EMSA published its review on Seafarers statistics in the EU for 2017, based on data extracted from certificates and endorsements registered by EU Member States, Iceland and Norway until 31 December 2017 and recorded in the STCW Information system.
According to EMSA, this is the third year in respect of which such data is available.
According to the information shown in the infographic, in 2017 there were 202.190 masters and officers have valid certificates of competency (CoC) issued by EU Member States, while 87,810 have CoCs issued by non-EU countries. The number of masters and officers holding certificates increased in comparison to 2017’s numbers.
Specifically, five EU Member States had the most masters and officers holding CoCs:
- United Kingdom: 30.833
- Poland: 20.138
- Greece: 18.935
- Italy: 15.154
- Norway: 14.696
In addition, the top 5 EU countries with most officers recognised by other EU countries:
- Poland: 9.260
- Romania: 5.227
- Greece: 3.893
- United Kingdom: 3.689
- Croatia: 3.463
The Non-EU counties that had the more masters and officers holding CoCs recognised by EU Member States were:
- The Philippines: 30.615
- Ukraine: 19.304
- The Russian Federation: 15.361
- India: 6.357
- Turkey: 4.100
In the meantime, EMSA also analysed the distribution of the seafarers concerning their department, as shown below.
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