E 4 ALBERT EMBANKMENT LONDON SE 7SR Telephone: +44 (0)20 7735 76 Fax: +44 (0)20 7587 320 MSC./Circ.64/Rev.5 7 June 205 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON STANDARDS OF TRAINING, CERTIFICATION AND WATCHKEEPING FOR SEAFARERS (STCW), 978, AS AMENDED Promulgation of information related to reports of independent evaluation submitted by Parties to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 978, as amended, confirmed by the Maritime Safety Committee to have communicated information which demonstrates that Parties are giving full and complete effect to the relevant provisions of the Convention The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), at its ninety-fifth session (3 to 2 June 205) and its previous sessions, received reports by the pursuant to regulation I/7, paragraph 2 of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW Convention), 978, as amended, related to the reports of independent evaluation carried out pursuant to regulation I/8, paragraph 2. 2 The Committee noted that, in preparing the reports required by STCW regulation I/7, paragraph 2, the had solicited and taken into account the views of competent persons selected from the list established pursuant to paragraph 5 of section A-I/7 of the STCW Code and circulated as MSC/Circ.797, as revised from time to time. 3 In accordance with STCW regulation I/7, paragraph 3, the Committee confirmed that the STCW Parties, listed in the 's report, which had communicated their report of independent evaluation pursuant to regulation I/8, paragraph 3, demonstrated that they were continuing to give full and complete effect to the relevant provisions of the STCW Convention,978, as amended. 4 The list in the annex contains those STCW Parties, confirmed at various sessions of the Committee to have communicated information pursuant to regulation I/7, demonstrating that they were giving full and complete effect to the relevant provisions of the STCW Convention and indicating:. due date of report of independent evaluation;.2 date of report of independent evaluation (if applicable); and
Page 2.3 outcome of the process of evaluation of the reports of independent evaluation communicated by the STCW Parties demonstrating that they are continuing to give full and complete effect to the relevant provisions of the STCW Convention. 5 The Committee noted that, as the process of communicating and evaluating information related to reports of independent evaluation is continuing, the list in the annex may be updated at subsequent meetings. 6 The Committee draws the attention of maritime administrations, shipowners, ship operators and managers, ship masters and other parties concerned to the following:. not all of the STCW Parties listed in the annex provide seafarer training, and some of those Parties listed may only provide a limited range of training; and.2 the fact that a Party is listed in the annex does not relieve those concerned of their obligations under the STCW Convention. ***
Annex, page ANNEX Albania 07/07/208 by MSC Algeria 03/08/2009 2/04/2009 Antigua and Barbuda 02/04/2009 04/0/200 Argentina 4/07/2009 28/05/2009 Australia 6 26/07/204 24//204 Azerbaijan 29/05/200 07/07/200 Bahamas (the) 24/02/200 0/05/200 Bahrain 3/07/2009 23/03/202 Bangladesh 0/02/2004 04/0/2004 Barbados 0/02/2004 30/09/2005 Belgium 0/08/2009 03/02/2009 Belize 0/02/2004 27/07/2004 Brazil 03/08/2009 22/05/2009 Brunei Darussalam 0/02/2004 0//2005 Bulgaria 23/09/200 3/05/20 Cambodia 08/03/2008 Canada 0/0/2009 4/03/20 Cape Verde 0/02/2004 3/05/2007 Chile 8//2009 08/0/200 China 6 2/2/204 29/05/204 China (Hong Kong SAR) & 29/07/2009 07/05/2009 Colombia 0/02/2004 05/06/2006 Comoros 22/08/2007 Cook Islands (the) 7/05/20 24/03/200 Côte d'ivoire 0/02/2004 Croatia 0/02/2004 0/06/2002 Cuba 0/02/2004 09//2004 Cyprus 28/07/2009 24/07/2009 Czech Republic 0/05/20 27/0/20 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0/08/2009 24/2/2008 Denmark 6 & 2 24/2/204 05/02/204 Dominica 2/03/2007 06/09/2007 Ecuador 02/08/2009 27/03/2009 Egypt 23/0/2009 9//2008 Eritrea 0/02/2004 Estonia 6 7/0/203 02/07/203 Ethiopia 9/08/20 /04/20 Fiji 0/02/2004 Finland 09/09/2007 6/07/2007 France 8//200 06/02/2009 Georgia 0/02/2004 3/0/2003 Germany 25/07/2009 03/02/2009 Ghana 26/07/2009 4/06/200 Greece 26/07/2009 4/0/2009 Honduras 3/07/2009 23/07/202 Hungary 0/02/2004 5/2/2006 Iceland 0/02/2004 0//2004 India 6 2//204 03/03/205 Indonesia 09/08/2009 29//200 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6 30/06/205 23/2/204 Associate Member to IMO. 2 Includes: Faroes.
Annex, page 2 by MSC Ireland,6 4//205 09/02/205 Israel 2/0/2009 06/07/200 Italy 0/02/2004 Jamaica 02/08/2009 8/03/2009 Japan 27/07/2009 3/02/2009 Jordan (The Hashemite Kingdom of) 7/02/2007 2/02/2007 Kenya 26/0/205 Kiribati 07/02/2004 03/06/2008 Kuwait 22/02/2005 28/02/2005 Latvia 6 07/2/204 06/08/204 Lebanon 0/02/2004 Liberia 3/0/2009 6/04/2009 Lithuania 7/0/2009 03/06/2009 Luxembourg 08/07/2008 8/0/200 Libya 0/02/2004 Madagascar 0/02/2004 06/08/2006 Malawi 0/02/2004 Malaysia 0/02/2004 23/08/2004 Maldives 0/02/2004 /06/2004 Malta 3/07/2009 0/04/202 Marshall Islands 2/05/200 04/2/2009 Mauritania 06/08/2004 Mauritius 3/07/2009 6/07/203 Mexico 0/02/2004 25/08/2005 Micronesia (Federated States of) 4/04/2005 Montenegro** (Part of Ex. Yugoslavia) 0/02/2004 02//2005 Morocco 0/03/200 27/05/200 Mozambique 0/02/2004 Myanmar 6 0/07/202 3/08/2 Netherlands 3 0/02/2004 04/02/2004 New Zealand 09/06/200 22/09/200 Nigeria 09/07/200 23/07/09 Norway 02/08/2009 04/0/200 Oman 0/02/2004 Pakistan 25/07/2009 7/08/2009 Panama 0/02/2004 /05/2004 Papua New Guinea 0/02/2004 26/05/2006 Peru 0/02/2004 04//2005 Philippines 28/07/2009 03/02/2009 Poland 26/08/2009 06/2/200 Portugal 0/02/2004 23//2004 Qatar 29/02/2009 2/02/2009 Republic of Korea 6 3/02/202 26/09/20 Romania 4/05/2007 02/04/2007 Russian Federation 0/02/2004 02/02/2004 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 09//2009 22/0/2009 Samoa 0/02/2004 Saudi Arabia 3/07/2009 30/04/202 Senegal 0/02/2004 Serbia** (Part of Ex. Yugoslavia) 0/02/2004 Singapore /04/200 05/09/20 3 6 Second Cycle Report. Includes: Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao and Saint Maarten. Third Cycle Report.
Annex, page 3 by MSC Slovak Republic 04/07/20 24/0/20 Slovenia 02/08/2009 04/02/2009 Solomon Islands 0/02/2004 3/0/2004 South Africa 0/02/2004 04/09/2006 Spain 29/07/2009 25/06/2009 Sri Lanka 09//2009 /02/200 Sweden 25/07/2009 /03/2009 Switzerland 0/02/2004 25/0/2006 Syrian Arab Republic 20/04/2008 Thailand 9/03/2004 08//20 Togo 0/02/2004 Tonga 0/02/2004 7/07/2003 Trinidad and Tobago 0/02/2004 26/09/2006 Tunisia 23//20 8/04/20 Turkey 28/07/2009 23/0/2009 Tuvalu 3/04/200 6/08/20 Ukraine 29/07/2009 27/0/2009 United Arab Emirates 0/02/2004 United Kingdom 4, 4/0/2009 06//20 - Bermuda 03/08/200 06/04/20 - British Virgin Islands 4/0/2009 06/04/20 - Cayman Islands 23/08/200 06/04/20 - Gibraltar 08/08/200 06/04/20 - Isle of Man 03/08/200 06/04/20 United Republic of Tanzania 0/02/2004 20/02/2006 United States 6 29/07/204 05/0/202 Uruguay 25/07/2009 03/02/2009 Vanuatu 0/02/2004 5//2004 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0/02/2004 09/0/2006 Viet Nam 05/0/2009 26/04/200 * Parties to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 978, as amended, confirmed by the Maritime Safety Committee to have communicated information to the which demonstrates that full and complete effect is given to the relevant provisions of the Convention. ** As from 4 February 2003, the name of the State of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was changed to Serbia and Montenegro. Following the dissolution of the State of Serbia and Montenegro on 3 June 2006, all treaty actions relating to the provisions of the STCW Convention undertaken by Serbia and Montenegro continue to be in force with respect to the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Montenegro with effect from the same date, i.e. 3 June 2006. Second Cycle Report. 5 Includes: Bermuda British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Gibraltar Isle of Man 6 Third Cycle Report.