Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1995 and 1997 Amendments to the International Convention

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
1625-0079_StatA.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-09-06
1625-0079_SS_r2_2013_stcw-fr.doc Supporting Statement A	2013-09-25

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
20603	Recording of training and assessment record books Instruction	Modified
187971	Documentation and submission of skills demonstration to the NMC Instruction	Modified
187969	Posting of watch schedules Instruction	Modified
187968	Maintenance of merchant mariners’ records by owner or operator Instruction	Modified
187967	Documentation of medical fitness Instruction	Modified
187966	Documentary evidence showing that the personnel serving on passenger ships (other than Ro-Ro’s) on international voyages meet appropriate training Instruction	Modified
187964	Documentation of training courses and student’s performance Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1625-0079	ICR Reference No: 201308-1625-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201204-1625-002
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCG	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1995 and 1997 Amendments to the International Convention
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 11/19/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/23/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2016	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2016
Responses	65,653	0	22,440
Time Burden (Hours)	31,730	0	17,927
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This information is necessary to ensure compliance with the international requirements of the STCW Convention, and to maintain an acceptable level of quality in activities associated with training and assessment of merchant mariners. Respondents are owners and operators of vessels, training institutions, and mariners.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 46 USC 2103 Name of Law: Superintendence of The Merchant Marine
   US Code: 46 USC 71 Name of Law: Licenses and Certificates ofRegistry
   US Code: 46 USC 73 Name of Law: Merchant Mariners Documents
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1625-AA16	Final or interim final rulemaking	76 FR 45908	08/01/2011

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 7

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Documentation of medical fitness
Documentation of training courses and student’s performance
Maintenance of merchant mariners’ records by owner or operator
Posting of watch schedules
Documentary evidence showing that the personnel serving on passenger ships (other than Ro-Ro’s) on international voyages meet appropriate training
Recording of training and assessment record books
Documentation and submission of skills demonstration to the NMC

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	65,653	22,440	0	43,213	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	31,730	17,927	0	13,803	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The Coast Guard published on August 1, 2011, a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM) entitled "Implementation of the Amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, and Changes to Domestic Endorsements" [Docket No. USCG-2004-17914; RIN 1625-AA16; 76 FR 45908]. The rulemaking proposed to- • change the medical exam requirements for STCW endorsed mariners from once every five years to once every two years; • require documented evidence of training or knowledge for two groups of mariners – personnel with security duties (except Vessel Security Officers, VSO) and all other mariners working aboard a vessel; and, recognize STCW endorsements issued by foreign governments. As a signatory to the STCW Convention, the STCW FR is necessary to demonstrate to the International Maritime Organization that the United States has in place certain specific regulations that implement the international requirements and related amendments to the STCW Convention. The Coast Guard received no collection of information-related comments. In the near future, the Coast Guard will publish the STCW Final Rule [xx FR xxxxx]. The total annual recordkeeping burden is 31,730 hours for 32,623 respondents of which 13,803 hours are the result of the STCW Final Rule changes. The STCW final rule will increase the annual burden on 18,000 respondents submitting medical examination forms by approximately 25 minutes each. The total additional hours requested for this rulemaking is 7,500 [18,000 x (25/60)]. For the approximately 1,800 mariners holding STCW endorsements issued by foreign governments, this final rule will increase the annual burden by 105 respondents by approximately 15 minutes each. The total additional hours requested for this rulemaking is 450 [1,800 x (15/60)]. For other personnel with security training or awareness, this one-time requirement will impose a burden on 316 respondents by 15 minutes each, or approximately 5,853 hours [23,413 mariners x (15/60)].

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $332,802

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 09/23/2013

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