# MLC Contract Check

> Free seafarer contract check by 7SHORT1LONG®: upload a Seafarer Employment Agreement (SEA, sign-on contract) as PDF, photos or text, pick the ship's flag, and get a clause-by-clause, color-coded report against the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC 2006), ITF standards and verified flag-state facts for 29 registries. No account, no tracking cookies, the contract is never stored. Automated AI document check, not legal advice.

Also called: seafarer contract check, seafarer contract checker, MLC contract checker, SEA check.
Operator: 7SHORT1LONG® (Seafarer Identity Brand), https://www.7short1long.com
Last legal-content review: July 2026. Flag-state facts verified July 15, August 7 and August 29, 2026.

## Core pages

- [MLC Contract Check (the tool)](https://mlc-contract-check.7short1long.com/): run the check; how-to section, FAQ, what the check reads, escalation path.
- [Methodology and sources](https://mlc-contract-check.7short1long.com/methodology-and-sources): what is evaluated, what is not, every standard cited, flag-state table, update history, privacy.
- [Flag states (26)](https://mlc-contract-check.7short1long.com/flags): authority, governing law, MLC complaint contact and SEA checklist per registry.
- [Terms of use](https://mlc-contract-check.7short1long.com/terms-of-use)
- [Full text for AI agents](https://mlc-contract-check.7short1long.com/llms-full.txt)

## Flag-state pages

- [Liberia](https://mlc-contract-check.7short1long.com/flags/liberia)
- [Panama](https://mlc-contract-check.7short1long.com/flags/panama)
- [Marshall Islands](https://mlc-contract-check.7short1long.com/flags/marshall-islands)
- [Bahamas](https://mlc-contract-check.7short1long.com/flags/bahamas)
- [Malta](https://mlc-contract-check.7short1long.com/flags/malta)
- [Italy](https://mlc-contract-check.7short1long.com/flags/italy)
- [Bermuda](https://mlc-contract-check.7short1long.com/flags/bermuda)
- [Hong Kong](https://mlc-contract-check.7short1long.com/flags/hong-kong)
- [Singapore](https://mlc-contract-check.7short1long.com/flags/singapore)
- [Netherlands](https://mlc-contract-check.7short1long.com/flags/netherlands)
- [Germany](https://mlc-contract-check.7short1long.com/flags/germany)
- [Cyprus](https://mlc-contract-check.7short1long.com/flags/cyprus)
- [Portugal (Madeira / MAR)](https://mlc-contract-check.7short1long.com/flags/portugal-madeira)
- [Antigua and Barbuda](https://mlc-contract-check.7short1long.com/flags/antigua-and-barbuda)
- [Norway (NOR / NIS)](https://mlc-contract-check.7short1long.com/flags/norway)
- [Greece](https://mlc-contract-check.7short1long.com/flags/greece)
- [Cayman Islands](https://mlc-contract-check.7short1long.com/flags/cayman-islands)
- [Isle of Man](https://mlc-contract-check.7short1long.com/flags/isle-of-man)
- [Gibraltar](https://mlc-contract-check.7short1long.com/flags/gibraltar)
- [United Kingdom](https://mlc-contract-check.7short1long.com/flags/united-kingdom)
- [Denmark (DIS)](https://mlc-contract-check.7short1long.com/flags/denmark)
- [France (RIF)](https://mlc-contract-check.7short1long.com/flags/france)
- [Spain (Canary REC)](https://mlc-contract-check.7short1long.com/flags/spain)
- [Croatia](https://mlc-contract-check.7short1long.com/flags/croatia)
- [Curacao](https://mlc-contract-check.7short1long.com/flags/curacao)
- [Barbados](https://mlc-contract-check.7short1long.com/flags/barbados)

## Guides and videos (The Muster Board, 7SHORT1LONG blog)

- [10 Red Flags in a Seafarer Contract](https://www.7short1long.com/blogs/muster-board/seafarer-employment-agreement-red-flags)
- [Seafarer Minimum Wage 2026: the USD 690 floor](https://www.7short1long.com/blogs/muster-board/seafarer-minimum-wage-2026)
- [Manning Agency Fees: what they can charge, what they cannot](https://www.7short1long.com/blogs/muster-board/manning-agency-fees)
- [Cruise Ship Crew Contracts: MLC rights in the hotel department](https://www.7short1long.com/blogs/muster-board/cruise-ship-crew-contract-mlc-rights)
- [Panama flag: who answers your MLC complaint](https://www.7short1long.com/blogs/muster-board/mlc-complaint-panama-flag)
- [Liberian flag MLC complaints](https://www.7short1long.com/blogs/muster-board/mlc-complaint-liberia-flag)
- [Marshall Islands flag: how to reach the administrator](https://www.7short1long.com/blogs/muster-board/mlc-complaint-marshall-islands-flag)
- [Video: How to use the MLC Contract Check (1:59)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzoYtRIwe-g)
- [Video: Seafarer contract check on your phone (1:22)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6Rb_OZJyLA)
- [Video: What to check in a seafarer contract, 10 points (2:42)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwSOMLG7K1A)
- [Video: 10 red flags in a seafarer contract (3:01)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zaJ3ZQXj5o)

## Optional

- [7SHORT1LONG® store](https://www.7short1long.com): the Seafarer Identity Brand behind the tool.
- [ITF Seafarers help and inspector lookup](https://www.itfseafarers.org/en/help)
- [Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (ILO)](https://www.ilo.org/international-labour-standards/maritime-labour-convention-2006)