THE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) warned Filipino seafarers and industry stakeholders against maritime training and consultancy centers that are not accredited to offer Standards of Training ...

Renee Marazon, CEO of The Maritime Academy of Toledo Foundation, has announced that The Maritime Foundation has been approved by the U.S. Coast Guard to offer Standards of Training, Certification and ...

The modern merchant mariner is required to be competent in a number of skills and knowledge areas, such as firefighting, CPR, vessel security and even how to work as a team. Absent from this list is ...

Working at sea requires more than technical skills or experience, with the high-risk nature of maritime environments, every crew member must be equipped with standardized safety knowledge and ...

A THROWBACK to when Presidential Decree (PD) 474 was issued in 1974 reflects a maritime industry policy that is clear and conclusive: Develop a Philippine merchant fleet capable of moving passengers ...

The chairman of House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs has called on government agencies to comply with the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for ...

The directorate general of shipping (DGS), Mumbai, has extended the validity of the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) certificate for seafarers by 12 months in certain cases ...