STCW Courses
No nautical training is possible nowadays without STCW courses or their analogue. The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) was first adopted in 1978 to provide the unitary training system for seafarers from all over the world. Since then, document has been amended twice (in 1995 and 2010) to embrace changes in maritime industry.
The first Section of the convention is dedicated to the Basic Safety Training (A-VI/1-1) which is mandatory for all ranks and includes 4 courses: Personal Survival Techniques, Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting, Elementary First Aid and Personal Safety and Social Responsibility. As a rule, safety training occupies the whole week; and there is an assessment at the end of the course. Refresher BST is required as well.
Another popular training in the family of STCW courses is Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats other than Fast Rescue Boats (A-VI/2) developed to train seafarers to launch and navigate survival crafts and rescue boats; use location devices and manage survivors. There is also Refresher version of this course as well as separate training called Proficiency in Fast Rescue Boats (A-VI/2-2).
The third in the list of mandatory STCW certificates is Advanced Fire Fighting course (A-VI/3). On this level of fire fighting training the premium is put on the ability to lead the fire team and control fire fighting process; investigate the causes of fire, prepare reports and prevent future emergencies. Refresher course might be combined with other compulsory STCW trainings.
Manila Amendments of 2010 have added security courses to the STCW courses list. So now Security Training for All Seafarers (A-VI/6-1) and Designated Security Duties (A-VI/6-2) might be found in the curriculum of training centers throughout the world. The first one is targeted at seafarers without specific security responsibilities and is built on Ship Security Plan. Upon completion the course, trainees are expected to contribute to the vessel’s security by recognizing weapons, explosive devices and behavior that might threaten ship’s security. Meanwhile, the latter training is designed for those who would together with the appointed Ship Security Officer perform active protection of the vessel. In addition to the revision of the previous course, they are given knowledge of security measures onboard, contingency plans, and crowd and crisis management.
All STCW Courses
- Advance Fire Fighting (upon request)
- Advanced Fire Fighting (AFF)
- Advanced Fire Fighting (AFF) and Medical Care Onboard Ship
- Advanced Fire Fighting (Periodical Tests of Skills and Knowledge)
- Advanced Safety Training
- Advanced Training for Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations
- Advanced Training for Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations
- Advanced Training for Oil Tanker Cargo Operations
- ARPA (Automatic Radar Plotting Aids)
- Basic Safety Training (BST)
- Basic Safety Training Week (4 usual + Security Awareness Training for All Seafarers)
- Basic Sea Survival, First Aid & Fire Fighting
- Basic Training for Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations
- Basic Training for Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations
- Basic Training for Oil and Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations
- Basic Training for Oil Tanker Cargo Operations
- Certificate of Proficiency in Ships Cook
- Chemical Tanker Familiarization
- Combined Basic and Advanced Fire Fighting
- Combined Medical First Aid and Medical Care Onboard Ship
- Company Security Officer
- Company Security Officer (CSO)
- Crane Operator Course (incl. Practice)
- Crane Operator Course (Only Theory)
- Crew Training package
- Crisis Management and Human Behavior Training
- Crowd Management Training
- Dangerous, Hazardous and Harmful Cargoes (HAZMAT)
- Designated Security Duties
- Elementary First Aid (EFA)
- Elementary First Aid (Refresher Course)
- Fast Rescue Craft
- Fast Rescue Craft (FRC)
- Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting (FPFF)
- Free-fall Lifeboat
- Free-fall Lifeboat Familiarization
- General Rigging & Scaffolding
- High Voltage Course
- Leadership and Managerial Skills
- Life Boat On-Load Release Gear Awareness Systems
- Medical Care Onboard Ship
- Medical First Aid (MFA)
- Offshore Health, Safety & Environment (OHSE)
- Other Certificates STCW: Rescue Boats and Advanced Fire Fighting - Otros certificados STCW: Botes de Rescate y Avanzado Contraincendios
- Passenger Safety, Cargo Safety and Hull Integrity on RO-RO Passenger Ships
- Passenger Ship Familiarization (Part 1 to 3)
- Passenger Ship Familiarization (Part 1 to 6)
- Passenger Ship Safety
- Passenger Ships Training
- Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities (PSSR)
- Personal Survival Techniques (PST)
- Personal Survival Techniques (PST) & Rescue Boat Course (PSCRB)
- Port Facility Security Officer
- Port/Marine Facility Security Officer
- Prevention of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the Maritime Sector (PADAMS)
- Proficiency in Fast Rescue Boats (FRB)
- Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats other than Fast Rescue Boats (PSCRB)
- Radar Navigation, Radar Plotting & Use of ARPA
- Radar Navigation, Radar Plotting & Use of ARPA (Operational Level)
- Radar, ARPA, Bridge Teamwork and Search and Rescue (Management Level)
- Rigging & Scaffolding Basic Level 2
- Rigging & Slinging
- Ro-Ro Passenger Ship Training
- Sea Survival
- Security Awareness Training for All Seafarers
- Security Awareness Training for All Seafarers (Course Summary)
- Security Awareness Training for All Seafarers and Designated Security Duties
- Security-Awareness Training for All Seafarers
- Ship Master’s Medicare
- Ship Safety Officer (Including Canada Labour Code (CLC) Health & Safety Representative Training)
- Ship Safety Officer (Refresher Course)
- Ship Safety Officer (SSO)
- Ship Safety Officer and Company Security Officer (CSO)
- Ship Security Officer
- Ship Security Officer (Crew)
- Ship Security Officer (NON DG) – Officer
- Ship Security Officer (SSO)
- Ship Security Officer's Course
- Ship Security Officers
- Ship Security Training
- Ships Security Officer (SSO)
- Specialized Training for Chemical Tanker Operations (CHEMCO)
- Specialized Training for Oil Tanker Operations (TASCO)
- STCW 95 (Mandatory)
- STCW Deck Officer Refresher Course
- STCW New Entrant Week Package
- Tanker Familiarization
- Trade Test Certificate (TTC)
- Updating Officers in charge Course for Engine Function 1 - PART A
- Upgrade from NOG Basic Safety Training to STCW Basic Safety Training
Sea Survival
Security Awareness Training for All Seafarers
The course is mandatory for all seafarers not assigned specific security duties by Ship Security Plan. Program is designed in compliance with Chapter XI-2 of SOLAS 74 as amended, the ISPS Code, and section A-VI/6-1 of the STCW Code ‘95/10. Objectives: Induct seafarers of all ranks with key principles of maritime security and international legislation […]
Security Awareness Training for All Seafarers (Course Summary)
Security Awareness Training for All Seafarers and Designated Security Duties
The Security Awareness Training for All Seafarers and Designated Security Duties is a complex training that provides familiarization with duties and responsibilities of all crew members in accordance with Ship Security Plan. The course program complies with the requirements of the STCW table A-VI /6-1 and 6-2 as well as IMO Model Course 3.26. Objective: At […]
Security-Awareness Training for All Seafarers
Ship Master’s Medicare
Ship Safety Officer (Including Canada Labour Code (CLC) Health & Safety Representative Training)
Ship Safety Officer (Refresher Course)
The Ship Safety Officer (Refresher Course) is intended for officers already serving in the position of the SSO and wishing to update their knowledge of legislative framework and practical skills in shipboard safety management. The training is developed on the basis of STCW Code requirements (Tables A-II/2 and A-III/3) and IMO Model Course 3.11. Objective: […]
Ship Safety Officer (SSO)
The Ship Safety Officer (SSO) course is based on the guidelines provided by the Table A-II/2 & A-III/2 of STCW 2010 and IMO Model Course 3.11 and is aimed on decreasing the number of shipboard accidents resulted from safety neglect. Objectives: • Understand the role and duties of Ship Safety Officer (SSO); • Be able to identify […]