Tbilisi – Georgia
Minister of Transport H.E. Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti and Vice Prime Minister, and Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia H.E. Levan Davitashvili today signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the dual recognition of certificates of seafarers between The Government of The State of Qatar and the Government of Georgia.
Signed in Tbilisi today, the MoU comes in compliance with the provisions of The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW 1978). The MoU will apply to certificates of seafarers in unlimited voyages and for near coastal voyages, granting freedom of passage to the seafarers working on board of commercial vessels.
The signing ceremony was attended by Qatar’s Ambassador to Georgia H.E. Hassan bin Ahmed Al-Mutawa.