What is the age restriction for a seafarer to work on board and must RPSL follow it?
Short answer
- Minimum age: 16 years
- Under-18 restrictions: no night work, no work jeopardising health or safety
- Governing instrument: MLC 2006 Regulation 1.1 and Standard A1.1
- Indian law: Merchant Shipping Act 2025 section 59, Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour) Rules 2026 rule 4
- RPSL obligation: must follow age restrictions
- Authority: DGMA
- Deficiency consequence: detainable, breach of Indian law
Full answer
The full answer explains each point step by step, with the regulations and figures behind it and the discussion from other candidates. It is in the MEO Class I section of the Marine One forum, open to members enrolled for the MEO Class I exam.