Maritime
Integrity of licensure
exams assured by
SCTW office
N
ow, the integrity of examinations
in licensure for both deck and
engine department marine
officers will be surely assured
and strictly implemented, thanks
to the adoption of new measures
aimed at this.
Included is a new system adopted by the SCTW
Office in the administration of licensure exams,
which has been in its pilot testing process last
October. Pilot testing has been done at the
MARINA Central Office while regular examinations
using the present system will continue at AMOSUP
testing facility in Intramuros, Manila.
Another welcome addition is the actual test
questions which is now available for viewing at the
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MARINA website.
Adding more convenience on the part of those
taking exams so they can have a glimpse on what
will be asked, and have more time for reviewing.
The questions have all been updated and are more
than just mere guide questions. It is also mandated
that according to law, the questions used in the
previous year must also be published, and 20
percent of these questions have to be replenished
every year. The law also stipulates that uploading
of the questions may take place every quarter,
semi-annually or in just one sitting for as long
as the total is 20 percent. Questions not nec-
essary during the recent evaluation have been
eliminated.