The Directorate General of the Merchant Navy has approved the vessel Esperanza del Mar, owned by the Instituto Social de la Marina, as a training ship for practical training valid for obtaining professional qualifications (Art. 1). This approval allows for the validation of sea service periods for deck and engine officers, under the framework of the STCW Code and Royal Decree 269/2022 (Art. 1). This approval is of indefinite validity, unless the conditions that led to its approval change (Art. 2).
For Merchant Navy students, the authorised vessel allows for the completion of the sea service periods required to access competency tests in deck departments (9 months for Second Class Pilot and Master Mariner) and engine departments (12 months for Second Class Engineer Officer and Senior Naval Engineer) (Art. 3). Students must complete the Training Record Book, which must be signed and stamped by the supervising officer and the master (Art. 5).
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