“Good record keeping of training and seagoing experience is essential to support a seafarer’s career at sea, and it is vital that shipping companies and seafarers are able to use a standard international book,” said ICS Director of Policy, Simon Bennett. “This new edition of the ICS record book, which includes a record of participation in drills, will also help during port state control inspections and when seafarers seek to revalidate their certificates, as well as supporting shipping companies’ ISM Code processes.”
The revision of the ICS book coincides with the end of the transitional period for the 2010 Manila Amendments to the IMO STCW Convention, and takes full account of the latest STCW requirements, as well as developments, such as the entry into force of the ILO Maritime Labour Convention.
This latest ICS book is used by all grades of qualified seafarers and supplements a series of ICS training record books for trainee officers and ratings, in both the deck and engine departments, which have been used by tens of thousands of seafarers worldwide.
In order to encourage their widespread use, the new edition of the ICS ‘Personal Training and Service Record Book’ can be purchased by employers from maritime booksellers for as little as £5 a copy.