The Philippines has benefited from two capacity-building workshops on IMO’s key convention on seafarer training, certification and watchkeeping (the STCW Convention*). The pilot scheme activities on ‘Assessment and Examination of Seafarers’ (September to October 2021) and the ‘Principles of Curriculum Development’ (December 2021 to January 2022) focused on effective implementation.
As one of the biggest suppliers of seafarers to the world’s merchant fleet, these activities were an important part...