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Comprehensive Review of
the STCW Convention
Mayte Medina
Maritime Personnel Qualifications Division
Office of Operating and Environmental Standards
United States Coast Guard
April, 2009
Talking Points
 Issues associated with the Comprehensive Review

 Why? What? and How? - The process
 Status
 Amendments
 The future of the review
 Concerns
Comprehensive Review
ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE REVIEW
 STCW 38 - 2007
 Identified 8 overarching parameters
 Identified list of issues for consideration
 STW 39 and intersessional working group – 2008

 Country submissions on issues
 STW 40 – 2009
 Major decisions on issues
 Endorsement of the preliminary text
AMENDMENTS
CHAPTER II
 Include emphasis on navigational technological advances
 Celestial navigation
 ECDIS training – Tables A-II/1, A-II/2 and A-II/3
 Visual signalling – pending decision
 Marine environment awareness – Operational level
 Bridge resource management training - Operational level
 Leadership and managerial skills – management level
 New regulation II/5 – Able Seafarer deck
AMENDMENTS
CHAPTER III
 Competence-based training
 Removal of the 30 mos. of training
 Watchkeeping provisions
 Harmonization of sea service requirements

 Harmonization of near coastal provisions
 Increase kW propulsion power threshold
 Engine room resource management

AMENDMENTS
CHAPTER III (cont.)
 Marine environment awareness – Operational level
 Leadership and managerial skills – management level
 New regulation III/5 – Able Seafarer engine
 Use of simulator training to assess boiler competence for
ratings
 PROPOSALS:
 Japan – re-organize competence table A-III/1
 Training for electro-technical officers and ratings
AMENDMENTS
CHAPTER V
 Requirements for tankers
 3 sets of requirements – oil, chemical and liquefied gas
 Basic training
 Tanker Fire-fighting course
 Advanced training
 Requirements for passenger ships

AMENDMENTS
CHAPTER V (cont.)
 PROPOSALS:
 Training guidance for offshore supply vessels
 Training guidance for dynamic positioning system
 Training guidance for ships operating in ice-covered waters
AMENDMENTS
CHAPTER VI
 Refresher training for areas that cannot be trained on
board
 Regulation VI/1 - Basic safety training
 Regulation VI/2 –Survival craft, rescue boats, and fast rescue
boats
 Regulation VI/3 – Advanced fire-fighting
 Fire-fighting for tanker personnel

 Security training
AMENDMENTS
CHAPTER VII
 Able seafarer deck and engine
AMENDMENTS
CHAPTER VIII
 Fitness for duty
 Hours of rest
 10 hrs. in any 24-hr. period or 77 hrs. in a 7- day period
 Applicable to watchkeepers and seafarers whose duties involve
designated safety, prevention of pollution and security
 Posting of watch schedules
 Prevention of drug and alcohol abuse
 Alcohol limit – not greater than 0.05% BAC
 Applicable to masters, officers and other seafarers performing
designated safety, prevention of pollution, and security duties
AMENDMENTS
CHAPTER VIII (cont.)

 Watchkeeping arrangements and principles
 Mandatory use of BRM and ERM principles
 Use of ECDIS
AMENDMENTS
CHAPTER I
 Regulation I/3 – Near Coastal Voyages
 Mandatory agreements
 Regulation I/6 – Training and Assessment

 Guidance on distance learning and e-learning
 Regulation I/9 – Medical standards

 2 year - medical certificate
 Mandatory eyesight and hearing standard
 Guidance on assessment of physical abilities
AMENDMENTS
CHAPTER I (cont.)
 Regulation I/14 – Responsibilities of Companies
 Requirement to ensure seafarers are duly qualified
 Requirement to ensure that seafarers receive refresher and
updating training
FUTURE OF THE REVIEW
 INTERSESSIONAL MEETING – Sept. 2009
 To be decided by MSC (June 2009)
 STW 41 – January 2010

 MSC 87 – June 2010
 STCW Conference – July 2010
 Entry into force – July 2012
CONCERNS
 Requirements impose additional burden on seafarers,

governments and shipowners
 New training – Not many outdated provisions
 Reduction of the established standards
Contact Information
Mayte Medina
Maritime Personnel Qualifications Division
Office of Operating and Environmental Standards
US Coast Guard
(808) 393 2161
[email protected]

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Comprehensive Review of

the STCW Convention

 Issues associated with the Comprehensive Review

 STW 39 and intersessional working group – 2008

 Harmonization of sea service requirements

 Engine room resource management

 Requirements for passenger ships

 Fire-fighting for tanker personnel

CHAPTER VIII (cont.)

 Regulation I/6 – Training and Assessment

 Regulation I/9 – Medical standards

 STW 41 – January 2010

 Requirements impose additional burden on seafarers,

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