The training is largely stigmatizing especially against people of African and Arab origin. A "pirate" always portrayed as "savage" black person and especially the photo of the "pirate" standing in front of a ship, of black skin and wearing a Kaffieh. The Kaffieh is the traditional Palestinian scarf and thus this image stigmatizes both blacks and Arabs (particularly Palestinians) as "savage" criminal pirates. STCW should be more considerate on what symbols and images to use in order not to stigmatize and criminalize those already constantly marginalized along racist lines.