RECALLING Article 28(b) of the Convention on the International
Maritime Organization concerning the functions of the Committee,
RECALLING FURTHER article XII of
the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification
and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1978 (hereinafter referred
to as “the Convention”), concerning the procedures for
amending the Convention,
HAVING CONSIDERED, at its eighty-first session, amendments
to the Convention proposed and circulated in accordance with article XII(1)(a)(i) of the Convention,
1. ADOPTS, in accordance with article XII(1)(a)(iv) of the Convention,
amendments to the Convention, the text of which is set out in the
Annex to the present resolution;
2. DETERMINES, in accordance with article XII(1)(a)(vii)(2) of the Convention,
that the amendments to the Convention shall be deemed to have been
accepted on 1 July 2007, unless, prior to that date more than one
third of Parties or Parties the combined merchant fleets of which
constitute not less than 50% of the gross tonnage of the world’s
merchant shipping of ships of 100 gross register tons or more, have
notified their objections to the amendments;
3. INVITES Parties to note that, in accordance
with article XII(1)(a)(viii) of
the Convention, that the amendments to the Convention, shall enter
into force on 1 January 2008 upon their acceptance in accordance with
paragraph 2 above;
4. REQUESTS the Secretary-General, in conformity
with article XII(1)(a)(v) to transmit
certified copies of the present resolution and the text of the amendments
contained in the Annex to all Parties to the Convention;
5. FURTHER REQUESTS the Secretary-General to transmit
copies of this resolution and its Annex to Members of the Organization,
which are not Parties to the Convention.