What are the latest STCW amendments?

What are the latest STCW amendments?

The new STCW amendments, which will now become effective on 1 July 2018, include transitional provisions which will allow seafarers who began their approved seagoing service in Polar Waters before 1 July 2018 to meet the alternative basic training or advanced requirements by 1 July 2020.

How many chapters are there in the STCW Convention as amended?

eight Chapters
The STCW Code The people who were involved in drafting the materials that finally were adopted as the 1995 amendments to the STCW Convention developed a new code to contain almost all of the technical details needed for meeting the requirements in the eight Chapters of the Annex.

What are the following amendments of STCW 2010?

Major Changes and Amendments 2) New and improved training guidance for crews and officer serving onboard. 3) New requirements for MARPOL awareness which includes training in leadership and teamwork. 4) Stringent measures for preventing fraudulent certificate of competency (COC) to flow in international market.

How many times the STCW Convention has been amended since the date of adoption in 1995?

The STCW Convention entered into force after six years, in 1984, and since then it has been amended twice, in 1995 and again in 2010, to incorporate significant changes as it became apparent that STCW-78 was not raising the bar for the professional standards worldwide.

When was the latest major amendment to the STCW adopted?

25 June 2010
The Manila amendments to the STCW Convention and Code were adopted on 25 June 2010, marking a major revision of the STCW Convention and Code.

What does Chapter I of the STCW 1978 as amended contain?

The Chapter in STCW includes mandatory minimum requirements for certification of radio officers; provisions designed to ensure the continued proficiency and updating of knowledge of radio officers; and minimum requirements for certification of radiotelephone operators.

How many signatories does STCW Convention have?

Further amendments were adopted in 2010 and came into force in January 2012. As of 2018, 164 nations, representing 99.2 percent of world shipping tonnage, have ratified the STCW. The standards are enforced by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), which was created in 1948 and came into force in 1958.

What is Republic Act 10635 all about?

RA 10635 “An Act Establishing the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) as the Single. Maritime Administration Responsible for the Implementation and Enforcement of. International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW)