Member States may decide to endorse seafarers’ certificates of competency issued by third countries, provided that the relevant third country is recognised by the Commission as ensuring that this country complies with the requirements of the international Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended (STCW Convention) [2].
Les États membres peuvent décider de viser des brevets d'aptitude des gens de mer délivrés par des pays tiers, à condition que la Commission reconnaisse que le pays tiers concerné respecte les dispositions de la convention internationale de 1978 sur les normes de formation des gens de mer, de délivrance des brevets et de veille, telle que modifiée (Convention STCW) [2].