International Maritime Conventions Volume III: Protection of the Marine Environment
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CHAPTER 7
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978
One of the purposes of the Convention and of the Seafarers’ Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) Code is to require that seafarers acquire expertise in order to ensure the protection of the environment, as discussed in the following review of their provisions.