MV Empire MacKay
IMO 1168770
Before joining this vessel — checklist
Work through each item before signing your SEA or travelling to the vessel.
- 1. Verify vessel identity
Confirm the vessel name and IMO number match. MV Empire MacKay (IMO 1168770)
- 2. Check the flag state record
Flag unknown — ask the employer. How to read flag risk · Paris/Tokyo MoU lists
- 3. Check the company
Owner unknown. Owner and manager unknown — ask the employer.
- 4. Review your contract (SEA)
Read your Seafarer Employment Agreement before joining. SEA rights guide · Contract reading checklist
- 5. Check repatriation terms
Confirm repatriation is covered and the conditions are clear. Repatriation rights guide
- 6. Watch for recruitment-fee red flags
You should never pay to get a job at sea. Recruitment fees & scams guide
- 7. Save emergency contacts
Record ITF, flag-state authority, and welfare helpline numbers before departure. Emergency contact planner
Data sources and methodology: /sources
- Type
- armed merchant cruiser
- Flag
- —
- Year built
- 1943
- Builder
- Harland and Wolff
- GT
- —
- DWT
- —
- LOA
- —
- Beam
- —
- Draft
- —
- Class
- —
- Owner
- —
- Manager
- —
Indexed from Wikidata (Q6719516).
Vessel history
World War II merchant ship of the United Kingdom MV Empire MacKay was an oil tanker constructed with rudimentary aircraft handling facilities as a merchant aircraft carrier MV Empire MacKay was built by Harland & Wolff under order from the Ministry of War Transport . She entered service as a MAC ship in October 1943, however only her air crew and the necessary maintenance staff were naval personnel.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MVEmpireMacKay#citenote-2) She was opera…
Source: MV Empire MacKay · cached via Firecrawl
PSC detention history
No detentions in the last 2 years.
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