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1 The
Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization has the
honour to refer to the International Convention on Standards of Training,
Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1978 and to the
Conference of Parties to the STCW Convention, which was held at the
Headquarters of the Organization from 26 June to 7 July 1995.
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As a result of its deliberations, recorded in the reports of the respective
Committees and in the records of decisions of plenary meetings of
the Conference and meetings of the Committee of the Whole, the Conference,
inter alia, adopted the Seafarers' Training, Certification and Watchkeeping
(STCW) Code, together with resolution 2 on adoption of the Code, which
constitutes attachment 2 to the Final Act of the Conference.
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The Conference (STCW/CONF/RD/2) agreed that, together with the draft
Final Act, the full text of draft amendments to the STCW Convention
and draft Conference resolutions would be submitted to the Plenary
for adoption whilst, in respect of the STCW Code, only the text of
draft amendments thereto agreed by the Committee of the Whole (STCW/CONF/DC/2
and STCW/CONF/DC/2/Corr.1) would be submitted to the Plenary for adoption
and the remaining part of the Code would be adopted by reference to
document STCW/CONF/5/Rev.1.
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Taking into account the instructions of the Conference and documents
STCW/CONF/5/Rev.1, STCW/CONF/DC/2 and STCW/CONF/DC/2/Corr.1, the Secretariat
has prepared the full text of the STCW Code, attached hereto.
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The attached text, which is circulated for the advance information
of Parties to the STCW Convention and Member Governments, is not the
authentic text of the STCW Code. The authentic text, which will exclude
such detail as footnotes, will be circulated in due course.
Annex
Attachment
2 to the Final Act of the Conference
Attachment 2
Resolution 2
Adpotion of the Seafarers of the Seafarers' Training, Certification
and Watchkeeping Code
The
Conference,
HAVING
ADOPTED resolution 1 on Adoption of the 1995 amendments to the Annex
to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification
and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1978,
RECOGNIZING
the importance of establishing detailed mandatory standards of competence
and other mandatory provisions necessary to ensure that all seafarers
shall be properly educated and trained, adequately experienced, skilled
and competent to perform their duties in a manner which provides for
the safety of life and property at sea and the protection of the marine
environment,
ALSO
RECOGNIZING the need to allow for the timely amendment of such mandatory
standards and provisions in order to effectively respond to changes
in technology, operations, practices and procedures used on board
ships,
RECALLING
that a large percentage of maritime casualties and pollution incidents
are caused by human error,
APPRECIATING
that one effective means of reducing the risks associated with human
error in the operation of seagoing ships is to ensure that the highest
practicable standards of training, certification and competence are
maintained in respect of the seafarers who are employed on such ships,
DESIRING
to achieve and maintain the highest practicable standards for the
safety of life and property at sea and in port and for the protection
of the environment,
HAVING
CONSIDERED the Seafarers' Training, Certification and Watchkeeping
(STCW) Code, comprised of part A - Mandatory standards regarding provisions
of the Annex to the 1978 STCW Convention, as amended, and part B -
Recommended guidance regarding provisions of the 1978 STCW Convention,
as amended, proposed and circulated to all Members of the Organization
and all Parties to the Convention,
NOTING
that regulation I/1, paragraph 2, of the amended Annex to the 1978
STCW Convention provides that part A of the STCW Code supplements
the regulations annexed to the Convention and that any reference to
a requirement in a regulation also constitutes a reference to the
corresponding section of part A of the STCW Code,
1.
ADOPTS:
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the Seafarers' Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) Code,
part A - Mandatory standards regarding provisions of the Annex to
the 1978 STCW Convention, as amended, set out in Annex 1 to the present
resolution;
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the Seafarers' Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) Code,
part B - Recommended guidance regarding provisions of the 1978 STCW
Convention, as amended, and its Annex, set out in Annex 2 to the present
resolution;
2.
RESOLVES:
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that the provisions of part A of the STCW Code shall enter into force
for each Party to the 1978 STCW Convention, as amended, on the same
date and in the same manner as the amendments to that Convention adopted
by the Conference;
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to recommend that the guidance contained in part B of the STCW Code
should be taken into account by all Parties to the 1978 STCW Convention,
as amended, as from the date of entry into force of the amendments
to that Convention adopted by the Conference;
3.
INVITES the International Maritime Organization:
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to keep the provisions of parts A and B of the STCW Code under review
and consult, as may be appropriate, with the International Labour
Organization, the International Telecommunication Union and the World
Health Organization and to bring the need for any future amendment
thereto to the attention of the Maritime Safety Committee for consideration
and adoption as may be appropriate;
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to communicate this resolution and any future amendment thereto that
may be adopted, to the attention of all Parties to the STCW Convention.
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