site.btaCabinet Approves Bulgaria-Georgia Agreement for Mutual Recognition of Seafarers' Certificates

At its sitting on Wednesday, the Council of Ministers approved a draft agreement between Bulgaria's Maritime Administration Executive Agency and Georgia's Maritime Transport Agency on the mutual recognition of seafarers' certificates in accordance with Rule I/3 of the 1987 International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers.

The agreement is applicable to seafarers certified for coastal navigation by one of the two countries and serving aboard ships flying the flag of the other country.