Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada Dmytro Razumkov signed 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".
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.
The Law of Ukraine was submitted to the President of Ukraine for signature.
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