Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Conditions of Employment
Commons · Question 115362 · Tabled 24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Grahame Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his department’s policy to apply, on a voluntary basis, the provisions of the Maritime Labour Convention to the (a) merchant navy seafarers and (b) vessels in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 4 Mar 2026
The Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006, does not apply to warships or naval auxiliaries, including the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). The Government has therefore not designated RFA vessels as ships to which the MLC formally applies. The Ministry of Def...