MANILA, PHILIPPINES – To ensure quality maritime education and training in the country, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has recently issued new training standards for four (4) mandatory courses as part of Philippines continuing compliance with its obligations under the International Convention on Standards, Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) for Seafarers 1978, as amended. These continue reading : MARINA SETS TRAINING STANDARDS FOR 4 MANDATORY STCW COURSES ON IGF, POLAR CODES

MANILA, PHILIPPINES — The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) through the MARINA Advisory No. 2020-71, has issued the guidelines on the implementation of remote inspection / re-inspection relative to the conduct of course approval of Maritime Training Institutions (MTIs) and other MARINA-Authorized Training Providers (OMATPs) and Accreditation of Assessment Centers (ACs), including the conduct of monitoring continue reading : MARINA Releases Guidelines on Remote Inspection, Monitoring, Surveillance of MTIs, ACs, OMATPs

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), through its Advisory No. 2020-73 has recently issued a one year extension for expiring STCW Certificates of Filipino seafarers which are expiring from 13 March 2020 to 31 December 2020. This extension is broader compared to the previous extension for STCW certificates which only covered those expiring continue reading : One Year Extension of Expiring STCW Certificates From March 13 to December 31, 2020 now implemented – MARINA

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) and Marino Party-list Representative Sandro Gonzalez have welcomed the pronouncement of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, ordering the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to extend assistance to stranded seafarers abroad due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a televised public address Monday night, the chief executive of the Marino continue reading : MARINA, MARINO PL solon welcome President Duterte’s order to DFA to assist stranded seafarers abroad amid COVID-19 pandemic

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has published guidelines on the optimization of physical distancing and carriage of passengers on board passenger ships as a way to boost ridership in public transportation. This is in response to Resolution No. 67 issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases continue reading : MARINA publishes updated guidelines on physical distancing and authorized capacity of passenger ships operating in areas under MGCQ, GCQ

Manila, Philippines – The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has imposed a ban on dine-in for all food establishments operating within its premises nationwide and advised its employees and stakeholders to avail themselves of “take-out” services in its bid to slow if not to contain the spread of coronavirus. It has likewise directed the strict observance continue reading : MARINA IMPOSES BAN ON DINE-IN AND SMOKING IN ITS PREMISES NATIONWIDE

Bracing for the unique challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Transportation (DOTr), together with relevant government agencies performing maritime administration functions, continue to firm up preparations to ensure that the Philippines hurdle its mandatory audit under the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Member State Audit Scheme (IMSAS) scheduled to be carried out continue reading : MARINA, PHL Maritime Administration Continue to Firm Up Preps for International Maritime Audit in 2022

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), through its Circular No. SR-2020-02, has required the Philippine-registered ships to have an adequate design facility for Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) and holding tank, in compliance with the Annex IV of MARPOL 73/78, as amended where the country is a State Party to convention. Under the said continue reading : MARINA REQUIRES SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT FOR PH-REGISTERED SHIPS

Strengthening its commitment to make the Philippines an international crew change hub, the Department of Transportation (DOTr), through its maritime sector, conducted the first crew change operations outside Metro Manila at Port Capinpin in Orion, Bataan today, 5 September 2020. This, after all operational requirements for the location, such as the establishment of a One-Stop continue reading : DOTr CONDUCTS FIRST CREW CHANGE OPERATIONS AT THE PORT OF CAPINPIN IN BATAAN

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – As part of its efforts to further assist Filipino seafarers who are experiencing difficulties in crew changes and disembarkation and to promote their continued employment, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has issued MARINA Advisory 2020-67, which grants a one (1)-year extension for expiring Seafarer’s Record Books (SRBs) and Seafarers Identification and Record continue reading : GOOD NEWS: MARINA EXTENDS EXPIRING SIRBs, SRBs FOR SEAFARERS ONBOARD, ASHORE TO ONE YEAR