Undertaking
Between
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and
Legal Entity of Public Law - Maritime Transport Agency of the Ministry of
Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia
Undertaking
Between
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and
Legal Entity of Public Law - Maritime Transport Agency of the Ministry of Economy and
Sustainable Development of Georgia
On Mutual Recognition of Certificates Pursuant to Regulation I/10 of International
Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978,
as amended
---------------------------- and Maritime Transport Agency of the Ministry of Economy and
Sustainable Development of Georgia (Georgian Party) together referred to as Parties, in
accordance with the requirements of Regulation I/10 of the International Convention on
Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as Amended
(hereinafter referred to as the STCW Convention) including the related provisions of the
Seafarers Training, Certification and Watchkeeping Code (hereinafter referred to as STCW
Code), have agreed, without prejudice to national laws of either Party as follows:
Article (1): Definitions
1.1. The term “Certificate of Competence(y)” means a valid document, regardless of
its rank, issued by the Certificate-issuing Party or under its authority, giving its holder the
right to occupy the position according to certificate of competence or national legislation;
1.2. The term “Endorsement” means a valid document, that attest the recognition of
certificate under the provisions of the STCW Convention, issued by the Party to
acknowledge that its holder has right to occupy the position according to the national
legislation of either Party;
1.3. The term “Certificate-issuing Party” means -------------------- and Maritime
Transport Agency of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia
– competent authorized bodies according to the national legislation of ------------ and
Georgia.
1.4. The term “Official” means the official of the competent body of either party
responsible for implementing this Undertaking.
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1.5. The term “facilities and procedures” means authorities, organizations, maritime
education and training institutions and operating systems within the limits of Party’s
responsibility according to the STCW Convention, as well as the system on controlling
and observing compliance with the STCW Convention’s requirements on training,
assessment of competence and certification for seafarers of the Certificate-issuing party.
Article (2): Objective
The objective of this Undertaking is the recognition of maritime education and training,
certification of competency of seafarers between ----------- and Georgia for the purpose of
implementing the STCW Convention.
Article (3): Application
This Undertaking shall be applicable with respect to seafarers holding certificate of competency
issued by the one Party in accordance with the relevant provisions of the STCW Convention and
serving on board ships flying the flag of the other Party.
Article (4): Scope of the Undertaking
Both Parties have agreed on the recognition of maritime education and training, certificates of
competency, endorsements, training documentary evidence and medical fitness certificates for
seafarers (hereinafter referred to as “certificates”) issued by the Government of the other Party in
accordance with the provisions of regulation I/10 of the STCW Convention, and cooperation
between the two Parties in the training, certification and management of seafarers.
Article (5): Education, training and assessment of seafarers
1. The parties shall, within the framework of their relevant laws and regulations, ensure the
education, training and assessment of seafarers, as required by the STCW Convention,
are administrated and monitored in accordance with the section A-I/6 of the STCW Code
for each type and level of training assessment involved.
2. Parties shall ensure that certificates are duly registered and authenticated, this to be
certified by inscription on the document;
3. Parties shall ensure that persons responsible for training and assessment for seafarers are
duly qualified pursuant to the requirements of section A-I/6 of the STCW Code.
4. Parties shall ensure that evaluation of quality standards is in compliance with the
requirements of regulation I/8 of the STCW Convention.
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Article (6): Verification of authenticity and validity
1. Both Parties have agreed that each Party shall verify the authenticity and validity of
certificates issued by the certificated-issuing Party by a direct request via facsimile or
electronic mail to the Official directly responsible for implementing this Undertaking.
2. The request shall include personal details of the holder (name, surname, date of birth) and
details of the certificate in question (type of certificate, serial number, place of issue and
date of issue). The certificate-issuing party shall communicate in response via facsimile
or electronic mail within three (3) working days from the date of receiving such request.
Article (7): Visit/review of facilities and procedures
1. Parties of this Undertaking may, in accordance with the provisions of regulation I/10 of
the STCW Convention and with the consent of the other certificate-issuing Party,
visit/review the facilities, procedures and the policies which have been approved or
adopted by the certificate-issuing Party for meeting the requirements of the STCW
Convention concerning:
a. Capacities of each Party to follow the implementation of the STCW Convention, as
well as maritime education and training facilities;
b. Standards for issuing certificates of competency;
c. The issuing, endorsement, revalidation and revocation of certificates;
d. Record keeping;
e. Standards for medical fitness;
f. Communication and response process to request for verifications.
2. Visiting of approved facilities and procedures of the Party by another Party will follow
notification, 30 (thirty) days prior to expected date of visit, by fax or electronic mail on
behalf of the Official of either Party in the name of the Official of the Certificate-issuing
Party that contains:
a. Purpose of visit;
b. Facilities and procedures to be visited by the Party;
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c. List of visiting officials from visiting Party.
3. Parties having carried out the visit shall communicate the results of the evaluation carried
out pursuant to the provisions of the above paragraph to the certificate-issuing Party
within three (3) months from its completion.
Article (8): Notification of any significant change
Parties shall notify each other of any significant change in the arrangements for training and
certification provided in compliance with the STCW Convention, within sixty (60) days from the
application of such changes.
Article (9): Suspension, revocation and withdrawal of recognition endorsements
Each Party may refuse the issue of recognition endorsement or suspend, revoke or withdraw
recognition endorsements, required pursuant to regulation I/2 of the STCW Convention, to duly
certified seafarers on account of a disciplinary offence or any other cause as provided for in its
legislation and must advice via facsimile or electronic mail the certificate-issuing Party of such
occurrence within seven (7) working days.
Article (10): Communications
1. All communications, arising from this Undertaking, shall be made to the following
addresses:
--------------- party
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Tel: ----------------------
Fax: ---------------------
Address: ----------------
E-mail: ------------------
Georgian party
LEPL Maritime Transport Agency of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development
of Georgia
Tel: +995 422 274925
Fax: +995 422 273929
Address: 23, Ninoshvili Str, 6000 Batumi, Georgia
E-mail:
[email protected]
[email protected]
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2. Any change in contact addresses are to be communicated to the parties without delay.
Article (11): Validity
The Undertaking shall enter into force on the date of signature and shall be valid for an initial
period of 5 (five) years, being subsequently extended for periods of 5 (five) years unless either
Party submits a written notice of termination thereof to other Party, 6 (six) months prior to the
expiration of this Undertaking or the five-year period.
Prepared at ……………………………, on ………………… 2016, in a two copies in English
language, one for each party.
For: For: LEPL Maritime Transport
Agency of the Ministry of
Economy and Sustainable
Development of Georgia
Mamuka Akhaladze
Director
Date: Date:
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MSC.1/Circ.1163/Rev.10
23 May 2016
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON STANDARDS OF TRAINING, CERTIFICATION
AND WATCHKEEPING FOR SEAFARERS (STCW), 1978, AS AMENDED
Parties to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification
and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1978, as amended, confirmed by
the Maritime Safety Committee to have communicated information which
demonstrates that full and complete effect is given to the
relevant provisions of the Convention
1 The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), at its ninety-sixth session (11 to 20 May
2016), received a report by the Secretary-General pursuant to regulation I/7, paragraph 2 of
the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for
Seafarers (STCW Convention), 1978, as amended. The report was in respect of two STCW
Parties whose information had not been fully evaluated previously. A list of the STCW Parties
which had communicated information that demonstrated that they were giving full and
complete effect to the relevant provisions of the Convention at that session of the Committee,
together with those which had previously been confirmed by MSC 95 (Wednesday, 3 to Friday
12 June 2015), MSC 91 (Monday, 26 to Friday, 30 November 2012), MSC 88 (24 November
to 3 December 2010), MSC 87 (12 to 21 May 2010), MSC 84 (7 to 16 May 2008), MSC 82
(29 November to 8 December 2006), MSC 80 (11 to 21 May 2005), MSC 79
(1 to 10 December 2004), MSC 78 (12 to 21 May 2004), MSC 77 (28 May to 6 June 2003),
MSC 76 (2 to 13 December 2002), MSC 75 (15 to 24 May 2002), the Committee's first
extraordinary session (27 and 28 November 2001), MSC 74 (30 May to 8 June 2001) and
MSC 73 (27 November to 6 December 2000), was promulgated by means of
MSC/Circ.1163/Rev.9 dated 15 June 2015.
2 MSC 96 noted that, in preparing the report required by STCW regulation I/7,
paragraph 2, the Secretary-General had solicited and taken into account the views of
competent persons selected from the list established pursuant to paragraph 5 of section A-I/7
of the STCW Code and circulated as MSC/Circ.797, as revised from time to time.
3 In accordance with STCW regulation I/7, paragraph 3, MSC 96 confirmed two further
STCW Parties, additional to those listed in MSC/Circ.1163/Rev.9, which had communicated
information demonstrating that it was giving full and complete effect to the relevant provisions
of the STCW Convention, as amended. The list in the annex contains those STCW Parties
confirmed by the Committee at its sessions referred to in paragraph 1 above. The Committee
noted that, as the process of communicating and evaluating information is continuing, further
Parties may be added to the list in the annex at subsequent meetings.
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4 The Committee draws the attention of maritime administrations, shipowners, ship
operators and managers, ship masters and other parties concerned to the following:
.1 not all of the STCW Parties listed in the annex provide seafarer training, and
some of those Parties listed may only provide a limited range of training; and
.2 the fact that a Party is listed in the annex does not relieve those concerned
of their obligations under the STCW Convention.
5 As Parties are entitled to accept, in principle, certificates issued by or on behalf of
Parties identified in the list in the annex, and a position on that list is one of the necessary
measures used by many Administrations for the issue of endorsements in compliance with
STCW regulation I/10, the attention of port State control officers is drawn to the fact that this
circular was issued on 23 May 2016 and, therefore, some seafarers may, for practical reasons,
not hold certificates with such endorsements.
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Annex, page 1
ANNEX
Parties to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping
for Seafarers (STCW), 1978, as amended, confirmed by the Maritime Safety Committee
to have communicated information which demonstrates that full and complete effect
is given to the relevant provisions of the Convention
Albania Guatemala Panama
Algeria Greece Papua New Guinea
Antigua and Barbuda Honduras Peru
Argentina Hungary Philippines
Australia Iceland Poland
Azerbaijan India Portugal
Bahamas (the) Indonesia Qatar
Bahrain Iran (Islamic Republic of) Republic of Korea
Bangladesh Ireland Romania
Barbados Italy Russian Federation
Belgium Israel Saint Vincent and the
Belize Jamaica Grenadines
Brazil Japan Samoa
Brunei Darussalam Jordan Saudi Arabia
Bulgaria Kenya Senegal
Cambodia Kiribati Serbia*****
Canada Kuwait Seychelles
Cabo Verde Latvia Singapore
Chile Lebanon Slovak Republic
China* Liberia Slovenia
Colombia Lithuania Solomon Islands
Comoros Luxembourg South Africa
Cook Islands (the) Libya Spain
Côte d'Ivoire Madagascar Sri Lanka
Croatia Malaysia Sweden
Cuba Malawi Switzerland
Cyprus Maldives Syrian Arab Republic
Czech Republic Malta Thailand
Democratic People's Marshall Islands Togo
Republic of Korea Mauritania Tonga
Denmark** Mauritius Trinidad and Tobago
Dominica Mexico Tunisia
Ecuador Micronesia (Federated States of) Turkey
Egypt Montenegro***** Tuvalu
El Salvador Morocco Ukraine
Eritrea Mozambique United Arab Emirates
Estonia Myanmar United Kingdom****
Ethiopia Netherlands*** United Republic of Tanzania
Fiji New Zealand United States
Finland Nigeria Uruguay
France Norway Vanuatu
Georgia Oman Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Germany Pakistan Viet Nam
Ghana
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*
Includes: Hong Kong, China (Associate Member to the IMO).
**
Includes: Faroe Islands (Associate Member to the IMO).
***
Includes: Aruba, Curacao and St. Maarten.
****
Includes: Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Isle of Man.
***** Part of ex. Yugoslavia. As from 4 February 2003, the name of the State of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was
changed to Serbia and Montenegro. Following the dissolution of the State of Serbia and Montenegro on 3 June 2006,
all treaty actions relating to the provisions of the STCW Convention undertaken by Serbia and Montenegro continue to
be in force with respect to the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Montenegro with effect from the same date,
i.e. 3 June 2006.
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STCW.2/Circ.47
18 January 2013
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON STANDARDS OF TRAINING, CERTIFICATION
AND WATCHKEEPING FOR SEAFARERS (STCW), 1978, AS AMENDED
New format of endorsements and certificates of competency issued by the
Government of Georgia
Communication received from the Government of Georgia
The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization has the honour to transmit a
communication received from the Government of Georgia relating to the new format of
endorsements and certificates of competency.
Copies of the new format of endorsements and certificates of competency are attached in the
annex.
The Secretary-General would be grateful if steps could be taken to bring this information to the
attention of the appropriate authorities.
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Saatja: Natia Miminoshvili <
[email protected]>
Saatmisaeg: 21. oktoober 2016. a. 10:37
Adressaat: VA_eva
Teema: FW: Georgia- recognition of CoC
Manused: STCW.2-Circ.47 - New format of endorsements and certificates
of competency
issued by the Government of Geor... (Secretary-General) (1).pdf; MSC.1-
Circ.1163-Rev.10.pdf; Draft MoU- Georgia.doc
Dear Sir/Madam,
I hope my email finds you well.
I would be very thankful if you could forward this email to relevant
department.
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Best regards,
Natia
-----Original Message-----
From: Natia Miminoshvili
Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2016 12:14 PM
To:
Subject: FW: Georgia- recognition of CoC
Dear Sir/Madam,
I hope my email finds you well.
I am writing to you on behalf of Maritime Transport Agency of the
Ministry of Economy and Sustainable
Development of Georgia with regards signing the Memorandum of
Understanding on recognition of
Seafarers Certificate of Competency between government of Georgia and
the Maritime Administration
of Estonia.
Please note that in 2013 Georgian CoC has been recognized by the EU and
since we have signed number
of MoU's with the EU States.
For more information on Georgian CoC, I am sending you relevant
documents along with the MoU
sample (IMO Circular MSC.1/Circ.1163/Rev.9, IMO Circular STCW.2/ Circ.
47.).
Recognition of Georgian CoC by the EU - http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1456213362518&uri=CELEX:32013D0794.
In case of further clarification please do not hesitate to contact us.
We look forwards for our future cooperation.
Best regards,
Natia MIMINOSHVILI
International Relations Division
M: +995 595 516517
T: +995 422274925
E:
[email protected]
Web: www.mta.gov.ge