The European Commission’s continued recognition of the Philippine certification for Filipino seafarers is a political decision and the Philippine government should not be complacent in enforcing international standards in training and educating mariners.
THE European Commission’s continued recognition of the Philippine certification for Filipino seafarers is a political decision and the Philippine government should not be complacent in enforcing international standards in training and educating mariners, a manning industry leader said at the weekend.
The decision practically averted a “crisis of monumental proportions,” Migrant Workers Secretary Ople said, as this would allow the 50,000 Filipino masters, officers and crew to continue working inEdgar Flores, general manager and ship owner representative of Eastern Mediterranean Manning Agency, said European shipowners cannot afford at this time to lose 50,000 Filipino seafarers whom they believe are very competent in seafaring.
The International Chamber for Shipping and the European Community Shipowners Association issued a statement “warmly welcoming” the EC decision. Ople, who is in Geneva for a United Nations conference for migrant workers, profusely thanked the regional bloc for recognizing the efforts of the Philippine government to correct deficiencies in maritime training and education for seafarers.
A letter by the EC Directorate for Mobility and Transport to the MARINA Administrator, a copy of which was obtained by BusinessMirror, listed the areas that the Philippines still need to improve on:Examination and assessment of competence;Availability and use of training facilities and simulators;Of these six areas of deficiencies, the EC said monitoring, supervision and evaluation of training and assessment is the “most critical.
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