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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. 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). The below guidance and information are provided for engine officers who plan to sail aboard gas turbine Propulsion vessels after Feb. 1, 2002. 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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