The opportunity that maritime professional training offers you

Maritime training is regulated worldwide by the IMO (International Maritime Organisation) whose Regulations are approved by the Member Countries and put into practice in each country by the corresponding Administration.

In Spain, this function falls to the Directorate General of the Merchant Navy (DGMM) whose Maritime Authorities are responsible for inspecting, accrediting and controlling the Maritime Training Centres that operate in their port and area.

In order to regularise and unify maritime knowledge and terminology worldwide, in 1978 the IMO established the “International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers” whose latest revision is known as “STCW Manila 2010” which provided for the worldwide unification of maritime training on the basis of the IMO Model Courses.

The acronym STCW stands for ”Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping” which is the certification that precisely qualifies in the training standards on board.

In order to better assimilate the contents, STCW Training is divided into:

– Basic courses to get started in the maritime sector.
– Specialty Certificates, to evolve in the profession.
– Refresher: refresher course every 5 years to revalidate the knowledge acquired.

Grupo Stier, Stier Training Centre, has the approval of the DGMM and Capitanía Marítima de Las Palmas for the delivery of STCW training in Spain. It also has the Homologation of the Maritime Authorities of Dominica Island, recognised by the Commonwealth, to provide STCW Training under international accreditation, which is offered in hybrid mode (online theory and practical training in our Centre) and in English language.

It is the only centre in Gran Canaria with its own facilities in which students can carry out all their courses and practical training in a safe and secure environment.