By Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star)
Major players in the local maritime industry commended the Aquino administration for averting the displacement of about 80,000
Filipino seafarers contributing about P4.5 billion in remittance every year.
The Department of Transportation and Communications together with the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) have finalized the implementing rules and regulations of Executive Order 75 signed last April 30 by
President Aquino.
The guidelines helped solved the issues raised by the European Maritime Safety Agency that conducted a performance audit and threatened to submit an unfavorable recommendation to the
European Commission on the Philippines’ compliance with the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) for seafarers.
EO 75 designated the DOTC, through MARINA, as the single administration in the Philippines responsible for the oversight in the implementation of the 1978 International Convention on STCW for seafarers.
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