SPC Basic Fisheries Observer

Designed to meet the minimum requirements set forth by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) for the training and certification of Fisheries Observers employed aboard purse seiners and long line vessels.  Include internationally recognized qualified under the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch-Keeping for Seafarers (STCW).  Also includes additional instruction in the use of electronic information gathering, professional ethics, navigation and seamanship to better prepare students for the challenges and responsibilities of working at sea as an Observer.