{"id":5513,"date":"2022-12-07T10:53:04","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T10:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/?p=5513"},"modified":"2023-03-10T07:32:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T07:32:23","slug":"renewing-your-coc-on-the-basis-of-alternative-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/renewing-your-coc-on-the-basis-of-alternative-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Renewing your CoC on the basis of alternative experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-vz-jquery&#8221; bg_image_new=&#8221;id^89|url^https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2000px_745625317.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^2000px_745625317|description^null&#8221; bg_image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; parallax_sense=&#8221;50&#8243; bg_override=&#8221;full&#8221; disable_on_mobile_img_parallax=&#8221;disable_on_mobile_img_parallax_value&#8221; parallax_content=&#8221;parallax_content_value&#8221; parallax_content_sense=&#8221;50&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1591095257578{margin-top: -100px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;150px&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1591094995702{background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.95) !important;*background-color: rgb(255,255,255) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>STCW Training News<\/h4>\n<h1>In STCW Training News Update nr. 7: Renewing your CoC on the basis of alternative experience<\/h1>\n<p>December 2022[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;100px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1591267562241{margin-top: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Other news from update 7:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"First students with Dutch CoC Electrical Engineering Officer (ETO)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/eerste-studenten-met-nederlandse-vaarbevoegdheid-officier-elektrotechniek-eto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">First students with Dutch CoC Electrical Engineering Officer (ETO)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Statement NSI regarding working in a lower rank on board\" href=\"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/verklaring-ilt-over-werken-in-een-lagere-rang-aan-boord\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Statement NSI regarding working in a lower rank on board<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"NSI launches updated STCW list\" href=\"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/nsi-launches-updated-stcw-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IL&amp;T launches updated STCW list<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<style type=\"text\/css\" data-type=\"the7_shortcodes-inline-css\">#default-btn-04887867c635cd9b349c04a5c0d66177.ico-right-side > i {\n  margin-right: 0px;\n  margin-left: 8px;\n}\n#default-btn-04887867c635cd9b349c04a5c0d66177 > i {\n  margin-right: 8px;\n}<\/style><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/stcw-training-news\/\" class=\"default-btn-shortcode dt-btn dt-btn-m link-hover-off btn-inline-left  vc_custom_1617281540918\" id=\"default-btn-04887867c635cd9b349c04a5c0d66177\" title=\"STCW Training News\"><i class=\"icomoon-the7-font-the7-arrow-20\"><\/i><span>Back to STCW Training News<\/span><\/a>[vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#004029&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"null\">Renewing your CoC on the basis of alternative experience<\/h2>\n<p>As a seafarer, sailing is not the only option to keep your CoC valid. It is also possible to collect experience in a so-called similar position, either onshore or on inland waters. Many seafarers know of the existence of this possibility. However, the exact rules of the game are not commonly known and this sometimes leads to misinformation and disappointment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wetten.overheid.nl\/BWBR0032140\/2019-11-15\/#Paragraaf10_Artikel10.7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Article 10.7 of the Regeling Zeevarenden<\/a> (Seafarers\u2019 Regulation) describes the rules around alternative experience. Three points are discussed, two of which are straightforward:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>If you want renew your CoC on the basis of alternative experience you have to supply the double amount of days (720 instead of 360).<\/li>\n<li>It is possible to renew your CoC on the basis of alternative experience but is it not possible to upgrade.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The third point is more difficult. It deals with the positions in which alternative experience can be obtained. Article 10.7 lists per CoC a number of positions. E.g., on the basis of experience as a registered pilot a master\u2019s CoC may be renewed. And on the basis of experience as a technical surveyor, an engineer\u2019s CoC may be renewed.<\/p>\n<p>However, not all possibilities are listed in article 10.7. it is also possible to obtain alternative experience in other positions that have not been explicitly named. In such a case, KIWA will judge whether the position that you hold can serve this purpose. In order to do so, you will have to supply them with a detailed description of your tasks, which is signed by your employer. Adding to confusion is that in their handbook, KIWA also published a list of similar positions which is not equal to the lists in article 10.7.<\/p>\n<p>Often, a seafarer only requests to evaluate alternative experience when the time has come to renew their CoC. If the experience is then judged to be insufficient, it is too late to make changes.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, if you contemplate renewing your CoC on the basis of alternative experience, we recommend that you inform your employer and request that KIWA evaluates your position at an early stage. That way, you will know what to expect and what you will have to do to supply KIWA with proof of your alternative experience in the correct way. Even if the position that you have is explicitly mentioned in article 10.7 or in KIWA\u2019s handbook, this approach is advisable, for it will eliminate mistakes and communication errors.<\/p>\n<p>Please feel free to <a href=\"mailto:info@roodbovengroen.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contact<\/a> us if we can advise you on this.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#004029&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large XcVN5d tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-placeholder=\"Vertaling\"><span lang=\"en\">Would you like to receive future updates and important information directly in your mailbox?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<style type=\"text\/css\" data-type=\"the7_shortcodes-inline-css\">#default-btn-9f7313ada416a5f04c311dc28386fe20.ico-right-side > i {\n  margin-right: 0px;\n  margin-left: 8px;\n}\n#default-btn-9f7313ada416a5f04c311dc28386fe20 > i {\n  margin-right: 8px;\n}<\/style><div class=\"btn-align-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/g83cqn\" class=\"default-btn-shortcode dt-btn dt-btn-m link-hover-off  vc_custom_1678433253480\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"default-btn-9f7313ada416a5f04c311dc28386fe20\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"icomoon-the7-font-telegram\"><\/i><span>You can now sign up for our STCW Training News Update!<\/span><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-vz-jquery&#8221; bg_image_new=&#8221;id^89|url^https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2000px_745625317.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^2000px_745625317|description^null&#8221; bg_image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; parallax_sense=&#8221;50&#8243; bg_override=&#8221;full&#8221; disable_on_mobile_img_parallax=&#8221;disable_on_mobile_img_parallax_value&#8221; parallax_content=&#8221;parallax_content_value&#8221; parallax_content_sense=&#8221;50&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1591095257578{margin-top: -100px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;150px&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1591094995702{background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.95) !important;*background-color: rgb(255,255,255) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] STCW Training News In STCW Training News Update nr. 7: Renewing your CoC on the basis of alternative experience December 2022[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;100px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1591267562241{margin-top: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text] Other news from update 7: First students with Dutch CoC&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-23","description-off"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5513"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5888,"href":"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5513\/revisions\/5888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roodbovengroen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}