The White List is a list of countries assessed by the International Maritime Organization as properly implementing the STCW-95 convention. As of 2006, the countries were: Algeria
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Australia
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Canada
Cape Verde
Chile
China*
Colombia
Comoros
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Denmark**
Dominica
Ecuador
Egypt
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guyana
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
IranIslamic Republic of
Ireland
Italy
Israel
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kiribati
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Liberia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malaysia
Malawi
Maldives
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia (Federated States of) Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Netherlands*** New Zealand**** Nigeria Norway Panama Papua New Guinea Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Republic of Korea Romania Russian Federation Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Saudi Arabia Senegal Singapore Slovak Republic Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Thailand Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Tuvalu Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom***** United Republic of Tanzania Uruguay Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yugoslavia
* Includes Hong Kong, China (Associate Member of the IMO) ** Includes Faroe Islands (Associate Member of the IMO) *** Includes Netherlands Antilles & Aruba **** Includes The Cook Islands ***** Includes Isle of Man, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar ***** As from 4 February 2003, the name of the State of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was changed to Serbia and Montenegro. Following the dissolution of the State of Serbia and Montenegro on 3 June 2006, all treaty actions relating to the provisions of the STCW Convention undertaken by Serbia and Montenegro continue to be in force with respect to the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Montenegro with effect from the same date, i.e. 3 June 2006.