Girik Maritime Academy in Mumbai, a leading provider of maritime training and certification, is proud to shed light on the five essential certificates required under the International convention on ...

Steven Moore, a merchant mariner aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) signals the wench operator during a replenishment-at-sea with Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment ...

The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has further extended the validity of the Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping (STCW) certificates of Filipino seafarers currently serving ...

The International Shipping Federation (ISF) has updated its widely-used On Board Training Record Book for Engine Cadets to meet the latest requirements governing seafarers’ training emanating from the ...

LEADERS from various international maritime administrations agree that Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW)-related training should be reduced with a focus on skills applicable ...

Nigerian seafarers, who have been facing the challenge of certificate verification when seeking jobs abroad, now have cause to smile. The Nigerian government has decided to establish a web-based ...

The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) extends the validity of Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) certificates of seafarers which are expiring from March 13, 2020, to ...

Seafarers Union of Kenya (SUK) is urging Parliament to prioritise the passing of the pending Merchant Shipping Act (revised) and the Maritime Authority Bill so as formalise the establishment of the ...

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) late Thursday told the Philippines to enhance its efforts to comply with the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers ...

The Cape Edmont Ready Reserve Force vessel docks in Agadir, Morocco, Feb. 29, 2020. (Photo by Maj. Cain Claxton/U.S. Army Africa) The Coast Guard has published MSIB 08-20 (Change 1) to provide ...