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Table A-IV/2 of Section A-IV/2 of the
STCW Code for the competence
“Transmit and receive information
using GMDSS subsystems and
equipment and fulfilling the
functional
requirements
of
GMDSS” requires, among others,
under its column 2 on the KUPs,
the
knowledge
on
the
requirements
of
the
Radio
Regulations and ‘the means to
prevent false distress alerts and
procedures to mitigate the effects
of such alerts’.
However, the syllabus of the
course
on
‘maritime
communications for the GMDSS
for general operator’s certificate’
delivered by the PNTC Colleges
does not cover the knowledge on
‘2. the means to prevent false
distress alerts and procedures to
mitigate the effects of such
alerts’ and does not fully address
the operational procedures in
accordance with the provisions
prescribed in Chapters VII and IX
of the Radio Regulations. Hence,
the lack of the knowledge
required under Table A- IV/2 of
Section A-IV/2 of the STCW Code
does not ensure that the
prescribed
standard
of
competence is achieved.
Table A-IV/2 of Section A-IV/2 of the
STCW Code requires minimum
standards for the competence
“Transmit and receive information
using GMDSS subsystems and
equipment and fulfilling the
functional
requirements
of
GMDSS” and includes, among
others, under its column 2 on the
KUPs,
knowledge
of
the
requirements
of
the
Radio
Regulations. However, the syllabi
of the ‘MARCOM’ courses on
GMDSS
general
operators
delivered by the PMI Colleges
and the University of Cebu refers
to phased-out communication
systems, which are not anymore
required as subsystems and
equipment of the GMDSS, such
as Inmarsat A and B, while they
do not refer to other equipment,
such
as
the
satellite
communication system ‘Fleet 77’
(‘Fleet Broadband’ and ‘Fleet
One’), and the AIS-SART, which
has been required by Chapter IV
of SOLAS Convention for more
than ten years3. In addition,
those syllabi of the ‘MARCOM’
courses do not include content
on operational communication
procedures in accordance with
the provisions prescribed in
Chapters VII and IX of the Radio
Regulations, in line with the KUPs
required under Table A-IV/2 of
Section A-IV/2 of the STCW Code.
Hence, the lack of the knowledge
required under Table A-IV/2 of
Section A-IV/2 of the STCW Code
does not ensure that the
prescribed
standard
of
competence is achieved.
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KEY AREA 1
PROGRAMME AND COURSE DESIGN, REVIEW AND APPROVAL
