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Efficient Deck Hand

  • STCW A-II/5
  • Brief entry
  • Checked 6 October 2026
Document type
Qualification
Validity
As shown on the issued document
Names in other countries
1 country

Brief entry: the name, code, purpose and source. A full entry will follow.

Contents3

1 What it covers

Records completion of a Hong Kong approved Efficient Deck Hand course. Kept distinct from UK EDH and the final Able Seafarer Deck certificate.1

2 Validity and renewal

Document validity. The expiry date, if the issuing system sets one, is shown on the document itself. This reference does not calculate personal expiry dates.

3 Names in 1 country

How national systems name this document. The original name is given where the source has it; the English name is our editorial rendering.

CountryName in the issuing country
Hong KongEfficient Deck HandIssued by: Approved training provider – Hong Kong Marine Department approval · source
Sources (1)
  1. mardep.gov.hkHong Kong Marine Department · currentpublishedapprovedproviderlist · provision: Page 1, MSTI entry 3: Efficient Deck Hand, 10 days; reference STCW Code A-II/5 and Determinations(DO),s 4.10 · checked 6 October 2026

Revision of 7 October 2026

Reference information based on regulatory documents, not legal advice. The reference does not verify a personal document and does not promise its recognition by any flag.

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