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In March 1993 the International Maritime Organization (IMO) started amending the Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) Convention 1978 which was unsuited to the marine industry of the 1990's. The role of simulation in the revised Convention relating to mandate guidance sea service equivalency training competency assessment and instructor qualifications is discussed. The STCW revision process is outlined and the amended Convention is looked at. Simulation in the Convention is considered and detailed comments are made about the STCW. Lastly duties of simulation providers are discussed.

IMO workshop material on implmentation of the revised STCW Convention

The IMO Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) Convention has been revised for presentation to and adoption by conference: significant features of the revision are discussed including a mandatory STCW Code certification standards of competence and corporate responsibilities.

Some of the key issues involved in revising the 1978 International Convention on Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (the STCW Convention) are discussed. The background to the decision to revise the 1978 STCW is provided. The goals of the revision which aims to improve and harmonize standards of competence worldwide are reviewed. The key issues involved are considered. Solutions and decisions which have been made in principle on the scope of the revision of the STCW Convention are looked at.

In 1996 the International Convention on Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) for Seafarers 1978 was revised. The use of simulators in the revised STCW Convention are reviewed. The impacts upon simulator training and upon assessment are looked at. General implications for simulator designers manufacturers and users are considered. Lastly simulator technical specifications are discussed.

The accelerated programme devised by the IMO to revise extend restructure and strengthen the International Convention on the Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) 1978 is outlined. The resulting 1995 amendments to the Articles the Regulations the mandatory STCW Code A and the recommendatory STCW Code B are examined together with a comprehensive review of the most significant changes made to Chapter I General Provisions; Chapter II Master and Deck Department; Chapter III Engine Department; Chapter VI Emergency Occupational Safety Medical Care and Survival Functions; Chapter VII Alternative Certification; and Chapter VIII Watchkeeping. The timescale for implementation of the amended provisions and the implications of failure of compliance are briefly considered.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is revising the International Convention on Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) 1978. The discussion about the revised Convention expected to become applicable in 1997 is followed and the role of simulation in it is considered. The situation in the simulator industry is reviewed. A co-operative approach by simulation providers is recommended in promoting and using this training technique. There is a trend in the revision process leading to a greater disparity of training standards. A strategy is proposed to maximise the advantage of marine simulation training.

The objectives of STCW (Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers) 1978 convention and its limited achievements are outlined. The necessity for revision resulting in STCW 95 and the principal aims in revising the convention are considered. The amendments to the act are listed.

This guide has sections explaining why the STCW Convention was revised, an overview of the STCW package, technical details, explicit new responsibilities and implicit new obligations and how they will apply to shipping companies, uniform standards of competence, alternative methods of issuing certificates, and ensuring implementation of the revised Convention.

The diesel simulator is considered as a unique means for bringing marine engineers' competence in line with the requirements of the STCW 95 convention.

The approach of the revised International Convention on Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW 95) towards the role of simulators in training and assessment and the qualification requirements of those using them for these purposes is presented. The structure of STCW 95 is outlined. The role of simulators in the certification process is reviewed. STCW Convention Regulation 1/12 - Use of simulators - is looked at. STCW Code Section A-1/12 - Part 1 - Performance standards and Part 2 - Other provisions are considered. The qualifications of instructors and assessors using simulators are discussed.

The approach of the revised International Convention on Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW 95) towards the role of simulators in training and assessment and the qualification requirements of those using them for these purposes is presented. The structure of STCW '95 is outlined. The role of simulators in the certification process is reviewed. STCW Convention Regulation 1/12 - use of simulators - is looked at. STCW Code Section A-1/12 - Part 1 - performance standards and Part 2 - other provisions are considered. The qualifications of instructors and assessors using simulators are discussed.

Major changes of the amended STCW Convention (International Convention on Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping) and its impact on MET (maritime education and training) procedure with special reference to its implementation within the Maritime Administration and MET institutions in the Republic of Croatia are discussed. Common causes of maritime accidents are identified and human factors in casualties and quality standards are considered.

The revision of the International Convention on Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers and the subsequent adoption of STCW 95 amendments will make a positive contribution towards the development of a safety culture through the establishment of international standards of training and assessment. The competence-based approach at the heart of the STCW Convention seeks to identify those skills that are key to safe and efficient shipboard operations.

The 1978 Seafarer's Training Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) Convention was recently changed to include two new chapters of regulations and a new code. The code has two parts of which the first is mandatory while the second offers guidance and interpretation. Details of the changes are given in relation to new definition of standards new basic training requirements for seafarers Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) training issuing and recognition of certificates provision of information and prevention of fatigue.

The 1995 amendments to the IMO Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (SCTW) stipulate that approved seagoing service for deck officers has to be recorded in a training record book. ISF training record books are recognised in the footnotes to the STCW Convention as a model for such documentation. This ISF On Board Training Record Book for Deck Cadets incorporates the competence standards for the Deck Department specified in Chapter 2 of the revised STCW Convention.

The revised STCW indicates a recognition by the international maritime community that increased use of simulators can bring maritime training closer to shipboard practice. The revision also provides the opportunity to use simulators for the assessment of competence. The revised STCW78 and the use of simulators is considered covering the impact of regulation 1/12 non-mandatory guidance performance standards and the implementation of STCW95. Instructor and assessor standards are reviewed. General implications for maritime institutions are discussed briefly.

The IMO Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1978 was substantially revised by a diplomatic conference in July 1995. The Convention as amended has become STCW 95. The amendments entered into force on 1 February 1997 and entail major new responsibilities both for governments and shipping companies. STCW 95 will be enforced through flag and port state control and companies will need to ensure that they can demonstrate that they are in full compliance. The aim of these checklists is to provide ship-operators with advice - in as concise a form as possible given the complexity of the requirements - on what needs to be done to expedite compliance, and the issues which every company needs to address immediately.

The problems that affect the implementation of the international maritime safety instruments in particular economic and political factors and their effect on the STCW convention are outlined. Future prospects of the implementation of the revised STCW 95 convention are considered.