Regulations for Seafarer Training, Examination and Application for Certification Article 16
According to the 2010 amendments to the International Convention for the Training of Maritime Personnel, the professional training programs that should be required for all crew members at all ranks are as follows (see Annex I):1. Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) training.2. Leadership and bridge resource management3. Radar navigation, radar plotting and use of ARPA4. Radar, ARPA, bridge teamwork and search and rescue5. Rating forming part of a navigational watch6. Able seafarer dock7. Leadership and engine-room resource management.8. Rating forming part of an engine-room watch9. Able seafarer engine10. Electro-technical rating11. General operator’s certificate for GMDSS12. Restricted operator’s certificate for GMDSS13. Basic training for oil and chemical tanker cargo operations14. Advanced training for oil tanker cargo operations15. Advanced training for chemical tanker cargo operations16. Basic training for liquefied gas tanker cargo operations17. Advanced training for liquefied gas tanker cargo operations18. Passenger ships (Crowd management training, Safety training, Crisis management and human behavior training).19. Ro-Ro passenger ships (Crowd management training, Safety training, Crisis management and human behavior training, Passenger safety, cargo safety and hull integrity training).20. Basic training for ships subjects to the IGF Code21. Advanced training for ships subject to the IGF code22. Basic training for ships operating in polar waters23. Advanced training for ships operating in polar waters24. Basic training (Personal survival techniques, Fire prevention and basic fire fighting, Elementary first aids, Personal safety and social responsibility)25. Proficiency in survival draft and rescue boats26. Proficiency in fast rescue boat27. Advanced fire fighting.28. Medical first aid29. Medical care30. Ship security officer31. Security awareness training32. Security training for seafarers with designated security duties33. High speed craft type rating training34. High speed craft basic training35. Passenger ships safety training.If the hired seafarer is not able to participate in the training of the first paragraph thirty-third and thirty-fourth item due to manpower dispatch on board, the following provisions shall be imposed on the day when the seafarer is on duty. The International Charter for Ship Safety stipulates the documents for explanation and training to seafarers, and applies for approval of exemption from the navigation authority:1. Each seafarer of the same ship is limited to one exemption; the exemption period is six months.2. The captain's explanation and training situation to the seafarer shall be recorded in the logbook, and the employer and the captain shall issue the supporting documents.3. The number of Class A crew members who do not hold the high-speed ship type training certificate on board shall not exceed one-half of the number of Class A crew members of the whole ship. The number of Class B crew members on board who do not hold the basic training certificate for the high-speed ship shall not exceed one-third of the number of Class B crew members of the entire ship.During the operation of the ship, if it is determined by the navigation authority that it must be changed to a high-speed ship type, the crew shall have a certificate for high-speed ship training from the fourth month after the date of recognition.The total tonnage of passenger ships of more than 20, less than 500 sailing on domestic routes and direct cross strait distance between three hundred Nautical miles, the employer, due to manpower dispatch on board, resulting in the seafarers are unable to participate in thirty-fifth training of the first item, the following provisions shall be made on the date of the seafarer's appointment, and the procurator shall have the certificate of interpretation and performance of the seafarer in accordance with the navigational value of the passenger ship, mooring, survival, fire extinguishing and damage control, and apply to the navigation authority for approval of exemption:1. Each seafarer of the same ship is limited to one exemption; the exemption period is four months.2. The captain's explanation and performance of the seafarer shall be recorded in the logbook, and the employer and the captain shall issue the supporting documents.3. The number of seafarers who do not hold a passenger ship safety training certificate on board shall not exceed one third of the crew of the whole ship.Annex 1:The crew members of each rank in Annex I shall be subject to professional training programs in accordance with the 2010 amendments to the STCW Convention.PDFAnnex 1:The crew members of each rank in Annex I shall be subject to professional training programs in accordance with the 2010 amendments to the STCW Convention.DOCAnnex 1:The crew members of each rank in Annex I shall be subject to professional training programs in accordance with the 2010 amendments to the STCW Convention.pdf