[QUOTE=Choppersled;146487]Good evening folks. I’ve searched this topic and haven’t found the appropriate answer. I’ve been looking at STCW requirements and here’s my question. Is the STCW required for working more than 12 miles offshore or working on a certain tonnage boat or both? Is the STCW something that new guys should just add to the list of requirements like a TWIC and MMD? Thank you for your help in advance.[/QUOTE]
My understanding of it, is it is required to go into international waters and on vessels over 200 gt. Could be wrong. Whenever I try to decipher that stuff I get sleepy.
As far as your second question goes, get everything you can get to be more marketable. A lot of companies won’t even give an application to an OS without it.