1 Training carried out under the STCW Convention
which does not lead to the issue of a certificate of competency and
on which information provided by a Party is found by the Maritime
Safety Committee to give full and complete effect to the Convention
in accordance with regulation I/7,
paragraph 2 may be accepted by other Parties to the Convention as
meeting the relevant training requirements thereof.
2 Contacted Administrations should issue the documentary
proof referred to in regulation I/10,
paragraph 5 to enable port State control authorities to accept the
same in lieu of endorsement of a certificate issued by another Party
for a period of three months from the date of issue, providing the
information listed below:
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.1 seafarer’s name
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.2 date of birth
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.3 number of the original Certificate of Competency
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.4 capacity
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.5 limitations
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.6 contact details of the Administration
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.7 dates of issue and expiry.
3 Such documentary proof may be made available
by electronic means.