Officers' Competency Certificates Convention, 1936

{{Short description|International Labour Organization Convention}}

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{{Infobox International Labour Organization convention

|code= C53

|name= Officers' Competency Certificates Convention, 1936

|adopt= June 24, 1936

|force= September 22, 1939

|classify= Paid Leave

|subject= Working Time

|prev= Holidays with Pay Convention, 1936

|next= Holidays with Pay (Sea) Convention, 1936

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Officers' Competency Certificates Convention, 1936 is an International Labour Organization Convention.

It was established in 1936, with the preamble stating:

{{blockquote|Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to the establishment by each maritime country of a minimum requirement of professional capacity in the case of captain, navigating and engineer officers in charge of watches on board merchant ships, ...}}

Ratifications

As of January 2023, the convention has been ratified by 37 states. It has subsequently been denounced by 26 of the ratifying states.