STCW Convention - STCW Convention

…It is a certificate of license for maritime workers, and in Japan, it is issued to those who pass the national examination conducted by the Minister of Transport and apply for a maritime license according to the provisions of the Marine Officers Act. Qualifications are classified as marine engineers (navigation), marine engineers (engineers), marine engineers (communication), marine engineers (electronic communication), and small vessel operators, and further classified into 1st to 6th grades for navigation and engineering, 1st to 3rd grades for communication, 1st to 4th grades for electronic communication, and 1st to 4th grades for small vessel operators. The qualifications and number of ship's officers (captain, navigator, chief engineer, engineer, chief radio operator, radio operator) on board a ship are determined by government ordinance according to the ship's purpose, navigation area, size, and propulsion engine power. …

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…海技従事者の免許資格を証するもので，日本では〈船舶職員法〉の定めるところに従って，運輸大臣が行う国家試験に合格し海技資格の免許を申請した者に交付される。資格は海技士(航海)，海技士(機関)，海技士(通信)，海技士(電子通信)，小型船舶操縦士に区分され，さらに航海，機関は1～6級，通信は1～3級，電子通信は1～4級，小型船舶操縦士は1～4級の別がある。船舶に乗り組む船舶職員(船長，航海士，機関長，機関士，通信長，通信士)の資格，員数は，船舶の用途，航行区域，大きさ，推進機関の出力などによって政令で定められている。…

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