TIM eMagazine Vol.4 Issue 2
Promoting Quality Management
On Shipbuilding, Ship Repair
Industry participants
Credit: marina.gov.ph
MARINA promotes quality
management on shipbuilding, ship
repair industry
T
he Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has promoted
quality management on shipbuilding and ship repair
(SBSR) industry through an intensive workshop on the
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
9001:2015 on 10 – 11 April 2019.
ISO 9001:2015 focused on the implementation of an
organization’s Quality Management System (QMS) for the
consistent provision of efficient public service and implementation of
effective business processes.
Fifty (50) representatives from various shipyards in Mindanao were
briefed on the MARINA Circular 2018-02 or the SBSR – Quality
Management System (QMS) and its draft amendments based on
stakeholder suggestions raised at the 2nd National Shipyards
Convention held in Cebu City on November 2018.
Some of the suggestions made were a more relaxed compliance
policy, specifically for small shipyards in the country, and more
reasonable worker requirements, such as hiring a permanent naval
architect only for facilities engaged in shipbuilding and ship repair.
The MARINA also partnered with the Department of Trade and
Industry – Bureau of Philippine Standards (DTI-BPS) to encourage
the stakeholders to consider applying for ISO 9001:2015 certification
through the presentation of its benefits such as more disciplined
workforce, efficient operations, and commendable services.
“Being ISO 9001:2015 - certified shows that our SBSR facilities
are leveled or even better compared to the services offered by
international shipyards. Our collective efforts to upgrade our
facilities will result to a modernized SBSR industry, as envisioned in
the 10-year Maritime Industry Development Plan (MIDP),” MARINA
OIC Vice Admiral Narciso Vingson Jr said.
The workshop will also be conducted in Cebu City and in Manila
this year to cater to SBSR stakeholders in Visayas and in Luzon
respectively. http://marina.gov.ph/
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