Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista on Saturday welcomed the European Union’s decision to continue recognizing the certificates issued by the Philippines for Filipino seafarers.
Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista on Saturday welcomed the European Union’s decision to continue recognizing the certificates issued by the Philippines for Filipino seafarers.
The regional bloc cited the country’s “serious efforts to comply with the requirements, in particular in key areas like the monitoring, supervision and evaluation of training and assessment.” In their findings, the commission said the Philippines failed to guarantee that the requirements of the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers convention were met. Non-compliance with STCW, the EU warned, would bar Philippine seafarers from boarding European-flagged vessels.
The regional bloc also offered the country technical support to “further improve the implementation and oversight of minimum education, training and certification requirements, as well as living and working conditions” of Filipino seafarers. “This milestone development in the Philippine maritime industry augurs well for the future of Filipino seafarers who comprise the world’s largest maritime labor,” he said.
MARINA Administrator Atty. Hernani Fabia said that the “EC’s decision is a nod to the serious efforts taken by the country since the first EMSA inspection back in 2006.“
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