Description
A comprehensive review of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and
Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW 1978) commenced in January 2006 and culminated in a
Conference of Parties to the STCW Convention, held in Manila, Philippines, from 21 to 25 June 2010,
that adopted a significant number of amendments to the STCW Convention and STCW Code. The
amendments update standards of competence required, particularly in light of emerging technologies,
introduce new training and certification requirements and methodologies, improve mechanisms for
enforcement of its provisions, and detail requirements on hours of work and rest, prevention of drug and
alcohol abuse, and medical fitness standards for seafarers.
This publication contains the Final Act of the 2010 Conference of Parties to the 1978 STCW Convention,
resolutions adopted by that Conference, and a complete, consolidated text of the STCW Convention,
including its original articles, revised annex and supporting STCW Code