RECALLING Article 28(b) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization
concerning the functions of the Committee,
RECALLING ALSO article XII and regulation I/1.2.3 of the International Convention on
Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 ("1978 STCW Convention"), concerning the procedures for
amending part A of the Seafarers' Training, Certification and Watchkeeping Code
("STCW Code"),
NOTING that all the functions for the capacity "electro-technical officer",
introduced as part of the 2010 Amendments (the Manila Amendments), are provided at
the "operational level",
HAVING CONSIDERED, at its 103rd session, amendments to part A of the STCW Code,
proposed and circulated in accordance with article XII(1)(a)(i) of the 1978 STCW Convention,
1 ADOPTS, in accordance with article XII(1)(a)(iv) of the 1978 STCW Convention, amendments to the STCW Code, the text of which is set out in the annex to the
present resolution;
2 DETERMINES, in accordance with article XII(1)(a)(vii)(2) of the 1978 STCW Convention, that the said amendments to the STCW Code shall be deemed to have been accepted on 1 July
2022, unless, prior to that date, more than one third of Parties, or Parties the
combined merchant fleets of which constitute not less than 50% of the gross tonnage
of the world's merchant shipping of ships of 100 gross register tons or more, have
notified the Secretary-General of the Organization that they object to the
amendments;
3 INVITES Parties to note that, in accordance with article XII(1)(a)(ix) of the 1978 STCW Convention, the amendments to the STCW Code annexed hereto shall enter into force on 1 January
2023 upon their acceptance, in accordance with paragraph 2 above;
4 URGES Parties to implement the amendments to section A-I/1 of the STCW Code at an early stage;
5 REQUESTS the Secretary-General, for the purposes of article XII(1)(a)(v) of the
1978 STCW Convention, to transmit certified copies of the
present resolution and the text of the amendments contained in the annex to all
Parties to the 1978 STCW Convention;
6 REQUESTS ALSO the Secretary-General to transmit copies of this resolution and its
annex to Members of the Organization which are not Parties to the 1978 STCW Convention.