The Annex has been consolidated
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Maritime Safety Committee - Resolution MSC.373(93) – Amendments to The International Convention on Standards Of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1978 – (Adopted On 22 May 2014) - The Annex has been consolidated

The Annex has been consolidated

The Maritime Safety Committee,

RECALLING Article 28(b) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization concerning the functions of the Committee,

 RECALLING ALSO article XII of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1978 (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention"), concerning the procedures for amending the Convention,

 RECALLING FURTHER that the Assembly, by resolution A.1070(28), adopted the IMO Instruments Implementation Code (III Code),

 NOTING proposed amendments to the Convention to make the use of the III Code mandatory,

 HAVING CONSIDERED, at its ninety-third session, amendments to the Convention proposed and circulated in accordance with article XII(1)(a)(i) of the Convention,

  1 ADOPTS, in accordance with article XII(1)(a)(iv) of the Convention, amendments to the Convention, the text of which is set out in the annex to the present resolution;

  2 DETERMINES that, pursuant to new regulation I/16, whenever the word "should" is used in the III Code (Annex to resolution A.1070(28)), it is to be read as being "shall", except for paragraphs 29, 30, 31 and 32;

  3 DETERMINES ALSO, in accordance with article XII(1)(a)(vii)(2) of the Convention, that the amendments to the Convention shall be deemed to have been accepted on 1 July 2015, 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 tonnes or more, have notified their objections to the amendments;

  4 INVITES Parties to note that, in accordance with article XII(1)(a)(viii) of the Convention, that the amendments to the Convention, shall enter into force on 1 January 2016 upon their acceptance in accordance with paragraph 2 above;

  5 REQUESTS the Secretary-General, in conformity with article XII(1)(a)(v) to transmit certified copies of the present resolution and the text of the amendments contained in the annex to all Parties to the Convention;

  6 ALSO REQUESTS the Secretary-General to transmit copies of this resolution and its annex to Members of the Organization, which are not Parties to the Convention.


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