Guidelines on the IMO STCW Convention

This third edition of the Guidelines, which includes detailed advice on company obligations and compliance with the 2010 amendments of the STCW Convention governing seafarers'' training, should be read by anyone connected with the employment and training of merchant seafarers''. It has been fully updated to take account of technical developments, new training requirements for leadership and teamwork, enhanced refresher training for qualified seafarers'', new competence standards for tanker personnel and for the new grade of Able Seafarer (Deck and Engine), new requirements for maintaining records of ratings'' training, and to regulations regarding seafarers'' minimum rest hours, applicable since 2012.