The STCW Code requires that all seafarers should be properly qualified for the position that they hold on board, and the ISM Code requires the company to define the responsibilty, authority and level of competence required of each member. And ,instructors, supervisors and assessors are required to be 'appropriately qualified'. But these are minimum sets and are not sufficient to cope with the systems aboard many of today's ships.
It is therefoe incumbent on the ship owner or ship manager to adopt best industry standards in respect of the recruitment and training of seafarers; and to ensure that they receive the training necessary for them to carry out their duties- including the operation and /or maintenance of technically complex and multi-discipline systems. They must also be regularly updated , tested and drilled, through programmes of on-job and continuation training.
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