Jordan, Spain sign seafarers' competency certificates recognition agreement

AMMAN — An agreement inked between Jordan and Spain, represented by the Jordanian Ministry of Transportation and the Jordan Maritime Authority, and the General Directorate for Merchant Marine at the Spanish Ministry of Transport, Mobility, and Urban Agenda, has been published in the Official Gazette.

The agreement addresses the recognition of the competency certificates held by seafarers in accordance with the amended provisions of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) of 1978, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported on Friday.

According to the agreement, both parties will issue certificates for naval officers, captains and radio operators, and will reciprocally acknowledge these certificates.

This agreement is valid for five years and is renewable for additional five-year periods, unless one of the parties formally communicates its intention to terminate it at least six months before its expiration.