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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…

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…

Paris MoU has just announced their latest Flag Performance List. The Faroese flag jumps three places to No. 28 after holding the No. 31 spot for two consecutive years. There has been a positive development in the quality of vessel management. Only four FAS-vessels have been detained in the last three years. In this periose,…