STCW-10 Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers

Want to work on a super yacht, cruise ship, oil rig, merchant vessel or in the commercial maritime industry? You'll need industry certification first as it's an international safety requirement. There's no sea time involved and if you do all five courses it takes just a week to complete. This is the amended version of STCW-78.

Full STCW Training

You must be fit and capable of undertaking training for sea survival and fire-fighting.  You'll be required to swim in a pool with and without a lifejacket and stay afloat (tread water) while wearing clothing. Students are required to provide as part of their enrolment:

A student medical declaration A medical certificate. Please take along this information sheet to your medical practitioner Toi Ohomai will for the purpose of STCW training accept a current Dive medical certificate, or a Maritime New Zealand Seafarers Medical certificate, or a MCA ENG 1 medical certificate.

Refresher Training All Seafarers who intend to enrol into STCW Refresher Training must provide Toi Ohomai with a letter on company letterhead confirming;

That the applicant has actively participated in the mandatory abandon ship and fire drills while completing approved seagoing service performing functions appropriate to the certificate they hold for a period of at least:

12 months in total during the preceding 5 years, or; 3 months in total during the preceding 6 months.

Download the Sea Service letter template (pdf, 113kb). This must be provided on enrolment for a Refresher discount to be applied.

Seafarers will also need to provide Toi Ohomai with:

Copies of their original Basic STCW Firefighting and Personal Survival Techniques certificates A current medical certificate A completed student medical declaration

STCW Information and Enrolment Pack

Full STCW training enrolment pack (pdf, 507KB)

IMPORTANT: to complete the fillable pdf forms you'll need to open it in Adobe Acrobat which is a paid service but offers a free trial. Otherwise, please download and print the forms. Once you've completed the forms you can email to [email protected].