TIM eMagazine Vol . 3 Issue 3
PRE-AUDIT MEETING AND DEVELOPMENT OF AUDIT PLAN FOR THE CONDUCT OF MOCK AUDIT IN PREPARATION FOR IMSAS 2021
T he Maritime Industry Authority ( MARINA ) held a Pre-Audit Meeting and Development of Audit Plan at Midas Hotel , Pasay City on 05- 06 April 2018 . The said inter-agency meeting was conducted as part of the preparatory activity in preparation for the IMSAS Mock Audit which is scheduled from 25 May to 05 June 2018 . The Philippines is scheduled to be audited in 2021 on its implementation and enforcement of mandatory international maritime instruments to which it is a party to .
The newly-appointed Deputy Administrator for Operations
The newly-appointed Deputy Administrator for Operations of the MARINA , Ms . Nanette Z . Villamor-Dinopol CESO V , graced the occasion and delivered a heart-warming speech to formally open the activities for the meeting . She informed the participants on the approval by the Department of Transportation of Department Order No . 2018-006 on the Creation of an Inter-Agency Council on the International Maritime Organization ( IMO ) Member State Audit Scheme ( IMSAS ).
of the MARINA , Ms . Nanette Z . Villamor-Dinopol CESO V , graced the occasion and delivered a heart-warming speech to formally open the activities for the meeting . She informed the participants on the approval by the Department of Transportation of Department Order No . 2018-006 on the Creation of an Inter-Agency Council on the International Maritime Organization ( IMO ) Member State Audit Scheme ( IMSAS ).
The Director of the Overseas Shipping Service , Atty . Jean Ver P . Pia , PhD , set the expectations and outputs for the two-day meeting . She also steered the review of the Pre-Audit Questionnaire and presented appendices of the Manual of Procedures for Auditors to serve as basis for the drafting of the audit plan . The Meeting consisted of series of discussions , in plenary and in groups , according to the teams developed during the Finalization of
List of Auditors and Calibration of Inter-Agency Auditors which were conducted on 30 January 2018 and 12-13 February 2018 , respectively .
The pre-audit plan was presented by each group on the last day of the meeting and were subjected to further discussions and critiquing which was facilitated by Engr . Jose Venancio A . Vero , Jr , Vice-Chairman of the MARINA IMSAS Technical Working Group and Regional Director of MARINA Regional Office VII .
The event was attended by representatives from the MARINA , Philippine Coast Guard ( PCG ), National Telecommunications Commission ( NTC ), Cebu Ports Authority ( CPA ) , Office for Transportation Security ( OTS ), Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority ( SBMA ), and National Mapping and Resource Information Authority ( NAMRIA ). marina . gov . ph
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