The Assembly, Recalling Article 15(j) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization concerning the functions of the Assembly in relation to regulations and guidelines concerning maritime safety and the prevention and control of marine pollution from ships, Also recallingresolution A.891(21) by which it adopted Recommendations on training of personnel on Mobile Offshore Units (MOUs), Considering that personnel on MOUs are often required to work under potentially hazardous conditions and will be in a better position to protect themselves and others in the event of an emergency with adequate training, Recognizing the need for maritime safety, security awareness, environmental protection and emergency preparedness training, competency and fitness for all personnel working on MOUs, Recognizing also that the recommendations would provide an international standard for training for all personnel on MOUs complimentary to that required by the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1978, as amended, and the Seafarers' Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) Code, Having considered the recommendation made by the Maritime Safety Committee, at its ninety-second session, 1 Adopts the Recommendations for the training and certification of personnel on mobile offshore units (MOUs), as set out in the annex to the present resolution; 2 Urges Governments concerned to implement the defined competencies in these recommendations as soon as practicable and to issue certificates and all other appropriate documents to personnel who are qualified and have successfully completed the training recommended in these recommendations; 3 Urges also Governments to consider acceptance of relevant certificates and documents based on this resolution; 4 Authorizes the Maritime Safety Committee to keep these recommendations under review and amend them as necessary; 5 Revokes resolution A.891 (21).
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