Date of Award
1987
Degree Type
Major Paper
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Marine Affairs
Abstract
This paper examines the international and Federal efforts to enhance safety at sea and the protection of the marine environment through the development of standards to improve the training and strengthen the professional qualifications of seafarers. Special regard is made to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, signed by the United States in 1979, and to the proposed amendments to the Federal regulations for licensing U. S. maritime personnel which will bring the U. S. licensing scheme in general conformance with that Convention. This research should lessen resistance to U. S. ratification of this treaty, and result in a safer, less polluted marine environment.
Recommended Citation
Schneeweis, Warren G., "Licensing of the U. S. Maritime Personnel: The International Impacts" (1987). Theses and Major Papers. Paper 294.
https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/ma_etds/294
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