The Philippines will submit nine draft proposals to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in October that would ...

Established by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 1978 and significantly updated through the 2010 Manila Amendments, STCW sets the minimum training and competency standards that flag ...

Major revisions to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (the STCW Convention), and its associated Code enter into force on 1 January 2012 ...

The US Coast Guard is proposing to remove six training and competency requirements attached to certain merchant mariner endorsements, arguing ...

The US Coast Guard has proposed eliminating six STCW-related training and competency requirements for American merchant ...

Lloyd’s Register's Maritime Decarbonisation Hub (The Decarb Hub) and Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) have released a third report aimed at helping meet the upskilling ...

Renee Marazon, CEO of The Maritime Academy of Toledo Foundation, has announced that The Maritime Foundation has been approved by the U.S. Coast Guard to offer Standards of Training, Certification and ...

University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST) recognized 12 participants who successfully completed the Training Course for Instructors, based on the Standards of Training, Certification and ...

What’s the measure of a merchant marine officer? Trick question: There isn’t one measure, but many. Although requirements vary from country to country, merchant marine officers have in common that ...

MALAYSIA is well placed to meet growing demand for skilled seafarers, but experts say it must first strengthen its maritime talent pipeline through better training, industry collaboration and greater ...