MSN 1868 (M) Standards of Training, Certification & Watchkeeping Convention: UK Requirements for Safe Manning and Watchkeeping (link)
The Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2015 (link) implement the requirements of the International Convention and Code on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch-keeping (STCW) 1978, placing clear responsibilities on companies owning or operating UK registered seagoing ships and any ships entering or operating in UK national waters, to ensure that their vessels are manned with personnel of appropriate grades who have been properly trained and are certified.
The Regulations require all United Kingdom (UK) seagoing vessels of 500 GT or more to hold a Safe Manning Document specifying the minimum manning levels.
This Merchant Shipping Notice sets out and explains the safe manning requirements contained in the Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2015 and in the STCW Convention and Code.
Source: MCA