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National Quality Standards System (NQSS) to be implemented by MARINA The Philippine government collectively collaborates with international governments to comply with the 2010 Manila Amendments to the Standards of Training, Certifications and Watch keeping (STCW) Convention. Norwegian and Dutch governments are helping...

International negotiations A great number of seafarers around the world working aboard Norwegian controlled and owned vessels are covered by several International Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs). The Norwegian Maritime Officers’ Association (NMOA), together with the other Norwegian Maritime Unions, support various...

Let’s move today! Training On Board (TOB) is an international training, nutrition and health project initiated by the Norwegian Maritime Authority in Haugesund on behalf of the International Committee on Seafarer’s Welfare (ICSW). In 2011 planning began for the project where...

IMO welcomes landmark Maritime Labour Convention ratifications IMO has welcomed the landmark ratifications of the International Labour Organization (ILO)’s Maritime Labour Convention, which will bring the treaty into force in 12 months’ time, establishing minimum requirements for almost all aspects of...