Employment & Labor

#2026/260Ticaret Gemiciliği Yönetmelikleri (Denizcilik Çalışma Sözleşmesi ve Çeşitli Değişiklikler) 2026

🇬🇧United Kingdom··Statutory Instrument·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The Merchant Shipping Regulations 2026 update rules for seafarers based on changes made to the Maritime Labour Convention in June 2022. This affects shipping companies and their employees working at sea, ensuring better working conditions and rights for seafarers.

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Key Changes

  • Updated minimum requirements for seafarers' working conditions
  • Enhanced rights for seafarers regarding rest and leave
  • Improved safety and health standards on ships

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Shipping companies must comply with all amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention made on 6th June 2022

Shipping companies and vessel operators
operational
high

Shipping companies must update their policies and procedures to align with the 2014 Regulations as amended by these 2026 Regulations

Shipping companies
operational
high

Employers must ensure seafarers' working conditions meet the minimum requirements specified in the amended 2014 Regulations

All employers of seafarers
operational

Affected Parties

Shipping companiesSeafarers+1 more…

Tags

maritime law,seafarers,working conditions