• IMO asks port state control agencies to observe six-month grace period for STCW '95 compliance
          IMO has issued advice to port state control officers that, for a period of six months after the 1 February 2002 implementation deadline for the revised Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW 95), ships whose officers do not hold STCW 95 certificates or flag state endorsements need not be detained.

  • U.S. Coast Guard will heed IMO request, delay penalties for STCW non-compliance until August 1
          The United States will follow a recommendation from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that prevents U.S. and foreign ships visiting U.S. ports from being detained for lack of certification of merchant mariner training standards which go into effect on Feb. 1.

  • Requirements Changed For Basic Safety Training Under STCW
          This policy letter provides information about recent interpretations of the STCW that were published in reference (a). As a result of these interpretations by the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization, the application of the requirement for renewal of basic safety training has been changed.

  • One-Year Deferment Of STCW '95 In U.S. Domestic Near Coastal Trades Will Not Apply To Most Members--Union Urges Membership To Complete STCW '95 Certification By February 1, 2002
          American Maritime Officers continues to strongly advise all members working aboard seagoing vessels who have not already completed the courses required to receive an STCW '95 certificate to continue with their STCW '95 training as if the Coast Guard deferment had not been issued.

  • Coast Guard Bulletin Outlines Plan To Defer STCW '95 Until February 2003 In U.S. Domestic Near Coastal Trades
          This bulletin describes a new interim policy that applies to U.S. mariners serving on vessels in near coastal domestic trades on vessels of 200 or more gross registered tons. Beginning February 1, 2002, the Coast Guard will defer enforcement of the requirement for these mariners to hold an STCW '95 certificate until February 1, 2003, to more effectively manage the demand for immediate issuance of STCW credentials. Even though many STCW '78 certificates are endorsed to expire on February 1, 2002, the Coast Guard will defer action on those certificates held by mariners employed in near coastal domestic trades.

  • AMO Members Urged To Complete Training For STCW '95
          AMO members are reminded to arrange for required training under the International Maritime Organization's Standards for Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, or STCW '95.

  • Coast Guard Clarifies Training Requirements For Firefighting
          The following was circulated by the U.S. Coast Guard in March. It concerns requirements of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended (STCW) for continuing competency in firefighting (emphasis added).

  • New Capability For AMO Members To Meet STCW '95 Requirements At Paul Hall Center
          RTM STAR Center is pleased to announce an arrangement that will allow AMO members to take required STCW '95 courses at the Seafarers' Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education at Piney Point, MD. This arrangement is an extension of the STAR Center non-resident training program (NRT).

  • Requirements Changed For Gas Turbine Engineers
          The below guidance and information are provided for engine officers who plan to sail aboard gas turbine Propulsion vessels after Feb. 1, 2002.

  • Some Courses Can Be Considered For Sea-Service Equivalence
          Many maritime training institutions offer training courses that provide sea-service credit that may be used to meet the requirements for issuance of a license or qualification. This was permitted under the former schemes for the licensing of officers and certification of seamen. However, the STCW does not allow such substitution.
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