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Item No.

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CONFIDENTIAL

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Convention

International

Training,

Convention

on

Standards of

Certification and Watchkeeping for

Seafarers, London, 1978

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1 *

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.

8

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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