Ship safety

• Crew members who shall keep watch on board as well as perform tasks to ensure ship safety and the prevention of pollution have to complete an approved course of basic safety training.
• In addition, crew members also have to complete the following courses if they serve on the respective kind of vessel or manage fire-fighting measures:
  
  • operate survival craft and (fast) rescue boats (SÜB, SÜBS)
  • management of fire-fighting measures (SLB)
• Seafarers with a Certificate of Proficiency for ship safety service have to proof the continued competency with the participation certificate(s) of one or several courses after five years at the latest.
• Certificates of proficiency for ship safety service as well as documentary evidence of the participation in refresher courses in ship safety service issued by other STCW parties are regularly recognized if:
  
  • it is a state cooperating with the Federal Republic of Germany;
  • the authenticity and validity of the certificate in accordance with Regulation I/2 of the Annex of the STCW Convention can be verified; and
  • all requirements of the STCW Convention are met..

Find more information on refresher courses (in German only) here.