Seafarer welfare in Sri Lanka

In-country helplines

• Sri Lanka Director General of Merchant Shipping — welfare desk
  Asia-Pacific · Office hours
  📞 +94 11 258 7215
• Mission to Seafarers Sri Lanka
  South Asia · Daily
  📞 +94 11 234 8001
• 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

Global helplines (24/7)

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

Welfare centres (4)

• Mission to Seafarers Hambantota
  The Mission to Seafarers
  Magampura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port, Hambantota
  +94 47 220 0001
  wifichapel
• Mission to Seafarers Colombo
  The Mission to Seafarers
  Flying Angel Centre, Port of Colombo
  +94 11 234 8001
  wifitransportchapel
• Mission to Seafarers Galle
  The Mission to Seafarers
  wifitransportchapelcounselling
• Mission to Seafarers Trincomalee
  The Mission to Seafarers
  wifitransportchapelcounselling

Top ports in Sri Lanka

• Batticoloa (LKBTC)
• Beruwala (LKBRW)
• Colombo (LKCMB)
• Galle (LKGAL)
• Hambantota (LKHBA)
• Jaffna (LKJAF)
• Jaya Container Terminal (LKJCT)
• Kalpitiya (LKKAL)
• Kankesanturai (LKKNK)
• Kayts (LKKAY)
• Koggala (LKKCT)
• Kondavattavan (LKKON)

And 9 more — see all Sri Lanka ports.

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.