Seafarer documentsSpecialist qualifications and training
Leadership and Teamworking Skills – Operational Level
HELM-O
- STCW A-II/1; A-III/1; A-III/6
- Brief entry
- Checked 6 October 2026
- Document type
- Competence within a qualification or training
- Validity
- As shown on the issued document
- Names in other countries
- 2 countries
Brief entry: the name, code, purpose and source. A full entry will follow.
Contents3
1 What it covers
Evidences leadership and teamworking skills for watchkeeping duties.1,2
Who needs it. Navigational and engineering watch officers and electro-technical officers within the relevant qualification programme.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. There is no international renewal interval for this document.1,2
3 Names in 2 countries
How national systems name this document. The original name is given where the source has it; the English name is our editorial rendering.
National name
| Country | Name in the issuing country |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Human Element, Leadership and Management, Operational Level (HELM-O)Issued by: MCA · source |
| International scheme | Leadership and Teamworking Skills, Operational Level (STCW A-II/1, A-III/1, A-III/6)source |