Maritime
MARINA hosts 2nd APEC Strategy
Planning Meeting for Seafarers
T
he Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) hosted
the 2nd Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
(APEC) Strategy Planning Meeting for the Seafarer
Excellence Network of the Asia Pacific (SENAP) on
03-05 April 2019. The Korean Institute of Maritime
and Fisheries Technology (KIMF) assisted in
organizing the three-day meeting.
The SENAP is a comprehensive network that promotes
information sharing and skills transfer between the seafarers,
the academe, and other industry stakeholders.
At the three-day meeting, the APEC delegates finalized
the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the establishment and
the sustainable operation of the SENAP. The APEC member
economies also discussed the development of a seafarer
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career path from maritime education and training, pre-sea
service, recruitment, sea service, post-sea service, and further
professional development.
KIMFT President Lee Dong Jae emphasized the importance
of extending support and sharing of best practices among
experts in the production of efficient maritime workforce in
the APEC community.
“With the strong cooperation between APEC economies, the
establishment of SENAP has taken shape to what it currently
is – a substantial platform for achieving seafarer excellence
through a network of maritime education and training best
practices, capacity building programs, as well as maritime
policies and regulations across the region,” KIMFT President
Lee Dong Jae said.
The MARINA likewise encouraged the APEC delegates to
be unwavering in their efforts to promote the welfare of the
seafarers and the development of the maritime industry.
“We continue to beam with pride because of the passion
and unity among APEC member economies to develop a
maritime workforce known for their professionalism, moral
standards, and excellence in service. Let us implement greater
efforts to promote skilled maritime labor mobility within the
APEC community and other nations in need of our seafarers,”
MARINA – STCW Office OIC Executive Director Rear Admiral
Virme Torralba said.
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