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Sexual harassment is a workplace-safety and labour-rights matter, not a private dispute, and the shipowner is responsible for preventing and responding to it under MLC 2006 Regulation 4.3 and the 2018 amendments specifically addressing harassment and bullying. The 2018 STCW Manila Amendments and the 2024 amendments on harassment and bullying require training of all crew. You have the right to report without fear of retaliation, the right to a confidential and serious investigation, and the right to repatriation at the shipowner's expense if necessary for your safety.
MLC 2006 Regulation 4.3 — health and safety protection and accident prevention. ILO/IMO joint guidance on the elimination of shipboard harassment and bullying (ICS-published). ILO Convention 190 on Violence and Harassment, 2019, where the flag state has ratified. STCW 2010 (Manila amendments) and 2024 amendments mandate harassment-prevention training of all seafarers.