Maritime Labour Convention 2006 as amended (MLC)‐Financial Security Requirements FAQs The International Group has published some further revised FAQs on the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 as amended (MLC) as attached.   Amendments have been made to FAQs 22 and 25 in order to provide more clarity on the requirement that seafarers claiming under the financial security must be entitled to repatriation while serving on board the vessel as a result of a deemed abandonment as defined in MLC.