Bula and welcome to the Pacific Maritime Watch Issue 52  - from the Transport Programme, the Economic Development Division (EDD) of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, at Nabua, Fiji.

Please, click on the link below to download the newsletter - Pacific Maritime Watch Issue 52 

http://www.spc.int/edd/en/download/finish/55-pacific-maritime-watch/625-pacific-maritime-watch-issue-52/0 

Wednesday 16 November 2011, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Suva, Fiji – Maritime regulators, trainers and stakeholders from the Pacific region took part in a seminar to familiarise themselves with the requirements of the Manila Amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) and Code. The Amendments were adopted by the IMO Diplomatic Conference in Manila in June 2010, and will come into force on 1 January 2012, with a five-year grace period.

The seminar was organised by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) in collaboration with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) from 7–11 November 2011 in Suva, Fiji.

The Amendments are important to Pacific Island nations that train and certify seafarers. They include new certification requirements for able seafarers, revised requirements for hours of work and rest, new requirements for the prevention of drug and alcohol abuse, and updated standards relating to medical fitness for seafarers.

Bula and welcome to the Pacific Maritime Watch Issue 51  - from the Transport Programme, the Economic Development Division (EDD) of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, at Nabua, Fiji.

Please, click on the link below to download the newsletter - Pacific Maritime Watch Issue 51

http://www.spc.int/edd/en/download/finish/55-pacific-maritime-watch/620-pacific-maritime-watch-issue-51/0