The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency has published fresh guidance on the inspection of coded vessels under the Maritime Labour Convention, issuing an amendment to its existing MGN 600 (M) series.
Guidance: MGN 600 (M) Amendment 3 Maritime Labour Convention - Inspection of coded vessels appears on the agency’s website as a formal update dated 11 November 2026. The document is presented as an amendment to previous guidance in the MGN 600 (M) family and is identified by the source as a standalone guidance item.
Amendment 3 provides guidance on the arrangements in place for inspection for Maritime Labour Convention compliance. The notice from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency describes the purpose of the amendment as setting out those arrangements in relation to coded vessels, and it is framed as operational guidance for inspections under the convention.
The published item bears the full title Guidance: MGN 600 (M) Amendment 3 Maritime Labour Convention - Inspection of coded vessels, reflecting both the regulatory instrument it amends and the specific subject matter addressed. The agency’s formal description indicates that the amendment is intended to clarify inspection arrangements and to sit alongside the existing body of MGN 600 (M) guidance.
Scope and subject matter
Amendment 3 is explicitly concerned with inspection arrangements for coded vessels under the Maritime Labour Convention. The guidance document is described as addressing the arrangements in place for inspection for MLC compliance, making that the central focus of the amendment as presented by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
The title of the guidance itself places emphasis on coded vessels, and the amendment is framed as an update to the route by which inspection practice is to be understood within the established MGN 600 (M) guidance series. The agency’s entry identifies the document as guidance rather than primary legislation.
Publication and identification
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency published the guidance with the item dated 11 November 2026. The formal reference supplied by the source presents the guidance as Amendment 3 in the MGN 600 (M) series and locates it under the heading Maritime Labour Convention - Inspection of coded vessels.
That published date and the specific title are the factual anchors of the item as made available by the agency. The document is listed on the agency’s publication pages under the MGN 600 (M) heading and is presented as a successor text in the amendment sequence.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s published summary for verification states succinctly that Amendment 3 provides guidance on the arrangements in place for inspection for Maritime Labour Convention compliance. That summary is the stated purpose of the item as recorded by the source and is the principal verification detail supplied with the publication.
The guidance is issued as a formal update, identified by the agency, and is presented for reference under its full title. Beyond the document title, the agency date and the supplied summary, the published entry stands as the available factual record of the amendment.