Seafarer documentsSafety and security
Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting – Fishing Vessel Personnel
- STCW-F A-III/1-2
- Brief entry
- Checked 6 October 2026
- Document type
- Document
- Validity
- As issued; competence shown every 5 years
Brief entry: the name, code, purpose and source. A full entry will follow.
Contents2
1 What it covers
Covers survival, fire safety, first aid and safe working with a fishing-vessel context.1,2
Who needs it. Fishing vessel personnel within the STCW-F framework.1,2
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.
Maintaining competence. Every 5 years continued competence is shown only for personal survival and fire fighting. The other parts have no international interval.3