(1) Form ALC (BSF) 1(d), which is an agreement appropriate for use on ships formerly operating under National Maritime Board (NMB) conditions;
and (2) Form ALC (NFD) 1(d), which is a minimum agreement for other merchant ships that complies with the requirements of ILO Convention 22 (Seamen’s Articles of Agreement Convention, 1926) and is sometimes called a “minimum terms” agreement. The BSF form has two pages of green text and a blank space for affixing a suitable Voyage and Notice Clause. The NFD version is a single page of black text and incorporates a Voyage and Notice Clause.
