Today with the aim of aligning Community law with recent updates of international standards which lay down minimum requirements. "Maritime transport - has confirmed the Commission Vice President Siim Kallas, responsible for transport - is a global industry and is also essential to set minimum training standards applicable at international level".
The Commission recalled that in 2007, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has initiated a review of the STCW (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) that led to the promulgation of a series of important amendments (the so-called Manila Amendments) concerning the Updated standards for physical fitness., To service and abuse of alcohol, the creation of new professional profiles of "qualified seafarers," and "electro-official", the safety training for all seafarers and types of certificates for simpler and clearer.
The Commission also recalled that from 1 January 2012, the maritime sector should be trained in accordance with the new rules, and that since the EU Member States party to the STCW Convention, the proposed directive's objective is therefore to prevent any conflict between as required by international and European standards.
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Today with the aim of aligning Community law with recent updates of international standards which lay down minimum requirements. "Maritime transport - has confirmed the Commission Vice President Siim Kallas, responsible for transport - is a global industry and is also essential to set minimum training standards applicable at international level". 
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