07/07/1978 STCW-Verdrag
Internationaal verdrag van 7 juli 1978 betreffende de normen voor zeevarenden inzake opleiding, brevettering en wachtdienst (STCW)

For the purpose of the Convention, unless expressly provided otherwise:

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Regulations means regulations contained in the annex to the Convention;

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Approved means approved by the Party in accordance with these regulations;

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Master means the person having command of a ship;

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Officer means a member of the crew, other than the master, designated as such by national law or regulations or, in the absence of such designation, by collective agreement or custom;

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Deck officer means an officer qualified in accordance with the provisions of chapter II of the Convention;

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Chief mate means the officer next in rank to the master and upon whom the command of the ship will fall in the event of the incapacity of the master;

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Engineer officer means an officer qualified in accordance with the provisions of regulation III/1, III/2 or III/3 of the Convention;

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Chief engineer officer means the senior engineer officer responsible for the mechanical propulsion and the operation and maintenance of the mechanical and electrical installations of the ship;

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Second engineer officer means the engineer officer next in rank to the chief engineer officer and upon whom the responsibility for the mechanical propulsion and the operation and maintenance of the mechanical and electrical installations of the ship will fall in the event of the incapacity of the chief engineer officer;

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Assistant engineer officer means a person under training to become an engineer officer and designated as such by national law or regulations;

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Radio operator means a person holding an appropriate certificate issued or recognized by the Administration under the provisions of the Radio Regulations;

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GMDSS radio operator means a person who is qualified in accordance with the provisions of chapter IV of the Convention;

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Rating means a member of the ship's crew other than the master or an officer;

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Near-coastal voyages means voyages in the vicinity of a Party as defined by that Party;

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Propulsion power means the total maximum continuous rated output power, in kilowatts, of all the ship's main propulsion machinery which appears on the ship's certificate of registry or other official document;

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Radio duties include, as appropriate, watchkeeping and technical maintenance and repairs conducted in accordance with the Radio Regulations, the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea and, at the discretion of each Administration, the relevant recommendations of the Organization;

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Oil tanker means a ship constructed and used for the carriage of petroleum and petroleum products in bulk;

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Chemical tanker means a ship constructed or adapted and used for the carriage in bulk of any liquid product listed in chapter 17 of the International Bulk Chemical Code;

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Liquefied gas tanker means a ship constructed or adapted and used for the carriage in bulk of any liquefied gas or other product listed in chapter 19 of the International Gas Carrier Code;

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Passenger ship means a ship as defined in the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended;

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Ro-ro passenger ship means a passenger ship with ro-ro cargo spaces or special category spaces as defined in the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended;

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Month means a calendar month or 30 days made up of periods of less than one month;

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STCW Code means the Seafarers' Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) Code as adopted by the 1995 Conference resolution 2, as it may be amended;

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Function means a group of tasks, duties and responsibilities, as specified in the STCW Code, necessary for ship operation, safety of life at sea or protection of the marine environment;

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Company means the owner of the ship or any other organization or person such as the manager, or the bareboat charterer, who has assumed the responsibility for operation of the ship from the shipowner and who, on assuming such responsibility, has agreed to take over all the duties and responsibilities imposed on the company by these regulations;

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Seagoing service means service on board a ship relevant to the issue or revalidation of a certificate or other qualification;

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ISPS Code means the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code adopted on 12 December 2002, by resolution 2 of the Conference of Contracting Governments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, as may be amended by the Organization;

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Ship security officer means the person on board the ship, accountable to the master, designated by the Company as responsible for the security of the ship including implementation and maintenance of the ship security plan and liaison with the Company security officer and port facility security officers;

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Certificate of competency means a certificate issued and endorsed for masters, officers and GMDSS radio operators in accordance with the provisions of chapters II, III, IV or VII of this annex and entitling the lawful holder thereof to serve in the capacity and perform the functions involved at the level of responsibility specified therein;

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Certificate of proficiency means a certificate, other than a certificate of competency issued to a seafarer, stating that the relevant requirements of training, competencies or seagoing service in the Convention have been met;

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Security duties include all security tasks and duties on board ships as defined by chapter XI-2 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS 1974, as amended) and the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code;

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Electro-technical officer means an officer qualified in accordance with the provisions of regulation III/6 of the Convention;

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Able seafarer deck means a rating qualified in accordance with the provisions of regulation II/5 of the Convention;

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Able seafarer engine means a rating qualified in accordance with the provisions of regulation III/5 of the Convention;

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Electro-technical rating means a rating qualified in accordance with the provisions of regulation III/7 of the Convention; and

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Documentary evidence means documentation, other than a certificate of competency or certificate of proficiency, used to establish that the relevant requirements of the Convention have been met;

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Audit means a systematic, independent and documented process for obtaining audit evidence and evaluation it objectively to determine the extent to which audit criteria are fulfilled;

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Audit scheme means the IMO Member State Audit Scheme established by the Organization and taking into account the guidelines developed by the Organization ⁽¹⁾ ;

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Code for Implementation means the IMO Instruments Implementation Code (III Code) adopted by the Organization by resolution A.1070(28);

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Audit Standard means the Code for Implementation;

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Audit Standard means the Code for Implementation;

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Polar Code means the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters, as defined in SOLAS regulation XIV/1.1;

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Polar waters means Arctic waters and/or the Antarctic area, as defined in SOLAS regulations XIV/1.2 to XIV/1.4.

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These regulations are supplemented by the mandatory provisions contained in part A of the STCW Code and:

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any reference to a requirement in a regulation also constitutes a reference to the corresponding section of part A of the STCW Code;

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in applying these regulations, the related guidance and explanatory material contained in part B of the STCW Code should be taken into account to the greatest degree possible in order to achieve a more uniform implementation of the Convention provisions on a global basis;

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amendments to part A of the STCW Code shall be adopted, brought into force and take effect in accordance with the provisions of article XII of the Convention concerning the amendment procedure applicable to the annex; and

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part B of the STCW Code shall be amended by the Maritime Safety Committee in accordance with its rules of procedure.

The references made in article VI of the Convention to “the Administration” and “the issuing Administration” shall not be construed as preventing any Party from issuing and endorsing certificates under the provisions of these regulations.