The aim of the course is to provide training to meet the minimum mandatory requirements for training and certification for masters, officers, ratings and other personnel for service on ships using fuels covered within the IGF Code, as per Regulation A-V/3 and Section A-V/3-1 of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1978, as amended, hereafter referred to as STCW.