ONE complex issue in the implementation of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) is the divergence of stakeholders' perspectives.

Stakeholders articulate their views depending on how compliance with the convention will impact their respective primary concerns which they hope to advance and protect. Understanding the major stakeholders' differing perspectives on the implementation of the STCW Convention could help identify the next steps in this archipelago's implementation of the convention.