For all vessels around the world, the following STCW training is required.
Training must be conducted at an accredited shoreside training facility in your country. We will assist you to locate a suitable training facility if necessary.
STCW - 95 Basic Safety Training - this comprises the following modules:
- Elementary First Aid (IMO/OMI 1.13)
- Fire Fighting Techniques (IMO/OMI 1.20)
- Personal Survival Techniques (IMO/OMI 1.19)
- Personal Safety and Social Responsibility (IMO/OMI 1.21)
Security Awareness (IMO/OMI 3.27) - This course can be done online, as an alternative to a shoreside school if you prefer. You should take the course "Security Awareness for Cruise Ship Staff (Liberia Flag Approved)". The direct link to the course is: https://stcw.online/course/security-awareness-online-course/
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The following courses are only required for certain companies / ships / positions. We will let you know if you need to take them.
Certified Proficiency in Survival Craft (IMO / OMI 1.23) *** ONLY REQUIRED IN SPECIAL CASES (all personnel joining Grand Circle Cruise Line) ***
Food Safety and Hygiene in the Catering Industry *** ONLY REQUIRED IN SPECIAL CASES. This course can be done online:
Food Safety Training *** ONLY REQUIRED IN SPECIAL CASES. This course can be done online:
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Suggested training schools (note that none of the suggested facilities are associated with Mexicrew, and we do not receive any payment or commission from them):
MEXICO
CEDEMAR, in Merida, Yucatan - they also have offices in other locations - please contact them for more information. They offer all the required courses for joining a vessel, and also offer the courses necessary for obtaining a Mexican seaman's book, if you need or want to obtain one.
CIMAR has locations in Cozumel, Coatzacoalcos, Poza Rica, Tampico, Tuxpan, Veracruz and Ciudad del Carmen, and offers all required courses including documents to obtain Mexican Seaman's Book. Contact information on their website - http://www.cimarsc.com.mx/
IENPOP - main office is in Mazatlan, however they have locations around the country. They offer all required courses depending on location (Basic Safety Training, Crowd Management, Crisis Management, Security Awareness) and also offer the Iniciacion course which you will need if you are applying for a Mexican Seaman's Book.
INSTITUTO DE EDUCACIÓN NÁUTICA Y PORTUARIA OCÉANO PACIFICO (IENPOP)
IENPAC provide all of the required courses depending on location - they have facilities in Progreso, Yucatan as well as Cd del Carmen, Campeche - Paraiso, Tabasco - Villahermosa, Tabasco - Tampico, Tamaulipas - Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz - Minatitlan, Veracruz - Veracruz, Veracruz - Campeche, Campeche - Alvarado, Veracruz - Playa del Carmen, Q.Roo - Poza Rica, Veracruz.
OTHER COUNTRIES
Panama Maritime Training Services is located in Panama, however offers courses in various countries, as well as distance training options. To check if they have courses in your country, or whether they can assist with distance training for the course you require, contact them:
In Guatemala, we suggest you contact the naval school. Telephones are:
Puerto Quetzal: +502 78811460/62
Santo Tomas de Castilla: +502 79600685
In Colombia, we suggest:
Note that certificates from SENA in Colombia are NOT accepted!
In Peru, we suggest:
In Dominican Republic we suggest:
In Ecuador, we suggest:
In Venezuela, we suggest:
Please be aware that all certificates and documents submitted to us in connection with employment will be verified with the issuer, and that the submission of forged/fraudulent documents is illegal under MLC2006 & maritime law, and is cause for immediate termination of employment, joining process, and future opportunities.
