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Letter of Commendation for saving Faroese rowers

Earlier this year, the FMA nominated Capt. Sergey Vasiliev of the Nordic Quinngua for the 2023 IMO Honours for Exceptional Bravery at Sea for saving the lives of two Faroese rowers whose boat capsized on their journey across the Atlantic. The two men were skilfully pulled from the sea during strong waves and difficult manoeuvring…
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New Updated Health Certificate

The Faroese Maritime Authority has amended the Medical Certificate for Seafarers and fishers form according to the STCW and MLC 2006 Conventions. The form may be completed electronically and is available on the FMA website. Please note, that a new column has been added for the master to verify the seafarer’s medical certificate if the…
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Joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign on STCW

Member Authorities of the Tokyo and the Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control will launch a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on STCW. The campaign on STCW aims to confirm that: the number of seafarers serving on board and their certificates are in conformity with the relevant provisions of STCW Convention and…
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Paris MoU launces concentrated inspection campaign on polar code

Paris MoU: The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) will launch an inspection campaign to verify compliance with the requirements of the Polar Code. The inspection campaign will be held from Monday 13 June to Friday 1 July 2022 (first period) and from Monday 1 August to Friday 19 August 2022…
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