TIM eMagazine Vol.3 Issue 10
MARINA bags ‘Best Regional
Identification Document’
award for the SID project
T
he Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) bagged the
“Best Regional Identification Document” award at the
High Security Printing (HSP) Asia Conference held in
Hanoi, Vietnam for its development of the Seafarer
Identity Document (SID) project to be implemented early
next year. It bested six competitors including the Hong
Kong ID, the new Taiwan e-Passport, the new Thailand
e-Passport, and the new Afghanistan ID, among others.
The SID project is developed in compliance with the standards of
the International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention No. 185 or the
Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention 2003, as amended. Generally,
the SID will provide the easy facilitation of our Filipino seafarers’ shore
leave, cross border, transfer, and repatriation, by doing away the stringent
requirement of visa.
Initially, the SID, which complements the existing Seaman’s Identity
and Records Book (SIRB), is renewable every five years. Filipino seafarers
can avail the benefits of SID in any of the 34 countries that have likewise
ratified the ILO Convention No. 185 or the SID Convention including
France, the Republic of Korea, and Spain.
In its eventual implementation, the MARINA will prioritize overseas
Filipino seafarers in the application for the SID, but domestic Filipino
seafarers may also avail of such document.
MARINA PROFESSIONAL IDs,
VALID DOCUMENTS
T
he Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) reiterated that
its Professional Identification Cards issued to Merchant
Marine Officers are valid documents for financial
transactions with banks and other accredited financial
institutions.
The MARINA issued this clarification following reports
it has received from a number of licensed marine officers
that some commercial banks refuse to recognize MARINA
Professional Identification cards as a photo bearing identification card.
Memorandum Circular No. M-2016-019 issued by the Bangko Sentral ng
The MARINA is committed to uphold quality of the Philippine maritime
human resources through the provision of extensive trainings and
technologically-advanced documentations to our Filipino seafarers.
The development of the SID is one of the initiatives in making this
commitment possible.
Atty. Maria Rowena Hubilla, Director of the MARINA – Manpower
Development Service (MDS), received the award on behalf of the
agency, together with a representative from the FMC Research Solutions,
Incorporated – the MARINA’s third party consultant in the development of
the SID project.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) was awarded the same
recognition for its electronic passport (ePassport) in 2016.
The HSP Asia Conference is an annual international event organized by
the Reconnaissance International – a leading global source of business
intelligence on holography and authentication for document security,
personal identification, and brand protection. The company hosts various
conferences as a venue for international experts to discuss the latest
advancements on anti-counterfeiting, anti-diversion, document and
brand protection, and holography.
The HSP Asia Conference 2018 was attended by 56 world class
exhibitors and key players in the field of high security printing documents
industry and a total of 318 attendees coming from 139 organizations from
over 39 countries, predominantly from Europe and Asia.
http://marina.
gov.ph/
Memorandum Circular No. M-2016-
019 issued by the Bangko Sentral ng
Pilipinas categorically included MARINA
Professional Identification Cards as one
comparable with the GSIS card, SSS
card as well as the Driver’s License.
Pilipinas categorically included MARINA Professional Identification Cards
as one comparable with the GSIS card, SSS card as well as the Driver’s
License.
The Circular states that “the Professional ldentification Cards (lD cards)
issued by the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) may be considered as
a photo-bearing lD document issued by an official authority comparable
in quality with those issued by the Government Service Insurance System
(GSIS), Social Security System (SSS) cards, and Land Transportation Office
(LTO) and eligible to facilitate financial transactions of the holders of
MARINA issued lD cards.
For this reason, subsection X806.2.c. of the Manual of Regulations for
Banks requiring the presentation of a photo-bearing lD document issued
by an official authority shall mean to include said MARINA lD cards".
http://marina.gov.ph/
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