IMO has assisted Tonga to implement the key international treaty concerning international standards for training, certification and watchkeeping for seafarers. IMO experts visited Nuku’alofa, Tonga (3-8 October) to assess how the STCW Convention and related code and amendments were being implemented and provide relevant technical advice for improvements to Tonga’s Maritime Administration. Guidance was also given directly to the maritime training institution conducting seafarers’ training programmes in Tonga.
The mission comes under IMO’s Integrated Technical Cooperation Programme, which, when requested, supports IMO Member States to implement IMO treaties. IMO was represented by Milhar Fuazudeen and a consultant.