There are provisions to safeguard Mariners’ interests in Acts, Laws, Rules, administrative Orders, Agreements etc of which some are linked below. Success of this web-enabled effort depends on awareness of them, use and resolving issues arising there-from.

IMPORTANT Information Sources and Institutions:

Maritime Labour Convention http://www.ilo.org/global/What_we_do/InternationalLabourStandards/MaritimeLabourConvention/lang--en/index.htm
Fair Treatment Of Seafarers: http://www.imo.org/legal/mainframe.asp?topic_id=1029http://www.imo.org/legal/mainframe.asp?topic_id=1029
IMO's Year of The Seafarer: http://www.imo.org/HumanElement/mainframe.asp?topic_id=1830

Director General of Shipping India  www.dgshipping.com
RPSL Scheme: http://www.dgshipping.com/dgship/final/rules/ms_recruit_placement_seafarers_2005_Cov.htm
Citizens charter-http://www.dgshipping.com/charter.htm
Renewal of certificates etc.,
http://www.dgshipping.com/dgship/final/notices/dgsorder2_2008.htm
CDC http://www.dgshipping.com/dgship/final/notices/dgsorder3_2009.htm
Training institutes--http://www.dgshipping.com/dgship/final/notices/trgnote.htm
Right to Information Act :- http://www.dgshipping.com/rta/rta.php

ITF http://www.itfglobal.org/
Sailors Helpline http://www.sailorshelpline.org
ITF Seafarers Rights http://www.itfseafarers.org/your_rights.cfm

MUI-- http://www.mui.in/
NUSI http://www.nusi.org.in/
FSUI http://fsui.org/

INSA      http://www.insa.org.in/
FOSMA http://www.fosma.in/
MASSA http://www.massa.org.in/
IFSMA  http://www.ifsma.org/

Nautical Institute http://www.nautinst.org/
Missions to Seamen   http://www.missiontoseafarers.org/
Seafarers Community Website: www.Seafolks.com
International Group of P&I Clubs http://www.igpandi.org/Home
International Association of Classification Societies http://www.iacs.org.uk/
Standard cover for Mariners and Supernumeraries from P&I Clubs:

Email id for General contact with mariners:  MerchantNavy@Yahoogroups.com , sailorshelpline@yahoo.com