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Item No.
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Convention
International
Training,
Convention
on
Standards of
Certification and Watchkeeping for
Seafarers, London, 1978
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The
on
7 July
28 April
Convention was concluded in London
1978 and entered into force on
1984.
The UK ratified the
Convention ΟΠ 28 November 1980 and extended
it to Hong Kong on 3 November 1984. The PRC
the Convention on
became
party to
June 1981.
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2 →
The Convention promotes the safety of life and property at sea and the protection of the marine environment by establishing
international
certification
seafarers.
standards
and
Of
watchkeeping
training,
for
The technical requirements are
set out in the Annex to the Convention which
comprises 6 Chapters.
Chapter 1 contains
general provisions, Chapter 2 outlines basic
principles to
be
navigational watch
mandatory
minimum
requirements
observed in keeping a
and lays down the
for
certification of masters, chief mates, officers and ratings concerning navigational
Chapters 3 and 4 cover the
department officers, ratings and radio
watch at sea.
engine
officers.
special
Chapter 5 is devoted to the
requirements for tankers and the last
Chapter deals with the mandatory minimum requirements for the issue of certificates of proficiency in survival craft.
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