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A meeting was held at the State Maritime and Port Agency (SMPA) with the delegation of the Transport General Authority of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, currently on an official visit to Azerbaijan.
During the meeting, a presentation on the activities of the SMPA was delivered. The presentation highlighted the Agency’s development path since its establishment, as well as the reforms implemented in recent years in the field of seafarer certification.
Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Agency, Eldar Majidov, spoke about the steadily developing friendly relations between the two countries. Referring to the Memorandum of Understanding signed last year between the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Transport General Authority of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the mutual recognition of certificates pursuant to Regulation I/10 of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW Convention), he noted that the document is of great importance for the seafarers of both countries.
Director of the Seafarers Affairs Department of the Transport General Authority of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Osama Almehmadi, expressed gratitude for the high-level organization of the meeting. The delegation emphasized the importance of mutual cooperation in the field of seafarer certification, including the exchange of experience between the two countries in the relevant area.
The meeting also included discussions on the “My Cabinet” platform launched by the SMPA for the digital management of seafarer documents, the unified information system, strengthening human resource capacity in the maritime sector, and the implementation of obligations arising from international conventions.
At the end of the meeting, the delegation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia visited the Agency’s examination hall established for seafarers in accordance with international standards and equipped with modern technical facilities and examination software.
It should be noted that meetings of the visiting delegation at educational, training, and medical centers are also planned during the visit to Azerbaijan.
