Requirement of qualifications and training for seafarers working on ships depends on size of ship, type of ships, area of operations and at what capacity the seafarer working on board.
STCW 95 Convention provides training and certification requirements for sea-going officers and ratings. Virgin Islands Shipping registry issues Endorsement to the holders of STCW Certificate of Competency issued by IMO ‘White List’ countries. The Endorsement is issued in accordance with regulation I/2 of the STCW 78 Convention as amended in 1995.
Virgin Islands Shipping Registry (VISR) issues Boat Master and Boat Engineers Licence described in Chapter IX, Part A of the Caribbean Small Commercial Vessel Code. VISR issues licence as Boat Master or Boat Engineer, as appropriate to persons who meets the requirements of the regulation stipulated in the SCV Code.
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