Maritime
MARINA hosts Regional
Training Course on Maritime
Casualty Investigation
Capt. Michael
Squires – IMO
Credits : marina.gov.ph
T
o enhance the approaches in uncovering the causes
of maritime accidents and consequently prevent
future occurrences, the Maritime Industry Authority
(MARINA) hosted the ten-day Regional Training
Course on the implementation of the International
Maritime Organization (IMO) Casualty Investigation
Code in Manila on 05-16 November 2018.
MARINA OIC Vice-Admiral Narciso Vingson Jr. welcomed foreign
and local maritime professionals participating in the training and
encouraged them to make the most out of the learning experience
for the promotion of safety of life at sea and the protection of the
marine environment.
“Through this ten-day training, our objective is to be mutually
enlightened and to have a uniform understanding and application
on the provision of the Casualty Investigation Code. Therefore, we
will be better equipped with the understanding on the occurrences
and causes of the maritime casualties, to prevent losses of lives
and property at sea and to have a unified approach in conducting
maritime safety investigations,” Vice-Admiral Vingson said.
Moreover, Atty. Josephine Marie Uranza of the IMO Coordinator
for the Regional Presence for East Asia explained the technical
MARINA OIC Vice-Admiral Narciso Vingson Jr.
Regional Training Course on the
implementation of the International
Maritime Organization (IMO) Casualty
Investigation Code participants
Credits : marina.gov.ph
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