MIN 531 (M) (CORRIGENDUM)

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1 Maritime and Coastguard Agency LMARINE INFORMATION NOTE MIN 51 (M) (CORRIGENDUM) MARITIME LABOUR CONVENTION, 006: Food and : Recognised qualifications in food hygiene or food safety in catering for Ships Cooks and others processing food in the galley Notice to all shipowners, crewing agents, masters, officers seafarers and other shipboard personnel This notice should be read with Part 8 of the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention)(Minimum Requirements for Seafarers etc.) Regulations 01 and Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 186 (M) Maritime Labour Convention, 006: Food and : Ships Cooks and Staff. This MIN replaces MIN 51 and expires 0 September 017 Summary Part 8 of the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Minimum Requirements for Seafarers etc.) Regulations 01 ( the Minimum Requirements Regulations ) introduce a requirement for all ships cooks, catering staff and other persons processing food in the galley to be suitably qualified in food hygiene or food safety in catering. The qualifications and awarding bodies which are listed in this Marine Information Note are those that fulfil the learning outcomes and assessment criteria set out in Annex 1 of Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 186 (M). Level is the minimum acceptable level for catering staff and other persons processing food in the galley. Important the future delivery of courses approved by the. 1. Introduction 1.1 Under the MLC Minimum Requirements Regulations all ships cooks and other persons processing food in the galley are to be suitably qualified in food hygiene or food safety in catering. 1

2 . Training requirements for catering staff and other persons processing food in the galley (Regulation 0).1 The shipowner must ensure that the ships cook and any other person who processes food in the galley of a sea-going United Kingdom vessel is properly trained or instructed in food and personal hygiene as well as safe handling and storage of food on board ship in accordance with the learning outcomes and assessment criteria set out in Annex 1 of Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 186 (M). A ships cook must also complete the additional learning set out in Annex and the Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) safety courses listed in Section of Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 186 (M).. Recognised food safety qualifications.1 The following is a list of those qualifications and awarding bodies which the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) currently recognises and accepts as fulfilling the requirements of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria as set out in Annex 1 of Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 186 (M). All these qualifications are classroom based and followed by an examination. Level is the minimum acceptable level for catering staff and other persons processing food in the galley. Qualification Number 600/819/7 600/665/ 600/0/1 501/10/1 601/76/0 500/576/ 600/07/ 500/5186/6 600/985/7 600/106/0 Qualification Title in in in in in in Food Safety for in in in Level Awarding body (Full name) Awarding body (short name) AIM Awards AIM Awards Association of First Aiders Qualifications AOFAQ ASCENTIS Ascentis British Institute of Innkeeping Awarding Body BIIAB British Safety Council BSC City & Guilds of London Institute Section for Section for C&G First Aid Awards FAA Future (Awards and Qualifications) FAQ - -

3 500/819/7 601/869/6 601/1058/ 500/585/5 601/7/0 601/779/9 600/1/0 600/960/ 601/1157/ 600/87/X 600/890/9 600/918/8 EFH1 500/580/6 601/806/8 600//9 601/51/ 600/678/8 601/956/5 600/5/7 601/777/0 500/575/ 601/681/ for for in in in in in in in in in in Elementary Food Hygiene in Foundation Award in Food Hygiene in in in Award In Supervising Food and Drink Qualifications Limited FDQ Gatehouse Awards GA Gateway Qualifications Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance Gateway Qualifications HABC Innovate Awarding IAO i Can Qualifications Limited icq Industry Qualifications IQ Open College Network NCFE NOCN Pearson BTEC Pearson BTEC Qualsafe Awards QA Qualifications Network United Kingdom Royal Environmental Health Institute for Scotland QNUK REHIS The Learning Machine TLM Training Qualifications UK Limited Vocational Training Charitable Trust Association of First Aiders Qualifications British Institute of Innkeeping Awarding Body TQUK VTCT AOFAQ BIIAB British Safety Council BSC First Aid Awards FAA Section for - -

4 600/167/9 600/7/1 500/571/5 500/861/6 601/11/6 600/90/X IFH1 500/58/1 601/990/6 500/570/ 600/168/0 500/77/8 600/91/1 AFH1 500/58/ 601/6/8 Food Safety Supervision for Intermediate Food Hygiene Level Award in Safety in Level Award in Safety in Diploma in Advanced Food Hygiene Management for Future (Awards and Qualifications) Food and Drink Qualifications Limited Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance FAQ FDQ HABC McDonalds McDonalds Pearson BTEC Pearson BTEC Pearson BTEC Pearson BTEC Royal Environmental Health Institute for Scotland Training Qualifications UK Limited Future (Awards and Qualifications) Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance REHIS TQUK Section for FAQ HABC Pearson BTEC Pearson BTEC Royal Environmental Health Institute for Scotland Training Qualifications UK Limited REHIS TQUK - -

5 . There are no online courses recognised as meeting the assessment criteria and learning outcomes set out in MSN 186 (M).. Some shipping companies have been approved to offer an in-house Food safety course for their employees. In this context, where training is supervised, on-line elements may be accepted. These are not listed above but are accepted by the MCA as meeting the learning outcomes of Annex 1, MSN (CIEH).1 Notification has been received from CIEH that they have decided to voluntarily surrender recognition as a regulated awarding organisation. This means that CIEH are withdrawing from the regulatory structure used by Ofqual, Qualifications Wales (QiW), and Council for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment (CCEA). The table in. below shows the courses affected.. Centres with approval from CIEH will continue to offer the courses listed below until the operational end date (OED). The centre will have until Certificate End Date (CED) to provide the examination scripts,to CIEH so that the certificate of successful completion can be issued by CIEH.. The following list of Food Safety Courses will no longer be offered through CIEH approved centres. CIEH Qualification Title Level Award in Practical Food Safety for Level Award in Level Award in Safety in Level Award in Managing Food Safety in CIEH Qualification Number Operational Date (OED) End Certification End Date (CED) 600/07/ 1 January March /576/ 8 April 017 June /575/ 8 April 017 June /570/ 8 April July 017. Holders of any of these CIEH qualifications can continue to use them, provided they are issued before the certificate end date (CED) shown in the last column of the table above. 5. Discontinued qualifications 5.1 The following is a list of qualifications that are no longer available. The MCA had previously recognised and accepted these certificates as fulfilling the learning outcomes and assessment criteria set out in Annex 1 of Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 186 (M). The date in the last column is the last date on which that particular certificate will be issued. Applicants holding one of the certificates listed below can use it when applying for their UK Ships Cook Certificate of Competency, provided it is dated before the certification end date

6 Qualification Number 601/17/ 500/65/5 100/600/ 500/168/ 100/5858/8 500/610/ 100/60/8 500/661/X 500/650/0 100/6075/ 500/5910/5 100/61/X 100/68/ Qualification Title Award In Food Safety in Award in Food Safety for Award in Food Safety in Food Safety for Supervision of Award in Safety in Award in Safety in Food Safety Supervision for Supervision of Level Awarding body (Full name) Awarding body (short name) Certification End Date ABC ABC 1/1/017 ASCENTIS ASCENTIS 0/09/016 City & Guilds C&G 0/09/016 EDI EDI 1/1/016 EDI EDI 1/0/015 NCFE 8/0/015 NCFE 8/0/015 Pearson EDI Pearson EDI 0/0/01 ASCENTIS ASCENTIS 0/09/015 CIEH CIEH 1/1/015 City & Guilds C&G 0/06/016 NCFE 1/0/016 OCNW OCNW 1/07/

7 More Information Seafarer Safety and Health Branch Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Bay /17 Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road, Southampton, SO15 1EG. Tel : + (0) mlc@mcga.gov.uk. Website Address: General Inquiries: infoline@mcga.gov.uk File Ref: MC018/001/006 Published: January 017 Please note that all addresses and telephone numbers are correct at time of publishing. Crown Copyright 016 Safer Lives, Safer Ships, Cleaner Seas