RECOGNITION OF THE STCW CERTIFICATE

LIST OF COUNTRIES THAT HAVE SIGNED A PROTOCOL FOR THE RECOGNITION OF CERTIFICATES ISSUED TO SEAFARERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE I/10 OF THE STCW CONVENTION

In accordance with rule I/10 of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), in order to be able to work on foreign-flagged ships, a protocol must be signed between the issuing country and the flag state.

Within the scope of these protocols, Turkish seafarers have the opportunity to work on ships with 37 countries' flags mentioned below.

 

Countries that have signed a protocol for the

mutual recognition of seafarers' certificates

Countries that have signed agreements for the

recognition of Turkish seafarers' certificates

 

1.       BULGARIA

 1.    GERMANY

2.       ITALY

 2.    BELIZE

3.       ROMANIA

 3.    JAPAN

4.       MALAYSIA

 4.    POLAND

5.       THAILAND

 5.    PORTUGAL

6.       SINGAPORE

 6.    DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

7.       MALTA

 7.    MARSHALL ISLANDS

8.       UKRAINE

 8.    BAHAMA

9.       RUSSIA

 9.    BARBADOS

10.   AZERBAIJAN

10.   VANUATU

11.   IRAN

11.   ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

12.   NETHERLANDS

12.   CAMBODIA

13.   GEORGIA

13.    LIBERIA

14.   QATAR

14.    SLOVAKIA

15.   JORDAN

15.    SAINT VINCENT AND GRANADA

16.   DENMARK

16.    LUXEMBURG

17.   HONG KONG

17.    LEBANON

18.   NORWAY

 

19.   UNİTED KINGDOM

 

20.   FINLAND