In conclusion, whilst the amended STCW Convention may appear somewhat
daunting to those charged with the task of implementing the new changes, careful planning
and organisation will overcome many of the perceived problems. Additional resources may be
needed either from within the National framework, or through the IMO itself, but in
preparing existing MET systems to cope with the new standards, institutions should not
overlook new teaching and training methods and technology which could be used effectively
to meet the specified competence criteria and thus achieve the major objective of the
revised Convention of raising both the standards and quality of training and assessment.
