MARINA, PRC reach an impasse | MARCH 2013 |
Many if not most people in the manning community thought that the looming de-recognition of Philippine-issued STCW certificates posed by European maritime authorities would compel government agencies to close ranks in a bid to eliminate the threat. Especially so with the issuance of the Presidential edict, Executive Order No. 75 that designates the Transportation department, through the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), as “the single administration in the Philippines responsible for the oversight in the implementation of the STCW Convention, as amended.”
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MOL Safety Conference 2013 held in 4 cities TOKYO—Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL) President: Koichi Muto announced recently the presentation of the MOL Safety Conference 2013 at the following four cities around the world from mid-February through early March: On February 13, 130 seafarers participated in the Safety Conference in Mumbai, India; a week later, on February 19, another 150 MOL seafarers attended the Conference in Zadar, Croatia. In Manila, MOL gathered 180 Filipino seafarers on February 29 to take part in the Conference; and another 70 participants in the Tokyo Conference on March 6. |
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CADETSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM MOL introduces onboard new seafarer training program Japanese shipowners and operators have been investing heavily in recent years in cadet training, notably among them Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL). MOL President Koichi Muto announced early this month that the company had built additional training facilities and cabins on cadet training vessels and started a new onboard intensive training program, called Cadet Actual Deployment forEducation with Tutorial (CADET Training).
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