The objective of this Consultancy is to update the skills and competence of maritime English instructors and enhance the capacity of the maritime training institutions in the participating countries from the sub-region to effectively implement the requirements of the 1978 STCW Convention, as amended.

The one week training course, scheduled to be held from 29 August to 2 September 2016, is designed to be delivered to Maritime English Instructors from maritime training institutions in Benin, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Madagascar, Mauritainia, Morocco, Senegal and Togo.

This regional training course is meant to be conducted using the revised IMO model course 3.17 on Maritime English, IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases (SMCP) and the standard training material developed by the Organization.