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Marine Law: Seafarer Training Standards

This document discusses training and certification requirements for seafarers under the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW). It outlines the basic training all seafarers must receive in personal survival, fire prevention, first aid, and safety. It also details additional training requirements for officers, including qualifications needed for specialist ships. The document emphasizes that watchkeeping standards are contained in the STCW and focus on fitness for duty, watch arrangements, and general principles to ensure safe watchkeeping.

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Marine Law: Seafarer Training Standards

This document discusses training and certification requirements for seafarers under the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW). It outlines the basic training all seafarers must receive in personal survival, fire prevention, first aid, and safety. It also details additional training requirements for officers, including qualifications needed for specialist ships. The document emphasizes that watchkeeping standards are contained in the STCW and focus on fitness for duty, watch arrangements, and general principles to ensure safe watchkeeping.

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Learning Outcome 2

Marine Law
Lesson 15

HNC Nautical Science


Marine Law & Management
Recap
• Define a hazard and risk
• Explain why risk assessments are carried out
Aim
• To introduce the importance of training and
the specific requirements for specialist ships
Objectives
By the end of the session the student will be able to:
• State the source of training and safe
watchkeeping legislation
• List the training standards that must be reached
by seafarers
• State the additional training that must be
undertaken by officers working specialist ships
• Explain the general principles of safe
watchkeeping
STCW 1978
• International Convention on Standards of
Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for
Seafarers

• Sets standards of competence

• 133 member states


Competence
• Standards grouped under 7 functions

• 3 levels of responsibility
– Management
– Operational
– Support
Basic Training
• All seamen must receive familiarisation and
basic safety training or instruction in
accordance with STCW Code section A-VI/1,
and must meet the appropriate standard of
competence specified
Basic Training
Seafarers before being assigned to any
shipboard duties must receive appropriate basic
training or instructions in:
• personal survival techniques;
• fire prevention and fire fighting;
• elementary first aid; and
• personal safety and social responsibilities.
PSC & RB
Officers, AB’s & other persons required to take
charge of survival craft must complete the PSC &
RB course.
Have 6 months sea-service.
Qualifications of a ships officer
• Any officer serving in any capacity must hold
an appropriate certificate for that capacity. A
person will only be entitled to be issued with
such a certificate if he complies with the
criteria in the Regulations annexed to STCW
• A person is qualified as an officer if he holds a
certificate of competency, or certificate of
equivalent competency
Other Training for OOW
In addition deck officers will require training in
• GMDSS - GOC
• NAEST – Navigation Aids, Equipment and Simulator
Training
• Advanced Fire fighting
• Advanced First Aid
• EDH
• HELM – Human Element Leadership & Management
• Ship Security Course
Specialist Vessel Training
• Activity

– Match the specialist training to the correct ship


and rank
Standards Regarding Watchkeeping
Where are these contained?
Watchkeeping
• Fitness for duty
• Watch-keeping arrangements and principles
to be observed
Fitness for Duty (Section A-VIII/1)
How can fitness for duty be ensured?
• Hours of rest
• Posting of watch schedules
• Daily records of hours of rest
• Prevention of drug and alcohol abuse
Watchkeeping Arrangements - (Section A-
VIII/2)
How can watchkeeping arrangements be ensured?
• Certification of deck and engine room officers
• Voyage planning
• Watchkeeping principles
• Watchkeeping at sea
• Keeping a navigational watch
• Keeping a radio watch
• Watchkeeping in port
General Watchkeeping Principles
• Activity

– In pairs try to identify what you think the 9 general


watchkeeping principles might be.
Can you?
• State the source of training and safe
watchkeeping legislation
• List the training standards that must be
reached by seafarers
• State the additional training that must be
undertaken by officers working specialist ships
• Explain the general principles of safe
watchkeeping
Next Lesson

Certification & Port State Control

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