Section B-I/10 Guidance regarding the recognition of certificates
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Section B-I/10 Guidance regarding the recognition of certificates

  1 Training carried out under the STCW Convention which does not lead to the issue of a certificate of competency and on which information provided by a Party is found by the Maritime Safety Committee to give full and complete effect to the Convention in accordance with regulation I/7, paragraph 2 may be accepted by other Parties to the Convention as meeting the relevant training requirements thereof.

  2 Contacted Administrations should issue the documentary proof referred to in regulation I/10, paragraph 5 to enable port State control authorities to accept the same in lieu of endorsement of a certificate issued by another Party for a period of three months from the date of issue, providing the information listed below:

  • .1 seafarer’s name

  • .2 date of birth

  • .3 number of the original Certificate of Competency

  • .4 capacity

  • .5 limitations

  • .6 contact details of the Administration

  • .7 dates of issue and expiry.

  3 Such documentary proof may be made available by electronic means.


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