STCW
STCW Code Part B Amendments
The Maritime Safety Committee, at its ninety-fifth session (3 to 12 June 2015),adopted the following amendments to part B of the STCW Code and STCW.6/Circ.11 has been released to this effect.
1. In section B-I/2, table B-I/2 has been revised which refer to List of certificates or documentary evidence required under the STCW Convention. In the revised tabie requirement for “Certificate of Proficiency – training for masters, officers, ratings and other personnel on ships subject to the IGF Code” has been added.
2. In chapter V, new section is added after the existing section B-V/2: The new section is “Section B-V/3 Guidance regarding the training and qualifications of masters, officers, ratings and other personnel on ships subject to the IGF Code”
Paris MOU Releases Final Report on STCW Hours of Rest CIC
Paris MOU has released the final report of Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on STCW Hours of Rest, carried out between 1 September 2014 and 30 November 2014, The decision to carry out a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on compliance with STCW Hours of Rest was taken at the Paris MoU Port State Control Committee 45 in Riga, Latvia, May 2012.
The purpose of the CIC was to gain an overall impression of compliance with STCW Hours of Rest following concern over several incidents where fatigue was considered to be a factor. Also of concern was that a bridge lookout was being maintained.
A CIC Questionnaire and guidance was developed by the Paris MoU in conjunction with the Tokyo MoU. The Questionnaire comprised 14 questions to be answered by the Port State Control Officer (PSCO) during every Port State Control (PSC) inspection during the period of the CIC. Out of the 14 questions, 9 were directly related to the CIC and 4 were for information gathering purposes. A train the trainer session regarding guidance on completing the CIC questionnaire was held by the Paris MoU for PSCOs in June 2014 in Greece.
The CIC was carried out on all ships targeted for inspection within the Paris MoU Region from 1st September 2014 until 30th November 2014.
The Questionnaire was completed on a total of 4041 ships.
A total of 16 ships were detained as a direct result of the CIC Questionnaire. Whilst the detention rate appears low (0.4%) it has to be borne in mind that detention was not always the most appropriate action, as the breach of hours of rest may have happened in the past.
In 11.2% of cases (449) the hours of rest were not being recorded correctly and in 5.1% of cases (203) the watchkeeping personnel did not have sufficient rest.
In 2.5% of cases (101) a bridge lookout was not being maintained.
A total of 27 ships were not manned in accordance with the Minimum Safe Manning Document of which 5 were detained for non-compliance.
A total of 912 CIC-topic related deficiencies were recorded.
It is concerning that during the CIC, which was publicised in advance, 912 deficiencies were recorded (22.57% of inspections) related specifically to STCW hours of rest and that 16 ships were detained as a result of the CIC.
It is recommended that PSCOs continue to monitor STCW hours of rest during PSC inspections.
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India-Training Examination and Assessment Programme (TEAP) Part- A, for M.S (STCW), Rules 2014
DG Shipping of shipping, maritime administrator of India, has published Training Examination and Assessment Programme (TEAP) Part- A, for M.S (STCW), Rules 2014. This e publication is to elucidate the certification process for the various competencies required of seafarers. The TEAP is designed to serve as a supporting document to the M.S. (STCW) Ru les 2014, providing the necessary guidelines and details of the training Courses, sea-going service, examination, assessment, and eventual award of certificates of competency / proficiency to the various ranks of seafarers.
In order to keep the TEAP contemporary, it has been decided to maintain this document in e-format, and make it available to all concerned through the DGS website www.dgshipping.gov.in. Amendments, correct ions etc. will be immediately reflected in this e-document as and when effected .
The Directorate hopes that the TEAP will benefit the concerned stakeholders to ensure that the seafarers are fully competent and qualified to perform their duties on board. It is desired that the certification process goes beyond the obtain ing of a qualification document, and enables the seafarers to achieve the aforementioned goals of safety and efficiency of ship operations.
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Source: DG Shipping
IO MOU Preliminary Report on STCW Work/Rest Hour CIC
The Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on STCW Hours of Rest was carried out in the Indian Ocean MOU region between 1 September and 30 November 2014. This campaign was conducted in conjunction with the CIC carried out by the Tokyo MoU and the Paris MoU.
During the campaign, member Authorities of the IOMOU carried out inspections of 1623 individual ships with 118 detentions out of which 1259 inspections of individual ships covering 63 flags were undertaken using the CIC questionnaire and total 35 ships were detained for the CIC related deficiencies. A total of 174 ships were found with 246 deficiencies as a result of the CIC campaign.
The overall detentions during the campaign were 7.27%, however detentions with respect to the CIC deficiencies were 2.78 %.
The highest number of CIC inspections were carried out on ships under the flag of Panama (284) followed by Liberia (147). The flag with the highest number of CIC related detentions was Panama (10). With regard to the ship type, the highest number of CIC inspections accounted were bulk carriers (695) followed by container ship (119).
The most significant deficiencies found during the campaign were:
1) lack of correctly recorded records related to hours of rest (8.34%);
2) non-compliance with the STCW requirements of rest periods for all watchkeeping personnel including the weekly requirements of rest (2.14%); and
3) with respect to the records indicating that a bridge lookout is being maintained (1.74%)
The Authority of Australia carried out the maximum number (837) of inspections representing 66.5% of the total inspections with 13 detentions (1.6%) followed by India (160) inspections representing 12.7% with 11 detentions (6.9 %)
The results of the CIC will be further analyzed and the final analysis and findings will be considered by the Indian Ocean MOU Committee and presented to the Sub-Committee of Implementation of IMO Instruments (III), to be held at IMO.
Source: IO MOU
BS MOU Published Report on the CIC on STCW Hours of Rest
Black Sea MOU has issued its final report on the results of the Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on STCW Hours of Rest, which was carried out by 6 Member Authorities between September 1st and November 30th 2014.
Some of the facts from report is summarized below
1. During the campaign a total of 1,146 inspections were carried out with the CIC questionnaire involving 1,146 individual ships. Of this 21 ships were detained with 6 (28.57%) detentions were being within the CIC scope. A total of 168 deficiencies have been recorded as a direct result of this campaign.
2. The most notable non-conformities observed were lack of correctly recorded records related hours of rest (7.33%), followed by lack of watch schedule posted in an accessible area (1.75%) and endorsement of the daily hours of rest records for each watch keeper (1.48%).
3. 421 (36.74%) inspections concerned general cargo/multi-purpose ships, followed by bulk carriers with 399 (34.82%) inspections, oil tankers with 112 (9.77%) inspections and chemical tankers with 77 (6.72%) inspections.
4. 5 (83.33%) of the ships detained for CIC-related deficiencies were general cargo/multipurpose ships. 1 (16.67%) of the ships detained was a commercial yacht.
5. Most inspections were carried out on board ships flying the flags of Malta with 160 (13.96%) inspections, Panama with 149 (13.00%) inspections, Turkey with 102 (8.90%) inspections and Liberia with 87 (7.59%) inspections.
6. Ships younger than 6 years age performing relatively good with 240 (20.94%) inspections without detentions. Older ships, particularly those 30 years and older, show reason for concern with majority of detentions 6 (85.71%) and deficiencies 97 (65.54%), although subjecting minority of inspections 241 (21.29%).
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Source: BS MOU
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