Possible changes to STCW is looming at the IMO meeting in 2020:
https://safetyatsea.net/news/2019/unions-consult-members-on-possible-stcw-changes/?utm_campaign=CL_SAS_Newswire1_20191022_SAS_e-production_E-47281_GT_1022_0400&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua
What this will mean for seafarers around the world is left to be seen, by the British Maritime Union Nautilus will insist on being part of the deliberation.