The Manila Amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch Keeping for Seafarers, 1978

The STCW Convention 1978 has been amended by the 2010 Manila Amendments and contains new training requirements for all seafarers. Seafarers revalidating their Certificates of Competency (CoC) will be required to submit additional evidence to ensure their Certificate is valid for service on certain types of ships after 31 December 2016.

To find out more about how these amendments will affect the issue of your new CoC or the revalidation of your existing CoC and endorsements, please click here