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STCW

Meaning in maritime & shipping, with examples

abbreviationCommon term

In maritime & shipping, STCW means: The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, which sets minimum international standards for seafarers' training, certificates and watchkeeping.

In Turkish: Gemi Adamlarının Eğitim, Belgelendirme ve Vardiya Tutma Standartları Sözleşmesi, STCW

How it is used

Adopted in 1978 and revised in 1995 and again in 2010 by the Manila amendments. Seafarers speak of STCW certificates, STCW basic safety training and rest-hour rules, and job adverts list the STCW regulation for each rank, such as II/1 or III/2.

Example sentences

  1. Your STCW basic safety training certificate expires next month.

  2. Under STCW, a seafarer must have at least ten hours of rest in any 24-hour period.

Common collocations

  • STCW certificate
  • STCW basic safety training
  • STCW rest hours
  • STCW endorsement
  • officer of the watch (OOW)The deck or engineer officer in charge of a watch. On the bridge, the OOW represents the master and is responsible for safe navigation during that watch.
  • watchA fixed period of duty on the bridge or in the engine room, traditionally four hours, during which a person is responsible for safe navigation or for the machinery.
  • cadetA student or trainee officer who works on board to complete the sea time and training needed for a first officer's certificate. Cadets are either deck cadets or engine cadets.
  • flag stateThe country in which a ship is registered and whose flag it flies. Its laws apply on board, and it issues the ship's statutory certificates or authorises others to issue them.

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