Ingangsdatum:
07-06-2001
Geldig tot en met:
13-04-2005
A: Procedures and criteria
relating to certificatesA Member State may recognise and endorse appropriate
certificates issued by third countries for service on board ships flying its flag only
if the following conditions are fulfilled:
1.
Appropriate certificates presented for recognition must have been issued by a Party to
the STCW Convention.
2. (a) The third country
that has issued an appropriate certificate must have been identified by the Maritime
Safety Committee of the IMO as having demonstrated that full and complete effect is
given to the provisons of the STCW convention.
(b) The Member State must have confirmed,
through all necessary measures, which may include the inspection of facilities and
procedures, that the requirements concerning the standard of competence, the issue and
endorsement of certificates and record keeping are fully complied with, and that a
quality-standards system has been established pursuant to Regulation I/8 of the STCW
Convention.
3. If the requirement of
paragraph 2(a) has not been complied with because the Maritime Safety Committee of the
IMO is still in the process of identifying the third country in question as having
demonstrated that full and complete effect is given to the provisions of the STCW
convention; the following provisions must apply;
(a) the third country must communicate to
the Member State and to the IMO:
(i) the
texts of laws, decrees, orders, regulations and instruments relating to the
implementation of the STCW Convention;
(ii)
full details of the contents and duration of study courses, including a clear
statement of the education, training, examination, competency assessment and
certification policies adopted;
(iii)
national examination and other requirements for each type of certificate issued in
accordance with the STCW Convention;
(iv) a
sufficient number of specimen certificates that comply with the STCW Convention;
(v) information on governmental
organisation;
(vi) a concise explanation of
the legal and administrative measures provided and taken to ensure compliance
particularly concerning training and assessment and the issue and registration of
certificates;
(vii) a concise outline of the
procedures followed to authorise, accredit or approve training and examinations, and
competency assessments required by the STCW Convention, the conditions attached
thereto, and a list of the authorisation, accreditation and approvals granted;
(b) the Member State must compare the
information communicated with all the relevant requirements of the STCW Convention to
ensure that full and complete effect is given to the provisions of the STCW
Convention;
(c) the Member State must have
confirmed, through all necessary measures, which may include the inspection of
facilities and procedures, that the requirements concerning the standard of
competence, the issue and endorsement of certificates and record keeping are fully
complied with, and that a quality-standards system has been established pursuant to
Regulation I/8 of the STCW Convention;
(d) on
the basis of statistical data on the main maritime labour supplying countries, a list
containing the names of third countries where, in addition to the procedure referred
to above, the inspection of maritime institutes or training programmes and courses is
mandatory must be adopted and updated through the procedure referred to in Article
23(2).
4. When accrediting or approving
maritime institutes or training programmes and courses Member States must apply the
criteria laid down in part B of this Annex in addition to either paragraph 2 or, as
appropriate, paragraph 3.
5. The Member State
must ensure that an undertaking is agreed with the third country concerned that prompt
notification will be given of any significant change in the arrangements for training
and certification provided in accordance with the STCW Convention.
6. A certificate presented for recognition
must bear, be accompanied by, or incorporate in its wording a valid endorsement
attesting its issue by the above Party.
7.
Member States must introduce measures to ensure that seafarers who present for
recognition certificates for functions at management level have an appropriate
knowledge of the maritime legislation of the Member State relevant to the functions
they are permitted to perform.
8.
Certificates and endorsements issued by a Member State under the provisions of this
Article in recognition of or attesting the recognition of a certificate issued by a
third country must not be used as the basis for further recognition by another Member
State.
B. Criteria for the accreditation or approval of
maritime training institutes and maritime education and training programmes and
coursesI. To obtain approval as a maritime training institute
authorised to conduct education and training programmes and courses accepted by a
Member State as meeting the requirements for service on board ships flying its flag,
a maritime training institute must:1. have appointed instructors who:
1.1. have an appreciation of the training
programme and an understanding of the specific training objectives for the particular
type of training to be conducted;
1.2. are
qualified in the task for which the training is to be conducted;
1.3. if using a simulator:
1.3.1. have received appropriate guidance
in instructional techniques involving the use of simulators, and
1.3.2. have gained practical operational
experience on the particular type of simulator to be used;
2. have appointed training supervisors,
appropriate to the approved training programmes and courses to be conducted at the
institute, who have a full understanding of each approved training programme and
course they are to supervise including its specific objectives;
3. have appointed assessors who have
received appropriate training in assessment methods and practice and:
3.1. have an appropriate level of knowledge
and understanding of the competence to be assessed,
3.2. are qualified in the task for which
the assessment is to be made,
3.3. have
received appropriate guidance in assessment methods and practice,
3.4. have gained practical assessment
experience, and
3.5. if they are to conduct
assessment involving the use of simulators, have gained practical assessment
experience on the particular type of simulator that is to be employed, under the
supervision and to the satisfaction on an experienced assessor;
4. maintain records of all certificates and
diplomas issued to students who complete their maritime education or training at the
institute, incorporating details of the education and training received and the
relevant dates, together with their full names and dates and places of birth;
5. make available information on the status
of such certificates and diplomas and on education and training as appropriate;
6. continuously monitor its training and
assessment activities through a quality-standards system to ensure achievement of its
defined objectives including those concerning the qualifications and experience of its
instructors and assessors;
7. undergo
evaluation at intervals of not more than five years, by suitably qualified persons who
are not themselves involved in the training or assessment activities concerned, so as
to verify that the administrative and operational procedures at all levels within the
institute are managed, organised, undertaken, supervised and monitored internally in
order to ensure their fitness for purpose and achievement of stated objectives.
II. To obtain approval as meeting the maritime
education and training requirements for service on board ships flying the flag of a
Member State, a training programme or course must:1. be structured in accordance with written
programmes which include such methods and media of delivery, procedures, and course
material as are necessary to achieve the prescribed standard of competence;
2. be conducted, monitored, evaluated and
supported by persons qualified in accordance with paragraphs I.1, I.2 and
I.3.