In June 2010, a series of far-reaching and comprehensive amendments to the 1978 International Convention on the Training, Certification and Surveillance of Seafarers, commonly known as the STCW Convention and its Code, was adopted in Manila.
This document, together with two other IMO conventions, SOLAS and MARPOL and the ILO Maritime Labor Convention, has been described as one of the four pillars of the global maritime regulatory system. The adopted amendments are the first significant revision of the instrument since those adopted in 1995, which resulted in a complete revision of the original 1978 CCTM Convention.
How can the seafarers' exchange change or will everything remain the same?
The maritime industry relies on competent, well-trained seafarers to ensure maritime safety, maritime safety, navigational efficiency and the protection and preservation of the marine environment. The Revised STCW Convention aims to provide the international standards needed by educational institutions and teachers to develop the skills of the modern seafarer.
The key is to maintain a safe transport environment, with a high level of competence and professionalism in solving the problems they face. International convention
About the Standards for Training, Certification and Supervision of Seafarers, amended in 1978 in 1995 and 2010, establishes these standards, regulates the issuance of certificates and oversees safety. Their rules apply not only to seafarers, but also to seafarers of shipowners, schools and national maritime administrations.
The Convention was adopted in 1978 by the International Maritime Organization (IMO)
and came into force in 1984. In the late 1980s it became clear that there was no STCW-78. Our goal is to improve professional standards around the world, which is why IMO members have decided to change it. This happened in the early 1990s and the Convention changed
Then STCW-95 rang.
The goal was to help seafarers understand the changes and find them the most up-to-date information to support these efforts to make the requirements of the Convention accessible to all.
