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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