Adopted the Law of Ukraine

Adopted the Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to Article 51 of the Merchant Shipping Code of Ukraine Concerning the Requirements for the Qualification of Crew Members"

Information Department of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Secretariat
Published on 29 June 2021, at 17:32

Adopted the Law of Ukraine No. 3944 "On Amendments to Article 51 of the Merchant Shipping Code of Ukraine Concerning the Requirements for the Qualification of Crew Members".

The law brings the national legislation of Ukraine in line with the requirements of the STCW-78 Convention, as amended, in terms of determining the conditions of the procedure for assigning ranks to persons in command of ships, their mandatory training for certain positions on the ship or to perform certain duties on the ship.

The law defines the conditions under which seafarers have the right to obtain re-confirmation of their competence to work on ships without passing examinations in state qualification commissions.

Relevant changes will be made to Art. 51 of the Code of Merchant Shipping of Ukraine, setting it out in a new edition.

The law was adopted with technical and legal amendments.

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