Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. is seeking “vigorous and sustainable reforms”
in the maritime industry for the Philippines to pass the European Union
safety audit in October and be able to save the jobs of Filipino seafarers
boarding European Union-flagged commercial vessels.
At least 360,000 Filipino seafarers are aboard EU vessels but their number
will be pared down by 80,000 initially if the Philippines flunks the safety
audit to be conducted by the EU Maritime Safety Agency.
Belmonte stressed the need to upgrade standards of training for the sailors
to ensure that all schools comply with international norms and principles.
Earlier, the German Shipowners’ Association (Verband Deutscher Reeder) has
warned that tens of thousands Filipino seafarers risk losing their jobs in
EU-registered ships if the Philippine government fails to pass the EU maritime
audit in October.
The International Chamber of Shipping, the world’s principal shipping
organization representing 80 percent of the world’s merchant tonnage, also
called the attention of President Benigno Aquino III in a letter to address the
EU’s concern over the country’s maritime industry’s failure to pass the audit
last April.
During his visit to Germany, Vice President Jejomar Binay disclosed after
meeting with some 50 German shipping titans in the seaport capital city of
Hamburg that they would keep their Filipino seamen and supported the country’s
efforts to pass the next EU maritime safety audit. Read the full Manila Standard article here http://manilastandardtoday.com/2013/06/12/80000-seafarers-face-job-loss/
3 comments:
fellow seafarers. i was having the same problem with you during vacation time. yung tipong wala ka ng ipon po sa loob ng tatlong buwang tambay. tapos di kapa makakasakay kasi walang bakante..
pwede po kayu sumulat sa email address ko
nilo.g.samson23@gmail.com
kong interesado po kayung i share ko kong paano ko nasolusyonan ang problemang ito.
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Seafarers who hold a current STCW Basic Safety Training certificate and require a Refresher course to renew or revalidate their certificate, can now also complete their STCW Refresher course online via eLearning if they have regularly engaged in safety and emergency drills and exercises onboard.
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