President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has ordered the creation of an advisory board composed of representatives from authorities businesses, worldwide shipowners, and different stakeholders to deal with the deployment considerations of Filipino seafarers.
Based on the Workplace of the Press Secretary, Marcos issued the directive throughout a gathering with worldwide maritime employers and numerous shipowners in Brussels.
The President is in Belgium the place he’s slated to attend the ASEAN-European Union Summit later this week.
Marcos instructed the European Union’s transport officers in the course of the assembly that the Philippine authorities was working onerous to deal with certification points regarding Filipino seafarers to make them compliant with the Requirements of Coaching, Certification, and Watchkeeping (STCW) Conference.
“Our seafarers are of nice significance to the Philippines in lots of, some ways. Though we acknowledge that within the final a few years, the Philippines has carried out very nicely when it comes to being the main seafarers around the globe, nevertheless, with the altering state of affairs after the pandemic, with the altering state of affairs particularly once we speak about provide line issues, all of those areas must be revisited,” Marcos instructed shipowners and stakeholders.
“That comes with the coaching, adjustments within the curriculum, all of this stuff must be ascertained,” he added.
Malacañang mentioned the transfer was a part of the Marcos administration’s efforts to adjust to the requirements of the European Maritime Security Company (EMSA) requirements after the EU flagged the Philippines for deficiencies in native seafarer coaching and training.
An estimated 50,000 Filipino seafarers in European vessels are reportedly in peril of shedding their jobs on account of the Philippines’ repeated failure to hurdle the EMSA analysis over the previous 16 years. —Ivan Mayrina and Richa Noriega/NB, GMA Built-in Information
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