Sometimes watching the progress of an event in shipping regulation can be quite depressing, in that everyone knows what the answer is, but no-one is either willing or able to make it actually happen. A good case in point is the Philippines finally...
The Philippines Congress has passed a bill that will see a single maritime authority becoming responsible for the training and certification of its seafarers as the government seeks to stave off a threatened ban on Filipino officers by the...
For the Philippines crewing industry it is a time of waiting after the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) wrapped up its second audit this year of the country’s maritime training institutions for compliance with STCW.
This week the Philippines maritime training industry is undergoing its crucial second audit of its STCW compliance by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA).
Spending the first two days of this week visiting companies in Manila for the upcoming Seatrade Magazine Philippines country report it was clear October’s audit of the country’s compliance with STCW by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) is...
Manila: With a single entity now in charge of overseeing the implentation of STCW in the Philippines Nicasio Conti of the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina), says they “are ready” for this week’s STCW audit by the European Maritime Safety Agency...