RECALLING Article 15(j) of the Convention on the International
Maritime Organization concerning the functions of the Assembly in
relation to regulations and guidelines concerning maritime safety
and the prevention and control of marine pollution from ships,
ALSO RECALLING resolution A.891(21) by which it adopted Recommendations
on training of personnel on Mobile Offshore Units (MOUs),
CONSIDERING that personnel on MOUs are often required to
work under potentially hazardous conditions and will be in a better
position to protect themselves and others in the event of an emergency
with adequate training,
RECOGNIZING the need for maritime safety, security awareness,
environmental protection and emergency preparedness training, competency
and fitness for all personnel working on MOUs,
HAVING CONSIDERED the recommendation made by the Maritime
Safety Committee, at its ninety-second session,
1 ADOPTS the Recommendations for the training
and certification of personnel on mobile offshore units (MOUs),
as set out in the annex to the present resolution;
2 URGES Governments concerned to implement the
defined competencies in these Recommendations as soon as practicable
and to issue certificates and all other appropriate documents to personnel
who are qualified and have successfully completed the training recommended
in these Recommendations;
3 URGES ALSO Governments to consider acceptance
of relevant certificates and documents based on this resolution;
4 AUTHORIZES the Maritime Safety Committee to
keep these Recommendations under review and amend them as necessary;
5 REVOKES resolution A.891(21).