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"I voted for the report on the minimum level of training for seafarers. The European Parliament had limited room for manoeuvre, since the Member States had already accepted the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW). These changes constitute progress on training and the harmonisation of the issue of certificates of competency. They also improve the prevention of fraudulent practices and the standards applied in respect of fitness to work, medical requirements and requirements concerning alcohol abuse. In a sector which operates without borders, it is in the interests of seafarers, as well as in the general interest, for the certificates issued by Member States and third countries to be recognised everywhere in Europe. However, to avoid a ‘race to the bottom’, it is necessary to ensure that a certain number of strict common criteria remain in place. We can be satisfied that this is the case. I also welcome the Commission’s initiative of obliging Member States to communicate the available information on certificates, an appropriate provision which will help establish an overall picture of the current state of affairs and a strategy for employment in the sector."@en1
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