board recreational facilities: 6 (0.11%)

11. Area 10 Food and catering: 792 (14,39%)

12. Area 11 Health and safety and accident prevention: 2059 (37.42%)

13. Area 12 on‐board medical care Hospital accommodation: 191 (3.47%)

14. Area 13 On‐board complaint procedure: 94 (1.71%)

15. Area 14 Payment of wages: 121 (2,20%)

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