MNTB Passenger Ship Courses Criteria, 3rd Edition

Published: June 2023

Author: Merchant Navy Training Board

It aims to help create training courses that provide seafarers with the necessary knowledge, understanding and proficiency to carry out designated duties and to help ensure safety on board passenger vessels. It covers crowd management, safety training, crisis management and human behaviour, passenger safety, cargo safety and hull integrity. Training developed in line with these criteria will cover:

• Crowd management
• safety training requirements for personnel providing direct service to passengers in passenger spaces
• crisis management and human behaviour
• passenger safety, cargo safety and hull integrity for RoRo passenger ships.

The specifications described in this document have been developed by the Merchant Navy Training Board (MNTB) in conjunction with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and satisfy MCA requirements for approved training.

Table of Contents

Section One Introduction

Section Two Crowd management training

Section Three Safety training requirements for personnel providing direct service to passengers in passenger spaces

Section Four Proficiency in crisis management and human behaviour

Section Five Proficiency in passenger safety, cargo safety and hull integrity training for ro-ro passenger ships

Annex A MCA approval of short courses

Annex B STCW Code:

(i) Table A-V/2-2

(ii) Expansion on Section A-V/2 paragraph 5

Annex C Instructor/assessor qualification and experience requirements

Annex D Specimen certificates:

(i) Proficiency in crisis management and human behaviour

(ii) Proficiency in passenger safety, cargo safety and hull integrity for Ro-Ro passenger ships