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Administration of seafarers
Maritime training certificates
In accordance with the requirements set out in the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch-keeping for
Seafarers (STCW) as amended and as determined by Tunisian legislation implemented in particular by Government Decree No. 2017-365 of
1 March 2017, laying down the conditions governing the seafarers functions on board seagoing vessels required to keep a crew register and
the related check and the Minister of Transport's order of 2 March 2005 laying down the model, the duration of validity and conditions for
obtaining the certificates and visas required for the performance of seafarers functions on board seagoing vessels required to keep a crew
register, the Seafarers' Management issued in 2018:
* 360 Patents
* 1419 Marine Training Certificate.
Boarding authorizations of foreign officers on board Tunisian ships
During 2018, the seafarers Administration issued to the foreign officers 48 receipts of recognition of the maritime titles, so that they can board
the commercial Tunisian ships, a decrease of 24% compared to the previous year in accordance with the provisions of the International
Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch keeping for Seafarers (STCW) and its amendments.
Other achievements
Within the other activities of the seafarers' administration, we quote:
Participation in the elaboration of regulatory texts.
Carry out annual visits and exceptional visits by shipboard work control operations and determine the health and vital conditions
of seafarers on board
The organization of the boat of cadets and student officers as well as sailors from the naval academy of Menzel-Bourguiba and
the Mediterranean Maritime Training Institute, so that they can complete the period of compulsory internship on Tunisian merchant ships.
The approval of the minimum crew in order to ensure security and work organization on board of Tunisian commercial ships.
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