Seafarer welfare in Ghana

In-country helplines

• Sailors' Society Ghana
  Africa · Mon–Sat
  📞 +233 30 320 2225
• ISWAN SeafarerHelp
  Global · 24/7
  📞 +44 800 012 1004
  💬 WhatsApp +44 7909 470732
• ITF Seafarers
  Global · 24/7 for emergencies
  📞 +44 20 7403 2733
• IMO/ILO Database of Abandonment of Seafarers
  Global · Online
• Find A Helpline
  Global · Online
• ITF Inspectorate — Find your nearest inspector
  Global · Varies by port

Global helplines (24/7)

Full directory at /help/helplines (123+ organisations).

Welfare centres (1)

• Mission to Seafarers Tema
  The Mission to Seafarers
  Tema Harbour, Greater Accra
  +233 30 320 2225
  wifichapelcounselling

Top ports in Ghana

• Ada (GHADA)
• Aura (GHAUR)
• Axim (GHAXI)
• Cape Coast (GHCCT)
• Keta (GHKIT)
• Saltpond (GHSPD)
• Sekondi (GHSEK)
• Shama (GHSHA)
• Takoradi (GHTKD)
• Tema (GHTEM)
• Winneba (GHWEA)

Your rights in port

• Shore leave — FAL Convention Std 3.44 + ILO C185.
• Medical care — TMAS, P&I cover, MLC Reg 4.1.
• Abandonment — MLC A2.5.2 financial security.
• Unpaid wages — evidence + ITF inspector + Notice of Intent to Arrest.
• PSC complaint — route via the local administration.