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Ondeck is currently in Dominica conducting Boatmaster training for professionals in Dominica. Increasingly countries are insisting on Certification as well as experience in visiting Captains and Crew and that’s where we are helping out

This training will be followed by the STCW 10 [was STCW95] Basic Safety Training along with VHF SRC Radio certification back in Antigua

See the article below from Dominica Vibes

Boatmaster & STCW 10 Training in Dominica

For more information on the Boatmaster courses go to Boatmaster

For more information on STCW 10 Training and Updating go to STCW 10

Email [email protected] for more information

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Most people in the marine industry will have heard of STCW which means Standards of Training Certification and  Watchkeeping which are a set of standards agreed by the IMO International Maritime Organisation and to which most maritime nations contribute

So what is STCW 95 or STCW 10 …  the number refers to the major revisions which happen every few years with minor revisions more frequently. STCW 95 followed the revisions in 1995 and similarly the year 2010 for STCW 10 which are also known as the Manilla amendments as that IMO meeting was based in manilla in the Philippines.

The most well known STCW qualification is the Basic Safety Training and is often just referred to as STCW 10 . This is a requirement for anyone working on a commercial vessel over 28m long but in reality individual countries often insist on it for smaller vessels.  This applies to cruise ships, cargo vessels, superyachts, ferries and all types of commercial vessel. 

It is not just the crew that need it but chefs, stewards and stewardesses , hairdressers and even musicians. Ondeck antigua recently welcomed the band ‘Breve’ here from Dominica who needed the course in order to take up the offer of playing on one of the cruise ships.

It covers four main modules PSSR [Personal Safety and Social Responsibility]; Elementary First Aid,  PST [Proficiency in Survival Techniques] and Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting. Ondeck includes the PSA Proficiency in Security Awareness as part of the 5 day package

There are limited number of organisations or countries that offer the training in the Caribbean and are Ondeck in Antigua, Trinidad, Jamaica and St Maarten.

This training can only be approved by a limited number of countries and is costly to set up – Ondeck for example is accredited by the UK’s MCA Maritime and Coastguard Agency

The other major thing to mention is that the Manilla amendments introduced a requirement for Updating or Renewal of certain STCW courses specifically PST [Sea Survival] and FF & FP [Fire Fighting] which Ondeck offers as a two day course

Anyone who has a STCW 95 or STCW 10 certificate that is more than 5 years old need to do the STCW Updating course. It is reported that many ports and countries in the Caribbean region are getting far more rigorous in their inspections 

For crew working in more senior positions there are other courses that require updating which we will cover in a later article.

If there are any questions then please email me Peter Anthony [email protected]  Ondeck STCW website

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The Caribbean 2019 Sailing Regatta season is nearly here and Captain Arran and rest of his pro sailing team of Andy, Pete, Kyle and Ryan are busy doing the final preparations and shake down trials of our Farr 65, Spirit of Juno.

Juno is very competitive with a first in class in the Antigua and Barbados regattas in 2018 and has already started the 2018/19 season strongly winning line honours in the Nelson’s Pursuit Race on New Year’s Eve. The exciting news this season is she is stripped down and has new racing 3Di’s North sails.

Spirit of Juno Farr 65 and our match fleet of Beneteau First 40.7’s makes for thrilling and competitive, high-performance yacht racing in crystal clear waters with consistent warm trade winds. If you haven’t succumbed to the pull yet let us help you decide.

The main regatta event racing starts Fri-Sun – three days of highly competitive racing in what are usually strong breezes.

You can sail in all of the most prestigious sailing events in the 2019 Caribbean Regatta Calendar with Ondeck including Barbados Race Week, Grenada Sailing Week, RORC Caribbean 600, St Maarten Heineken Regatta, St Thomas International ,BVI Spring Regatta, Bequia Spring Regatta, Les Voiles de St Barth, Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta and of course Antigua Sailing Week 2019. We also have places at some of the smaller fun events such as the Round the Island Antigua.

We offer individual places on our Farr 65, Spirit of Juno, and on our Beneteau 40.7’s and we encourage first time racers to come on board.

Most of our race packages include 1 training day with the option of taking part in deliveries from and back to Antigua where applicable and building some miles.

We do have a booking system so would prefer people to book online

Peter Anthony
Director
Ondeck Antigue Cell  + 1 268 720 5313 Antigua office +1 268 562 6696If you have any questions, just EMAIL [email protected] or call the Antigua office.

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