Security guidance
Guidance on training and certification requirements for ship security officers and seafarers with designated security duties has been agreed by IMO.
It addresses practical difficulties seafarers have reportedly experienced in obtaining the necessary security certification under the 2010 Manila amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) and STCW Code.
The guidance recommends that, until 1 July 2015, relevant training under section 13 (Training, drills and exercises on ship security) of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code should be accepted as being equivalent to that required under the STCW Convention and Code.
The guidance was agreed by the Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW), meeting last month, which expressed its concern that large numbers of seafarers were reportedly unable to have access to approved training courses or were unable to be issued certification of security related training in accordance with the STCW regulations.
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