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Issue of Soft Cover (Cancellation of COC (Hard Cover) ancelled and the candidate be allowed to retain

Applicable to: Examiners and candidates appearing for STCW-95 Certificate
Effective Date: 21st March, 2002
Superseded Circulars: None mentioned

Key Changes and Requirements

1. Issuance of Soft Cover Certificate

From now, when issuing a soft cover certificate, the old hard cover certificate should not be collected and destroyed. Instead, it should be cancelled and returned to the candidate.

  • Action: Cancel the old hard cover certificate and return it to the candidate.
  • Additional Step: Forward a list of cancelled COCs to the Exam Cell of the Directorate for record updating.
II/4  STCW-95 Certificate
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