IMO Sub-Committee on Human Element meets this week

From 2 to 6 February, 2015

Secretary-General Sekimizu has opened the second session of the Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW), which is being held in IMO Headquarters from 2 to 6 February 2015 and chaired by Mr. Bradley Groves (Australia).

Items on the agenda include:

• training for officers and crew operating in polar waters;
• training requirements for seafarers on board passenger ships;
• validation of a number of model courses; and
• mitigation of fatigue.

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