INTERCARGO BRIEF on the Outcome of IMO HTW 12
23-27 February 2026
The twelfth session of the IMO’s Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW 12) met between Monday, 23 and Friday, 27 February 2026.
The following topics were discussed:
- Development of Training Provisions for Seafarers on Ships Using Alternative Fuels and New Technologies
- Scoping exercise of fatigue-related provisions
- Comprehensive review of the 1978 STCW Convention and Code


