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Living and working conditions under ILO 188

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How to comply with the living and working conditions requirements and responsibilities under ILO Work In Fishing Convention (ILO 188)

You will usually require the following documents on board:

  • record of inspections of crew accommodation, food, drinking water and catering facilities by skipper or other designated person

    • It is the skipper’s responsibility to complete and maintain the list of crew and to ensure that an up to date copy is held ashore whenever the vessel is at sea. See MSN 1891 (F) Amendment 2 ILO work in fishing convention list of crew for more details.

    The official log book must be kept on board at all times and remains in force for the same period as the list of crew. If you fail to conduct any muster, drill, inspection or training session, you must write an explanatory entry in the official log book (page 8).

    The latest version of the MCA’s model fishermen’s work agreements can be found in MGN 583 (F) Amendment 2 ILO work in fishing convention: fishermen’s work agreements, Annex’s A and B.  You are not required to use these models, but each work agreement must contain certain minimum information.

    We continue to work with industry to improve these agreements. If you have any comments, please e-mail [email protected].

    Further information regarding working agreements can be found in:

    The official log book must be maintained in accordance with Statutory Instrument No. 570 of 1981 that requires:

  • the outer cover and pages 2 and 3 are completed
  • the instructions on births and deaths on pages 4 and 5 are followed closely, especially with regard to the Return of Death on form RBDl
  • all crew member illness and injury on board the vessel is carefully recorded in the top half of pages 6 and 7 and also on form WRIK and then forwarded to the nearest Marine Office immediately when the vessel returns to port

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