MLC Study Guide 2026
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📋 MLC Exam Format at a Glance
📚 MLC Topics to Study (23)
✍️ Sample MLC Questions & Answers
1. Under MLC 2006, can a flag state set a national minimum wage for seafarers lower than the ILO Joint Maritime Commission minimum?
MLC 2006 treats the ILO Joint Maritime Commission minimum as the floor below which no flag state can go.
2. Which principle underlies MLC 2006's prohibition on charging seafarers placement fees?
MLC 2006's no-fee rule reflects the principle that the cost of recruiting and placing seafarers is a business expense borne by the employer, not a burden that should be imposed on workers seeking employment.
3. For what duration are 'deviation' data pertaining to the Hours of Work laws have to be maintained? How lengthy are records that comply?
Two different retention periods apply: records of non-conformity (deviations from the hours rules) must be kept for 5 years, while routine hours of rest records are kept for 12 months. The other options describe the contents of a work schedule, security training, and certificate survey periods, which do not state record-retention durations.
4. Under MLC 2006, sleeping rooms must not be located directly adjacent to which spaces?
MLC 2006 prohibits locating sleeping rooms directly adjacent to noisy or odorous spaces like engine rooms or galleys.
5. What language must the SEA be written in under MLC 2006 if English is not the seafarer's native language?
MLC 2006 requires the SEA to be in English and translated into the seafarer's language if different.
6. Under MLC 2006, the Maritime Labour Certificate must be accompanied by what document?
The Maritime Labour Certificate must be accompanied by a Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance (DMLC) consisting of Parts I and II.