Working at sea requires more than technical skills or experience, with the high-risk nature of maritime environments, every crew member must be equipped with standardized safety knowledge and ...

THIS is apropos of the communication (Oct 4, 2008) issued by the Directorate-General, Ports and Shipping, saying that their letter depicts correct interpretation of the Pakistan Merchant Shipping ...

The British shipping union, Numast, has expressed its growing frustration and concern with the fact that so many African countries are now operating in breach of the Seafarer Training and ...

THE STCW Convention adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the specialized agency of the United Nations dedicated to the maritime sector, prescribes the minimum standards in the ...

In efforts to strengthen maritime safety and professional standards in the Turks and Caicos Islands, the Department of Maritime Affairs successfully delivered the Standards of Training, Certification ...

The transitional period for the 2010 amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW 2010) comes to an end on 1 January 2017. To ...

The Kenya Coast National Polytechnic (KCNP) has been awarded a license to offer Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) programme. This makes it the first public ...