MLC 2023 Annual Report - Image long descriptions

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Figure 1

Figure 1 is a bar graph showing the number of MLC complaints for the following years

• 2019 - the number of complaints was 148
• 2020 - the number of complaints was 320
• 2021 - the number of complaints was 279
• 2022 - the number of complaints was 261
• 2023 - the number of complaints was 214

The graph also shows the rolling 5 year average as per the following

• In 2020, the average figure was 185.4
• In 2021, the average figure was 214.2
• In 2022, the average figure was 237.4
• In 2023, the average figure was 244.4

Figure 2

Figure 2 is a bar graph showing the number of deficiencies issued verses the number of Vessels detained. 
The statistics shows on the graph are as follows:

• In 2019, there were 29 deficiencies issued and 7 vessels detained
• In 2020, there were 79 deficiencies issued and 16 vessels detained
• In 2021, there were 52 deficiencies issued and 7 vessels detained
• In 2022, there were 51 deficiencies issued and 5 vessels detained
• In 2023, there were 24 deficiencies issued and 5 vessels detained

Figure 3

Figure 3 is a bar graph that shows the breakdown of complaints by vessel type for 2023 as per the following

• Bulk carrier - 126
• Container ship - 26
• Other - 19
• Oil tanker - 15
• General cargo/multi-purpose - 13
• Vehicle carrier - 7
• Gas carrier - 5
• Chemical Tanker – 3 

Figure 5

Figure 5 is a circle graph indicating Title 2 by percentage of regulation for 2023
The figures displayed in the graph are as follows:

• Hours of work and hours of rest - 26.6%
• Wages - 24.9%
• Entitlement to leave - 18.3%
• Seafarers' employment agreements - 16.6%
• Repatriation - 13.6%

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Figure 6 is a circular graph displaying Title 4 by percentage of regulation for 2023
The figures displayed in the graph are as follows:

• Access to shore-based welfare facilities - 6.2%
• Medical care on board ship and ashore - 14.8%
• Shipowners' liability- 1.2%
• Health and safety protection and accident protection - 77.8%

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Figure 7 is a circular graph displaying the Breakdown of complaints by outcomes for 2023

The figures displayed in the graph are as follows:

• Referred to flag State - 25.2%
• Deficiency issued - 11.7%
• Unsubstantiated - 25.7%
• Resolved - 37.4%

Figure 8

Figure 8 is a bar graph showing the percent of complaints received by flag State for 2023

• The Bahamas - 7.3%
• Cyprus - 4.7%
• Greece - 2.6%
• Hong Kong - 3.1%
• Isle of Man - 1.6%
• Japan - 0.5%
• Liberia - 22.8%
• Malta - 5.2%
• Marshall Islands - 15.0%
• Norway - 1.6%
• Panama - 23.8%
• Portugal - 1.0%
• Singapore - 10.9%

Figure 9

Figure 9 is a bar graph showing percent of complaints received as a proportion to port arrivals for each flag State for 2023

• Greece - 1.3%
• Cyprus - 1.1%
• Marshall Islands - 1.0%
• Isle of Man - 0.9%
• Malta - 0.9%
• Liberia - 0.9%
• Panama - 0.9%
• The Bahamas - 0.8%
• Singapore - 0.7%
• Norway - 0.4%
• Portugal - 0.4%
• Hong Kong - 0.1%
• Japan - 0.1%

Figure 10

Figure 10 is a bar graph showing the breakdown of the source of the complaints 2019-2023
The figures in that graph are represented in the table below

Figure 11

Figure 11 is a bar graph that shows the number of serious injuries to seafarers reported to AMSA between 2020 and 2023.

The figures in that graph are listed below:

• 2020 - 62
• 2021 - 77
• 2022 - 58
• 2023 - 82

Figure 12

Figure 12 is a bar graph showing the total reported seafarer fatalities by jurisdiction, type of fatality and year, between 2019 and 2023

The figures in that graph are listed below:

Figure 13

Figure 13 is a circular graph showing the proportion of reported deaths by fatality type 2021-2023 (combined)
The figures in that graph are listed below:

• Operational - 14.29%
• Person Overboard - 14.29%
• Suicide - 5.71%
• Illness / Natural Causes - 65.71%

Figure 14

Figure 14 Total number of MLC deficiencies issued per year including MLC deficiencies per inspection for the years 2019 to 2023.

It includes a trend line and the data for this graph is in a table below

Figure 15

Figure 15 represents the number of PSC MLC related detentions per year in the years 2019 to 2023
Those figures are listed below:

• 2019 - 12
• 2020 - 20
• 2021 - 9
• 2022 - 12
• 2023 - 11

Figure 16

Figure 16 represents MLC deficiencies as a proportion of all PSC deficiencies in 2023.

It indicates that 13.75% or 1030 of the 7490 PSC deficiencies in 2023 were MLC related.

Figure 17

Figure 17 shows PSC MLC deficiencies originating from a complaint or PSC inspection.

The data from the graph is represented in the table below:

Figure 18

Figure 18 shows FSC MLC deficiencies by MLC Title and whether related to complaint 

The data from the graph is represented in the table below: