Specialized Meeting Held on IMO's HTW Sub-Committee Decisions and STCW Convention Requirements

A specialized meeting to review the latest decisions and requirements of the Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), focusing on the STCW Convention, the review of Iran's proposed documents, and the requirements of international audits in the field of seafarer training and competence, was held.

this meeting was held with the presence of Omran Moradpour Tayebi, the Director General of Seafarers Affairs, Specialized and International Organizations, and a number of experts and specialists in this field, with the aim of reviewing developments in international regulations and strengthening the country's expert readiness for effective participation in the specialized processes of the International Maritime Organization.

In this meeting, while reviewing the topics and decisions of the previous sessions of the HTW Sub-Committee, the latest developments related to the standards of seafarer training, certification, and watchkeeping were reviewed, and the position of the documents presented by the Islamic Republic of Iran at the previous session of this committee was explained.

Moradpour Tayebi, emphasizing the importance of the effective participation of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the expert processes of the International Maritime Organization, cited the review of the documents presented by our country and the explanation of their role in advancing specialized topics as one of the main axes of this meeting.

The review of the requirements related to the documentation and independent audit of the implementation of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), as well as topics related to the audit scheme of the member states of the International Maritime Organization (IMSAS), were among the other axes of this meeting.

This meeting was held in line with enhancing the specialized knowledge of experts, exchanging experiences, and becoming familiar with the latest international procedures, so that the ground is provided for the greater readiness of the country's experts to pursue specialized topics and effective participation in decision-making processes related to the standards of seafarer training and competence.