Covid, “white list” and training in focus at Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping Sub-Committee
The adverse effects of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic on seafarers, is one of the safety issues being discussed at the seventh session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW 7), which runs from 15 – 19 February 2021. Digitalization of certificates and documents of seafarers; training quality issues; and potential measures to facilitate mandatory seagoing service under the Convention are matters the session will also be considering
The Sub-Committee is slated to examine the challenges faced by Parties in the implementation of the STCW Convention, which should set the foundations for the work on this area at the next comprehensive review of the Convention. In particular, it will discuss the so called “white list” of confirmed STCW Parties and explore means to ensure that Parties submit the relevant inform
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Croatia accedes to fishing vessel safety treaty
Croatia is the 15th country to become a Contracting State to the 2012 Cape Town Agreement on fishing vessel safety, showing increasing support for the regulations designed to safeguard fishing vessels and their crews. Croatia deposited its instrument of accession on 16 February.
The Agreement, once in force, will bring in mandatory international safety requirements for fishing vessels of 24 metres in length and over, including provisions addressing stability and associated seaworthiness, machinery and electrical installations, life-saving appliances, communications equipment and fire protection, as well as fishing vessel construction.
For the Cape Town Agreement to enter into force, at least 22 States, with an aggregate 3,600 fishing vessels meeting the length requirements operating on the high seas, must express their consent to be bound by it. It will enter into force 12 months after these conditio
International Maritime Organization (IMO) Sub-Committee on
Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW 7), which runs from 15 - 19 February 2021. Digitalization of certificates and documents of seafarers; training quality issues; and potential measures to facilitate mandatory seagoing service under the Convention are matters the session will also be considering
The Sub-Committee is slated to examine the challenges faced by Parties in the implementation of the STCW Convention, which should set the foundations for the work on this area at the next comprehensive review of the Convention. In particular, it will discuss the so called “white list” of confirmed STCW Parties and explore means to ensure that Parties submit the relevant information at the appropriate time, which will support full implementation and ensure the issued lists fully reflect the current status.
A closer look at government s efforts to protect Indonesian seafarers 11th February 2021
Masses, who are members of the Indonesian Migrant Workers Union (SBMI), held a demonstration in front of the Embassy of the People s Republic of China in Jakarta, Thursday (December 17, 2020). The action was aimed at encouraging the Chinese government to immediately take serious action against suspected cases of modern slavery experienced by Indonesian crew members on Chinese-flagged fishing vessels. (ANTARA/ Aprillio Akbar/yas)
As a result, it is difficult to conduct tracking and protection The news of three Indonesian sailors, who died aboard two Chinese fishing vessels, Long Xin 629 and Long Xin 604, grabbed headlines in May 2020.