[QUOTE=csusvi;196223]Can anyone shed some light on 2010 requirements for mariners with 25, 50, and 100 GRT license who need STCW for near coastal international voyage?
I have NAVIC 3-14 and can see all the requirements for Master NC Less Than 500 GT. Problem is I am talking about folks in the US and British Virgin Islands with US Maters License (25, 50, 100) operating small UPVs and T Boats.
These guys are running 25 foot boats with out boards or similar type boats and are now looking at taking:
Bridge Resource Management
Leadership & Management
Basic and Advanced Fire Fighting
Proficiency in Survival Craft
Basic Training (not limited to vessels under 200 GRT)
OICNW
Prior to the January 1 deadline, folks could take a Limited 3 day Basic Training course and be good. Obviously that does not meet the new standard. It still seems pretty unreasonable for guys with a fire extinguisher and crew of 1 (the master) to have to take BRM, HELM, Advance Fire, etc…
Seems like the rule makers never thought about the hundreds of small boat operators down here.
There is a very old policy letter 6-00 that pretty well address this issue but our local OCMI does not think it is applicable. They say a Master must have II/3 endorsement.
Any thoughts or suggestions?[/QUOTE]
The OCMI is correct. You need an STCW endorsement for any non-domestic voyage beyond the boundary line, including a voyage that only transits the waters of another country. An endorsement under STCW Regulation II/3 is for near-coastal voyages and vessels of less than 500 GT (200 GRT).
That old policy letter is not applicable. It only explains when an STCW endorsement is required, not what it takes to obtain that endorsement. For STCW regulation II/3, that is specified in 46 CFR 11.317 (for Master) and 46 CFR 11.321 (for OICNW), and also in NVIC 13-14.