During IMO Sub-Committee on Human Element , 2-6 February 2015
IMO Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW), met for its second session from 2-6 February 2015.
The Sub-Committee agreed, in principle, to draft amendments to regulation V/2 and section A-V/2 of the STCW Convention and Code, related to Mandatory minimum requirements for the training and qualifications of masters, officers, ratings and other personnel on passenger ships.
The amendments, would require personnel serving on board passenger ships to have completed passenger ship emergency familiarization appropriate to their capacity, duties and responsibilities
They would also require Masters, officers, ratings and other personnel designated on the muster lists to assist passengers in emergency situations on board passenger ships to undergo passenger ship crowd management training
New sections in the STCW code Section A-V/2 Mandatory minimum requirements for the training and qualification of masters, officers, ratings and other personnel on passenger ships would cover “Passenger ship emergency familiarization” and “Safety training for personnel providing direct service to passengers in passenger spaces”.
The Sub-Committee agreed to further review the draft amendments which are expected to be finalized at the next session.
The review of the passenger ship training requirements is part of the long-term action plan on passenger ship safety agreed following the Costa Concordia incident in January 2012.
Source:IMO
