TIM eMagazine Vol.4 Issue 2
MARINA hosts 2nd APEC Strategy
Planning Meeting for Seafarers
M
ANILA, PHILIPPINES – The 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 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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