The Decree for the revision of Italians professional yachting qualifications is in the process of being signed. The text provides for the new figure a qualifying training course, but proportionate to the domestic rental of pleasure boats, for which personal safety courses for offshore navigation, basic firefighting, first aid (BLS) and obtaining the Short Range Radio operator certificate (SRC). The simplified professional title will be valid for 10 years. As part of the updating of the "major" titles, compliant with the STCW convention, the qualification limits are respectively raised to 500 GT for the Navigation Officer, 3000 GT for the Recreational Captain, over 3000 GT for the Commander of the pleasure. Current certificates remain valid and may be renewed in advance in order to achieve the upgrade. In order to renew their CoC, compulsory Seatime can be carried out both on charter or private vessels. New revalidation criterias for OOW, Chief Mate and Captains, include alternative functions to the compulsory Seatime periods onboard, working ashore in the capacity of: port pilot, linesman, Class Surveyor, Shipyard captain (SeaTrials). https://lnkd.in/d2CerMZA #yachtingqualifications #professionalyachting #stcwrevision #maritimetraining #safetyatSea #yachtcaptain #stcwcompliance #yachtcrew #maritimecertifications #yachtIndustryupdates
Well summarized and on point, as usual Alessandro, thank you
Master Super yachts and Marine surveyor.
10moGood news. So we all can be on the same path.