TIM eMagazine Vol.4 Issue 1
20th Philippines – Netherlands
Joint Committee on Maritime
Affairs (JCMA) meeting in Manila
on 20 March 2019. Both
delegations on discussion
Generally, EO 63 further strengthened the authority of the MARINA as the single
maritime administration, specifically in the implementation of the Standards of
Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping (STCW) for Seafarers 1978, as amended.
merchant fleet. In return, the Royal Association of Netherlands
Ship-owners (KVNR) have been assisting in the enhancement
of maritime educational programs of the Palompon Institute of
Technology (PIT) in Leyte for over a decade.
At the meeting, MARINA Officer-in-Charge Vice Admiral
Narciso Vingson Jr formally informed the Netherlands
on the signing of the Executive Order (EO) No. 63 and its
Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) few days after the
19th JCMA last year.
Generally, EO 63 further strengthened the authority of the
MARINA as the single maritime administration, specifically in
the implementation of the Standards of Training, Certification,
and Watchkeeping (STCW) for Seafarers 1978, as amended.
Moreover, the MARINA OIC presented the agency’s latest
digital platform known as the “MARINA Integrated Seafarers
Management Online (MISMO) System now being utilized in the
application and processing of the Seafarers Identification and
Record Book (SIRB) and STCW certificates, among others.
Vice Admiral Vingson also expressed his confidence of
the Netherlands' technical expertise to help the Philippines
in establishing the infrastructure needed in the successful
implementation of the agency’s plans and programs,
especially those incorporated in the 10-year maritime
industry development plan (MIDP) which the Dutch visitors
commended thereafter.
Miss Lieske Streefkerk-Arts of the Netherlands' Ministry of
Infrastructure and Environment assured the Philippines of their
continuous support in all of its efforts to enhance the country’s
seafaring and maritime industries.
Both parties agreed to maintain an open line of
communication to receive important reports on the country’s
maritime industry until the 21st JCMA meeting scheduled in
March 2020.
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