3.3 Qualifications of seafarers Training and qualifications (Reg. 1.3) Basic requirements Seafarers must be trained or certified* as competent or otherwise qualified to perform their duties in accordance with flag State requirements. Seafarers must have successfully completed training for personal safety on board ship. * Training and certification in accordance with the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW), as amended, is to be accepted as meeting these requirements. 34
3. Qualifications of seafarers Regulation 1.3 1.3.1 Verification that seafarers are trained or certified (in accordance with national requirement) as competent to perform their duties. All seafarers on board ship must hold valid Certificates of Competence and other documents (in line with national and Flag State requirements) confirming they are qualified as required under national law for duties performing on board a ship. Safe Manning, STCW Certificates and endorsement Requirement: Seafarers shall not work on a ship unless they are trained or certified as competent or otherwise qualified to perform their duties. Note: Training and certification under STCW is considered acceptable FS Guidelines - Training and certification in accordance with the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW), as amended, is to be accepted as meeting these requirements. R.1.3.2 Verification that all seafarers have successfully completed training for personal safety on board ship. Training material Requirement: Seafarers shall not be permitted to work on a ship unless they have successfully completed training for personal safety on board ship. Note: Training and certification under STCW is considered acceptable. The training material shall be available in the working language of the ship. R.1.3.3 Verification that STCW personnel holds valid certificates confirming seafarer s competency with respect to their duties (check crew list to determine duties). Confirmation that the relevant endorsement is still valid. STCW Certificate, Qualification certificate Requirement: Training and certification in accordance with the instruments adopted by the International Maritime Organization shall be considered as meeting the requirements of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Regulation. 35
A.3.2.2.c Verification that catering staff is properly trained or instructed for their positions Certificate of Competence Requirement: Each Member shall ensure that ships that fly its flag meet the following minimum standards: catering staff shall be properly trained or instructed for their positions. Standard A.3.2.3 & 4 Verification that the ships cook is trained and qualified to perform his/her duties Certificate of Competence Requirement: Shipowners shall ensure that seafarers who are engaged as ships cooks are trained, qualified and found competent for the position in accordance with requirements set out in the laws and regulations of the Member concerned. A3.2.5 For ships operating with a prescribed manning of ten or more, a chief cook is required. Guideline B3.2.2* Ships cooks* 1. Seafarers should only be qualified as ships cooks if they have: (a) served at sea for a minimum period to be prescribed by the competent authority, which could be varied to take into account existing relevant qualifications or experience; (b) passed an examination prescribed by the competent authority or passed an equivalent examination at an approved training course for cooks. 2. The prescribed examination may be conducted and certificates granted either directly by the competent authority or, subject to its control, by an approved school for the training of cooks. 3. The competent authority should provide for the recognition, where appropriate, of certificates of qualification as ships cooks issued by other Members, which have ratified this Convention or the Certification of Ships Cooks Convention, 1946 (No. 69), or other approved body. * Part B Guideline is not mandatory part of Maritime Labour Convention. Their intention is to help the Flag States to establish the system which is adequate to implement the responsibilities under Part A of the respective Guideline. The Flag States will define their national requirements related to Maritime labour Convention in DMLC part I 36
A.3.2.4 The requirements under paragraph 3 of this Standard shall include a completion of a training course approved or recognized by the competent authority, which covers practical cookery, food and personal hygiene, food storage, stock control, and environmental protection and catering health and safety. A.3.2.5 Confirmation that seafarers processing food in the galley, on ships which are not required by competent authority to carry a fully qualified cook, have been trained or instructed on personal hygiene, handling and storage of food on board ship Training certificate or certificate of competence Requirement: On ships operating with a prescribed manning of less than ten which, by virtue of the size of the crew or the trading pattern, may not be required by the competent authority to carry a fully qualified cook, anyone processing food in the galley shall be trained or instructed in areas including food and personal hygiene and handling and storage of food on board ship. A.4.1.4.c For ships not required to carry a medical doctor, confirmation that the seafarers in charge of medical care and first aid onboard have completed the training that meets the requirements of STCW except otherwise specified by national requirements Safe Manning, Crew list, STCW certificates and endorsement. Requirement: Ships which do not carry a medical doctor shall be required to have either at least one seafarer on board who is in charge of medical care and administering medicine as part of their regular duties or at least one seafarer on board competent to provide medical first aid; persons in charge of medical care on board who are not medical doctors shall have satisfactorily completed training in medical care that meets the requirements of STCW 1978, as amended; seafarers designated to provide medical first aid shall have satisfactorily completed training in medical first aid that meets the requirements of STCW 1978, as amended; national laws or regulations shall specify the level of approved training required taking into account, inter alia, such factors as the duration, nature and conditions of the voyage and the number of seafarers on board 37
Guideline B4.1.1.3* Persons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Guideline and such other seafarers as may be required by the competent authority should undergo, at approximately five year intervals, refresher courses to enable them to maintain and increase their knowledge and skills and to keep up-to-date with new developments. Guideline B4.1.1.1.a* ships which ordinarily are capable of reaching qualified medical care and medical facilities within eight hours should have at least one designated seafarer with the approved medical first-aid training required by STCW which will enable such persons to take immediate, effective action in case of accidents or illnesses likely to occur on board a ship and to make use of medical advice by radio or satellite communication * Part B Guidelines are not mandatory part of Maritime Labour Convention. Their intention is to help the Flag States to establish the system which is adequate to implement the responsibilities under Part A of the respective Guideline. The Flag States will define their national requirements related to Maritime labour Convention in DMLC part I. 38