Recommendations for qualification and certification of officers
on a WIG craft were developed taking into account the unique features
of this new means of transport, combining ship and aircraft features.
The understanding of such unique complexity of a WIG craft was needed
to use different combinations of maritime and aviation qualifications
and relevant knowledge, skills and training methods. Since WIG craft
operate mainly in marine environment, officers have to be provided
with knowledge, skills and training, equivalent to those established
in the STCW Convention for officers on conventional ships.
These recommendations are intended to assist Member governments
to develop their national requirements for qualification and certification
of officers on a WIG craft operating in both displacement and ground-effect
modes.