Certification Qualification

1. Performance assured
“Maritime Spectrum 2017”
Certification & Qualification
01 April 2017

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Definitions
Certificate: The piece of paper that shows:
• Attendance at a training programme or event, or
• Evidence of passing a test or examination to assess theoretically
(or practically), and is supposed to suggest if you are indeed
qualified to do the job.
Qualification: Means simply whether or not you can perform the job
you are expected to deliver to the required standard.

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Certificate:
• Holding a Certificate of Competency or Proficiency, or
• Certificate of attendance at a Training course
Qualification:
- Knowledge
- Skill
- Performance
Definitions

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Objective
It sets standards that governs the award of certificates and controls
watchkeeping arrangements ..
It applies not only apply to seafarers, but also to ship-owners, training
establishments and national maritime administrations
- Convention was adopted in 1978 and entered into force in 1984.
- Amended in 1995 and was loosely called STCW-95, with one significant
modification being the adoption of the ‘functional approach’ in certification.
- Amended again in 2010 with the adoption of the ‘Manila amendments’
with a view to:
- Update the training & certification requirements to include technological
advancements in the industry
- addressing the requirements of offshore and short sea shipping, and .
- Capture where practical, with the provisions of the 2006 ILO Maritime Labour
Convention
Standards of Training, Certification & Watch-keeping

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What has the STCW Convention achieved?
- Endeavored to bring in uniform globally acceptable standards in
Certification requirements, nomenclature across various maritime
administrations, and training criteria.
- Use standardised nomenclature and content in the Certificates, with
sufficient clarity to the applicable regulations to which it conforms.
- Has an international review mechanism to monitor that certification and
training standards are consistently maintained.
But…
- Has the STCW Convention or its subsequent amendments closed the gap
between Certification & Qualification ???
STCW (contd…)

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Certification vs Qualification
Certificate: The piece of paper that shows:
• Attendance at a training programme or event, or
• Evidence of passing a test or examination to assess theoretically (or
practically), and is supposed to suggest if you are indeed qualified to do
the job.
Qualification: Means simply whether or not you can perform the job you are
expected to deliver to the required standard.
In our parlance this would perhaps be inferred as….
Certification: Holding a Certificate of Competency or Proficiency, or
Certificate of attendance at a Training course or demonstrated having the
required KNOWLEDGE.
Qualification: Being able to perform a task or function with the required,
knowledge & skill, and this is what the convention sets to define as
COMPETENCE

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Certification vs Qualification
KNOWLEDGE & COMPETENCE
The basic difference* between… “having the knowledge” and…. “being
competent at” is…
Knowledge is the ability of the individual to understand and reproduce a
certain subject matter that he (or she) has studied….
Competency is that individual’s ability, who, while having acquired the
knowledge has the required skillset to apply that knowledge commensurate
to his qualification in the actual workplace.
Our examination processes involving written and orals therefore provides an
opportunity to assess the persons knowledge being at acceptable standards,
but….
the ability to perform to an acceptable level of proficiency is not
determined, and can only be assumed.

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Knowledge vs Competence
BRIDGING THE GAP
- In India this Gap was identified very early, in fact even before the 1978
convention achieved full implementation.
- Structured programs
- Non-mandatory Value Addition Training
- The intangible benefits and international opportunity
- Market leaders
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Connecting Nationalities
So, can we use this knowledge and competence to our
advantage to achieve the edge and be the leaders in
setting the global standards across nationalities ?

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Connecting Nationalities
Set our own house in order:
1. Manila amendments are implemented but we still have some serious
challenges
2. Apparently a meeting was called yesterday by DG at the behest of a
Ministry question on how we can improve India’s share of the global pie?
This forum can submit a representation to the maritime administration with
the 3 top priority items that are of serious concern in terms of meeting the full
compliance requirements by 30 June.

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We had a recent Crew Call with XXXXXXXX and it came across from all regional
offices that the situation with availability of Indian ETO / Electricians becomes very
serious.
This situation seems to affect us only in India.
Other countries managed to deal with the issue in more effective way.
We are now closing the 1Q17, and the situation with supply of Indian electricians /
ETOs is not improving.
One of the discussed suggestions was – to check if you had opportunity to discuss
with the Indian Maritime Administration that the approach towards the examinations of
ETOs had affected the crew supply industry and may face crew managers / ship
owners to look for alternative nationalities.
ETOs

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Connecting Nationalities
1. Set our own house in order:
Manila amendments are implemented but we still have some serious
challenges
2. Apparently a meeting was called yesterday by DG at the behest of a
Ministry question on how we can improve India’s share of the global pie?
This forum can submit a representation to the maritime administration with
the 3 top priority items that are of serious concern in terms of meeting the full
compliance requirements by 30 June.
- ETO
- HV Training/Endorsement for Engineers
- ???

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