The Philippine Maritime Industry Authority gave assurance that it is working to improve standards on seafarer training and certification as Pres. Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. announced that the country had been given three months to comply with EU standards.
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He said among the steps taken include “technical cooperation projects and bilateral agreements, to sustain the recognition of the European Union to the STCW certificates issued by the Philippines to seafarer officers.” This was the first time the agency was invited to a Cabinet meeting since its creation in 1974, he said.
Almost 50,000 Filipino seamen working in European vessels could lose their jobs if the Philippines did not address these deficiencies, the EU agency noted.
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