---
title: "Maritime Labour Convention onshore complaint"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/maritime-shipping-and-transport/mlc-onshore-complaint-form"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a37-mlc-onshore-complaint-form"
area_id: "A37"
kind: "form"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A37-R20261018-5"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Maritime Labour Convention onshore complaint

> Pointer to the AMSA onshore complaint form for living and working conditions on a regulated Australian vessel or a foreign-flagged vessel in Australia. Complete the current form. Do not copy it.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/maritime-shipping-and-transport/mlc-onshore-complaint-form  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

- Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Practice area: [Maritime, Shipping & Transport](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/maritime-shipping-and-transport.md)
- Jurisdictions: Commonwealth
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the official form at amsa.gov.au and the authority it cites, for Commonwealth.

## When to use it

Use when a seafarer will complain to AMSA about living or working conditions under the Maritime Labour Convention, after the onboard procedure, or with a reason why it was not used. Safety complaints use a different form.

## Used for these tasks

- [Prepare or respond to a seafarer’s Maritime Labour Convention complaint](https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport.md#A37-R20261018-5)

## How AI may be used

AI may list the blank fields the page shows and may insert a vessel name or IMO number the principal supplies. It must not write the complaint.

**AI may:**

- List the field names from the page
- Insert the ship name and IMO number from the instructions

**AI must not:**

- Must not write the narrative of the complaint
- Must not say the onboard procedure was used
- Must not send the form

**The lawyer checks:**

- The complaint is about living or working conditions on a regulated Australian vessel or a foreign-flagged vessel in Australia
- The onboard procedure is used first, or the reason it was not used is the seafarer's
- A safety complaint is sent on Marine Safety Concern form 355 or to ATSB REPCON, not on this form

## Authorities

- [Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Make a Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) complaint, page last updated 11 January 2024](https://www.amsa.gov.au/safety-navigation/health-and-safety/maritime-labour-convention-shore-complaint-form)

## Official form

[Official form](https://www.amsa.gov.au/safety-navigation/health-and-safety/maritime-labour-convention-shore-complaint-form)

## Where this comes from

The official form is published by amsa.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-22.

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/maritime-shipping-and-transport/mlc-onshore-complaint-form and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*