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BOE-A-2026-7687 ·4 April 2026 ·Resolution Low impact
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Laredo Port Vocational Training Centre authorised to provide Merchant Navy training and STCW certificates

The Directorate General of the Merchant Navy has recognised the Laredo Port Vocational Training Centre as an authorised teaching institution for training leading to Merchant Navy professional titles and cards (Art. 60 RD 269/2022). This recognition covers intermediate and higher-level vocational cycles in machinery maintenance, navigation, and fishing, as well as various certificates of proficiency in accordance with the STCW Convention. This authorisation is subject to maintaining regulatory requirements and a five-year renewal process.

In 3 key points

  1. Recognition of intermediate and higher-level qualifications in the maritime and fishing sector (Resolución de 18 de marzo de 2026)
  2. Obligation to apply for recognition extensions every five years (Resolución de 18 de marzo de 2026)
  3. Authorisation to provide certificates of proficiency (safety, firefighting, GMDSS) (Resolución de 18 de marzo de 2026)

How it affects those involved

For students and professionals in the maritime and fishing sectors, the authorised centre provides an official route to obtain technical qualifications and certificates of proficiency (such as safety or firefighting training) under international STCW standards. For the training centre, the authorisation entails the obligation to apply for successive recognition extensions every five years (resolution of 18 March 2026).

Lifecycle

2026-04-04PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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