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Marine Environmental Awareness

  • Brief entry
  • Checked 1 October 2026
Document type
Document
Validity
As shown on the issued document

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Contents2

1 What it covers

Covers shipping’s environmental effects and practical ways to reduce pollution.1,2

Who needs it. Seafarers completing marine environmental-awareness training.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.

Sources (2)
  1. Marine Environmental Awareness, model course 1.38, 2011IMO · provision: abstract and model 1.38 · checked 1 October 2026
  2. IMO Model CoursesIMO · provision: model course purpose · checked 1 October 2026

Revision of 7 October 2026

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