ISF Record Book for Engine Ratings: 2011 [paper]

ISF On Board Training Record Book for Deck Engine Ratings (including New STCW Grade of “Able Seafarer Deck”), 2nd edition.

The 2010 amendments to the IMO STCW Convention, which enter into force in 2012, will make it mandatory for trainee deck ratings to use an approved training record book to provide evidence of structured on board training. This includes ratings
seeking to qualify for the new STCW grade of ‘Able Seafarer Deck’.

Most Flag States are expected to require ratings to be certificated as Able Seafarer Deck as part of their minimum safe manning requirements.

To help employers ensure compliance with STCW 2010, ISF has updated and expanded its widely used
On Board Training Record Book for Deck Ratings.

This Training Record Book can be used by trainees in order to provide documentary evidence to government appointed assessors of having completed a properly structured on board training programme in accordance with IMO STCW 2010.

The revised book takes full account of the competence standards stipulated by STCW 2010 including those
adopted for the new grade of Able Seafarer Deck. The training tasks included have been developed to ensure
that trainees make the best use of their seagoing service, and to help supervising officers make an
objective evaluation of whether trainees are competent.