It’s not been the easiest of years for the Philippines crewing industry with the crew change crisis and lockdowns at home and across the globe but the elephant in the room remains the European Maritime Safety Agency’s (EMSA) ongoing issues with...
The Philippines has started to undergo a key audit by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to finally determine whether the country’s standards of seafarer training meet those of the STCW code
The Philippines authorities say they have filed reports addressing all the deficiencies in its maritime training and certification found by the European Maritime Safety Agency’s (EMSA).
The elephant in the room at the CrewConnect Global conference in Manila this week was the Philippines failure to comply with the European Maritime Safety Agency’s (EMSA) standards for the implementation of the STCW Code and increasingly possible...
Up to half of the Philippines maritime schools may not make it to a “white list” that comply with the European Maritime Safety Ageny's (EMSA) standards for STCW compliance and certification.
The EU has voted not de-recognise Filipino seafarers certificates of competence (COC) despite have failed two audits of STCW compliance by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) last year.