Maritime
Credit : marina.gov.ph
MARINA partners
with PNU on exam
assessment
T
he Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has
partnered with the Philippine Normal University
(PNU) on the provision of technical assistance on
the assessment of the competence of the seafarers
anchored on the new assessment system under
MARINA – STCW Circulars 2018-08 and 2018-09.
Through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)
signed today, 15 March 2019, the MARINA – STCW office will be
assisted by the PNU in capacitating its Board of Examiners (BOE)
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and in reviewing the current Table of Specifications (TOS) for the
assessment of competence for various theoretical examinations.
The PNU will also work with the MARINA in the review of the
tools for assessment using universally-accepted pedagogical
methodologies, in the conduct of test item analysis to ensure the
validity and reliability of test items, and in the establishment of a
system for national and institutional passing percentage.
The implementation of the MARINA-PNU MOA will start on 18
March 2019 until 31 July 2019.
The MARINA expressed its utmost gratitude to the PNU for its
willingness to extend its resources to elevate the competencies of
MARINA – STCW officials and personnel.
The partnership with the PNU will allow the MARINA – STCW
Office to better perform its responsibilities to create and evaluate
the database of questions for competence-based examinations; as
well as to review and replenish the database examination systems
per required competence at a rate of 20% annually.
The MARINA issued STCW Circulars 2018-08 and 2018-09 for
the new rules and mandatory minimum requirements in the
assessment of competence of seafarers. The full STCW circulars
mentioned may be accessed via these links: stcw.marina.gov.ph/
stcw-circular-no-2018-08/ and stcw.marina.gov.ph/stcw-circular-
no-2018-09/. marina.gov.ph