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1 this publication is licensed toMr. ANTONIO CAPUTO for 1 Convention onStandards of Training, Certification and Watchkeepingfor Seafarers 1978, as amended in 1995 and 1997(STCW Convention)including the Final Act of the 1995 Conferenceof Parties to the STCW Convention, 1978, andresolutions 1 and 3 to 14 of the ConferenceandSeafarers Training, Certification and Watchkeeping Code(STCW Code)including resolution 2 of the 1995 STCW Conference,as amended in 1997, 1998 and 2000 BINTERNATIONALMARITIMEORGANIZATIONL ondon, 2001 Purchased by Mr. ANTONIO CAPUTOP urchased by Mr. ANTONIO CAPUTOF irst published in 1996by the international MARITIME ORGANIZATION4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7 SRConsolidated edition 1998 Consolidated edition 2001 (ISBN 92-801-5108-8)Electronic edition: 2005 IMO PUBLICATIONS ales number: E938 ECopyright # InternationalMaritimeOrganization2005 All rights part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system ortransmitted in any form of by any meanswithout prior permission in writingfrom the international Maritime by Mr.

2 ANTONIO CAPUTOP urchased by Mr. ANTONIO CAPUTOF orewordComplete revision of the annex to the 1978 STCW Convention became necessary inorder to clarify the standards of competence required, introduce qualification re-quirements for trainers and assessors, provide effective mechanisms for enforcement ofits provisions and allow greater flexibility in the assignment of functions on board shipand thus broaden the career opportunities of seafarers. No amendment was made tothe articles of the publication contains the Final Act of the 1995 Conference of Parties to the 1978 STCW Convention, resolutions adopted by that Conference, amendments adoptedby the Maritime Safety Committee at its sixty-eighth, sixty-ninth and seventiethsessions, and a complete, consolidated text of the STCW Convention, including itsoriginal articles, revised annex and supporting STCW Code.

3 To which reference ismade within the revised Convention articles and annex provide the legal framework within whichmandatory technical standards contained in part A of the STCW Code are B of the Code provides guidance to assist those involved in educating, training orassessing the competence of seafarers or who are otherwise involved in applyingSTCW Convention provisions. While not mandatory, the guidance given has beenharmonized through discussions within IMO, involving, where appropriate, con-sultation with the international Labour Organization. Observance of this guidancewill achieve a more uniform application of Convention parts of this publication must be studied to fully understand the intent of theConvention and to give full and complete effect to the minimum global standards ofknowledge, understanding, experience and professional competence desired by theStates which are Parties to it, the industry itself and the general public.

4 The Con-vention and part A of the Code form a binding treaty between States, the inter-pretation of which is governed by the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties. Amechanism has been provided within the revised Convention for the IMO MaritimeSafety Committee to monitor its observance and assist all Parties in their endeavoursto raise the standards of competence and professionalism of seafarers, upon whom thesafety of life, property and the environment by Mr. ANTONIO CAPUTOP urchased by Mr. ANTONIO CAPUTOF inal Act of the 1995 Conference of Parties to theInternational Convention on Standards of Training,Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 STCWC onventionInternational Convention on Standards of Training,Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978,as amended in 1995 and 1997andResolutions 3 to 14 of the ConferencePurchased by Mr.

5 ANTONIO CAPUTOP urchased by Mr. ANTONIO CAPUTOF orewordThe international Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch-keeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1978, was adopted by the international Conference onTraining and Certification of Seafarers on 7 July 1978 STCW Convention entered into force on 28 April 1984. Since then threeamendments thereto were adopted in 1991, 1994 and 1991 amendments relating to the global maritime distress and safety system(GMDSS) and conduct of trials were adopted by resolution (59) and enteredinto force on 1 December 1992. The 1994 amendments on special training re-quirements for personnel on tankers were adopted by resolution (63) andentered into force on 1 January 1995 amendments were adopted by resolution 1 of the Conference of Parties tothe international Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch-keeping for Seafarers (STCW Conference), which was convened by the InternationalMaritime Organization and met at the Headquarters of the Organization from 26 Juneto 7 July 1995.

6 Resolution 1 is Attachment 1 to the Final Act of the STCW Con-ference. The STCW Conference, by resolution 2, also adopted the Seafarers Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) Code*(attachment 2 to the FinalAct) and resolutions 3 to 14 (attachment 3 to the Final Act). The STCW Conferencedid not consider for amendment the articles of the 1978 STCW 2 of the STCW Conference and the STCW Code annexed thereto arecontained in the latter part of this publication . The STCW Code contains, in: PartA,mandatory provisions to which specific reference is made in theannex to the STCW Convention and which give, in detail, the minimumstandards required to be maintained by Parties in order to give full andcomplete effect to the provisions of the STCW Convention; and, in PartB,recommended guidance to assist Parties to the STCWC onvention and those involved in implementing, applying or enforcingits measures to give the STCW Convention full and complete effect in auniform manner.

7 *The STCW Code was circulated under cover of and ;future amendments to the STCW Code will also be circulated as by Mr. ANTONIO CAPUTOP urchased by Mr. ANTONIO CAPUTOThe 1997 amendments to the Convention and to part A of the Code, relating totraining of personnel on passenger and ro ro passenger ships, were adopted by resolu-tions (68) and (68). These entered into force on 1 January 1998 amendments, to part A of the Code, relating to enhanced competence incargo handling and stowage, particularly in respect of bulk cargoes, were adopted byresolution (70). They will enter into force on 1 January to part B of the Code were adopted at the 69th and 72nd sessions of theMaritime Safety Committee (MSC) and have been promulgated by STCW circulars( , and ) in 1998 and part of the publication contains the text of: the Final Act of the 1995 STCW Conference; the articles of the 1978 STCW Convention; resolution 1 of the 1995 STCW Conference and the annexed 1995amendments, which completely replace the annex to the 1978 STCWC onvention and the 1991 and 1994 amendments thereto; resolutions 3 to 14 of the STCW Conference.

8 And the 1997 amendments to the footnotes to the text of the regulations of the STCW Convention, which havebeen added by the IMO Secretariat, do not form part of that Convention and havebeen inserted for ease of reference. The IMO Secretariat has been instructed to updatethese references as and when appropriate. In all cases the reader must make use of thelatest editions of the referenced texts, bearing in mind that such texts may have beenrevised or superseded by updated material since publication of this consolidatededition of the STCW Convention and STCW Conference Convention ivForeword: STCW ConventionPurchased by Mr. ANTONIO CAPUTOP urchased by Mr. ANTONIO ,CertificationandWatchkeepingforSeafarer s, ,CertificationandWatchkeepingforSeafarer s, , ,occupationalsafety, [Attachment2containsresolution2:seetheST CWCode] and safety system (GMDSS).

9 56 Resolution5 Trainingincrisismanagementandhumanbehavi ourforpersonnel serving on board ro ro passenger ships .. vPurchased by Mr. ANTONIO CAPUTOP urchased by Mr. ANTONIO CAPUTOPageResolution8 Promotionoftechnicalknowledge,skillsand professionalism of seafarers ..60 Resolution9 Developmentofinternationalstandardsofmed icalfitnessfor seafarers ..61 Resolution10 Trainingofmaritimepilots,vesseltrafficse rvicepersonnelandmaritime personnel employed on mobile offshore units .. (WMU)inthe achievement of enhanced standards of maritime training63 Resolution13 Revisionofmodelcoursespublishedbythe international Maritime the maritime Convention viSTCW ConventionPurchased by Mr.

10 ANTONIO CAPUTOP urchased by Mr. ANTONIO CAPUTOF inal Act of the Conference of Parties tothe international Convention on Standardsof Training, Certification and Watchkeepingfor Seafarers, 19781 Pursuant to the decision of Parties to the international Convention on Stan-dards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1978, madeduring the sixty-second session (24 to 28 May 1993) of the Maritime Safety Com-mittee of the international Maritime Organization (IMO) and subsequent decisionsby IMO s Council at its seventieth session and the Assembly at its eighteenth sessionand, in accordance with article XII(1)(b) of the said international Convention, aConference of Parties to the international Convention on Standards of Training,Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, was convened, in consultationwith the Director-General of the international Labour Office, to consider and adoptamendments to the annex to the 1978 STCW Convention and an associated Sea-farers Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) Upon the invitation of the international Maritime Organization, the Con-ference was held in London from 26 June to 7 July Representatives of 71 Parties to the 1978 STCW Convention participated inthe Conference, namely the representatives of.