Marino Filipino TV

23/08/2024

Episode 80

Today tatalakayin ulit natin ang di lang masalimuot bagkus super maling MARITIME EDUCATION ng CHED. Himayin natin:

Ang ating maritime education is supposedly a 4yrs baccalaureate programmes. CHED scheme is 3yrs classroom instructions and 1 yr OBT, in short 3 + 1. But wait bakit pag sumakay ang student as rating eh need nya na 3yrs classroom instructions and 36mos OBT to graduate, meaning naging 3+3 na o naging 6yrs na bago sya makatapos ng baccalaureate programmes. Maling mali di ba? Ano yan double standards? Di ba only proves CHED do not really understand talaga ang STCW. Ang 12mos o 36mos OBT requirements eh para sa mga cadets na tapos ng mag aral na naghahangad ng maging OIC bakit ginamit sa completion ng education? Ganun ba kababaw ang pag intindi ng mga involve sa education ng ating mga maritime students? And take note yung 4yrs eh magiging 6 to 10yrs course kasi bago makasakay ang student ng barko eh need nilang magkompleto ng documents. And take note na since 2006 MLC requires seafarers including student ng 9 months contract, kaya 2 contracts ang need ng cadet to complete the OBT including their stay ashore that will take them more or less 6-7yrs to graduate. Mas masaklap ang student na sasakay ng rating that will need 36 months OBT, imagine need ng 4 contracts plus yung itatagal nya sa shore waiting sa susunod na deployment? A whoooopping 10-11yrs bago sya makagraduate, stupidity to the fullest from the beginning na maging BS ang programmes. Ang isa pang masakit pag di nakasakay ang students, they will never graduate or complete the BS programmes, tama ba? Wala bang legal obligations ang agencies and institution offering this kind of education?

Even EMSA in their observation last 2017 said and asked why most of our student took 10yrs to graduate, and further observed na there were even student who graduated after 22yrs. Bakit walang ginawa ang CHED? Why our self proclaimed super experts keep on addressing the problem doing the same things and expecting different results?
There were shortcomings and recommendation but EMSA never told us to keep on changing our maritime education curriculum, meron ba?

Nakakahiya na after 18yrs of struggles addressing the same problem of EMSA in our monitoring and implementation of a minimum standard that STCW requires, till now nagkakandarapa at nasa maling direction pa din ang landas na tinatahak ng mga pretenders, self proclaimed super experts and academes na patuloy sa pagpapalubog ng ating maritime industry. Sana tumigil na kayo, EMSA only requires us to address some isssues in our monitoring and implementation ng atin maritime education. EMSA never requires CHED to change our maritime education curriculum because they can not do that to a sovereign state like the Philippines.

Opinion lang po ng isang retired seafarer and a former Captain of a ship
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11/07/2024

Episode 55

Panahon na naman ng pagtatapos ng mga maritime students ng kanilang 3yrs classroom instructions. Talakayin at himayin nga natin ang magiging future ng mga ito.

Baccalaureate ang ating system ng maritime education, 3yrs sa classroom at one year sa onboard ng barko (OBT). Isang masalimuot at maling system ng education. Bakit?

Mali in the sense na after 3yrs ng classroom instruction at di nakasakay ng barko, ang kawawang student ay di makaksa-graduate ng BS EDUCATION na inoffer ng MHEIs. Masasayang ang libo libong ginastos ng mga magulang ng students and will end up under grad ng BS Programme for the rest of their lives. Di ba mali at me pananagutan dito ang Maritime schools at CHED? Di ba me legal implication ito since MHEIs offered a 4yrs course pero 3yrs lang ang structured curriculum at pababayaan na ang students to find a way to complete their education. According to previous report 5k out of 25k lang ng mga students ang nakakasakay ng barko to complete their education and graduate the BS programme, so what will happen to the majority of students na di makakasakay ng barko?

Kawawa talaga ang mga di makakasakay na student who will be left under graduate na umaasang sanang makaahon sa kahirapan. Imagine unang araw pa lang ng student sa pangarap nyang maging seafarers eh gastos na, hanggang maging seafrers sya till retirement eh walang humpay na gastusin ang kanyang haharapin? Its almost a losing case kasi mukhang walang pakialam ang mga taong involve sa Maritime education at pati na ang lead agencies including our government. Hay naku

Opinion lang po
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27/06/2024

Episode 50

DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac declared a ban on the deployment of Filipino seafarers onboard commercial ships belonging to principals whose vessels have previously been attacked by Houthis while transiting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

In light of recent security concerns and escalating threats in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has decided to take a proactive stance to ensure the safety of Filipino seafarers. Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac has announced a ban on the deployment of Filipino seafarers to commercial ships operated by principals whose vessels have a history of being attacked by Houthi forces.

This decision comes after a thorough risk assessment and consideration of the dangers posed by the ongoing conflict in the region. The Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden are critical maritime routes but have become increasingly perilous due to the frequent attacks on commercial vessels. The safety and well-being of Filipino seafarers are of paramount importance to the DMW, and this measure aims to mitigate the risks they face while fulfilling their duties at sea.

Secretary Cacdac also said DMW will continue to monitor the situation closely and work with international maritime organizations to ensure that Filipino seafarers are protected and informed about the risks in high-risk areas. Principals and shipping companies are urged to comply with this directive and prioritize the safety of their crew by avoiding routes and regions with high incidences of piracy and armed conflict.

24/06/2024

Episode 48

Pasama ng pasama ang kalagayan ng mga Filipino seafarers na dumadaan sa Red Sea at Gulf of Aden. Recently binomba na naman ang isang barko sa Red Sea na me sakay na 22 tripulanteng pinoy, ang MV TUTOR. Sa kasamaang palad me isang engine personnel pa ang nawawala up to now. Ang nakakatakot sa ginawang pag atake eh gamit na ang remotely operated boat na me explosives switching from aerial drones. Mas accurate kasi ang boats at can carry more explosives that can kill more people onboard and can sink a ship.

Ano ba talaga ang dapat gawin ng gobyerno ng ating mahal na PBBM at ng lead agencies to address the clear and present danger situation affecting the lives our seafarers. Kahit yung mga maiingay na politikong pumapel sa complicated magna carta eh mukhang napipi at nabingi yata sa mga balitang ito. Even our sector representative eh mukhang nalulon din yata ang dila at nawalan ng pandinig. Asan na din ang mga stakeholders?

Filipino seafarers are dying and yet this very same people pretending to be seafarer’s protector and crusaders eh mukhang nananahimik. Asan ba sir over my dead body at sir training ship? We are paying you through our taxes to protect all citizens of the Philippines, nasan na kayo? Dito nyo ipakita ngayon ang pagmamalasakit nyo wag lang puro POGO. Marami pa sana akong pupulsan pero I know masasayang lang at marami sanang pwedeng i-suggest but I know na di rin papakinggan.

Anyway again no offense meant at opinion lang ng isang retired seafarer and a former Captain of a ship. 🇵🇭🇵🇭

17/06/2024

Where is government's ease of doing business?

THE crewing industry is trying its best to deploy as many as possible Filipino seabased workers, both traditional seafarers and workers on board cruise ships.

But the government itself is preventing the industry from carrying this out to the detriment of Filipinos and to the benefit of crew from other labor-supplying countries.

During the recent Expo Maritime Philippines 2024: Cruise Travel Tourism and Maritime Career Convention, PTC chief of Talent Acquisition Group Capt Ronaldo Enrile identified bureaucracy as one problem that hinders Filipinos from taking advantage of the burgeoning opportunities in the cruise industry.

“Before we can deploy a crew on a new vessel, we need to first accredit the principal, if it's a new principal. Then we need to, once it's accredited, enroll the vessel at the DMW.

“This takes time because the manning agency will have to ask the principal to go to the nearest Philippine embassy to have the agency stamped with the red ribbon. Then they will send it here.
And then they have to submit the other documents, like the vessel's particular salary.”.

The same is true with cruise personnel. It takes about two weeks before a crew can be deployed. “That's our experience. One week is okay, but for the owner, one week is too long because in other countries, they can deploy the crew on the same day.

“They don't need to enroll the vessel and accredit the principal. They can just let the crew sign the contract and deploy them,” Capt Enrile said during the convention organized by Ms Rachelle Lopez’s WMOC Group of Companies.

He suggested that the government should address this; otherwise, “we will lose these positions to other nationalities.” And once the country loses these positions, it is difficult to regain them.

Thus, Capt Enrile was empathic in declaring at the Convention: “We want employment for our Filipino seafarers. We are doing all the marketing. We are going around the world to market the Filipinos, but the government should help us.”

When will we stop shooting our foot?

17/06/2024

Episode 47

In the latest development in Houthis attacked on merchant ships transiting areas like Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean, numbers of ships as well as their crew onboard became casualties of an ancient religious war that they have nothing to do with. Seafarers specially, Filipino seafarers casualties is increasing everyday but no effective protection has been drafted by international shipping community, letting this poor seafarers exposed to dangers that this senseless attacked on commercial ships brings.

Even our local regulatory bodies are at lost on how to approach and solve this problem. Messages to seafarers onboard ship such as be careful, be vigilant and prayers will not solve this miseries. Asking our seafarers not to go onboard or invoke the right to refuse sailing with ships transiting this high risk areas are easily said than done. Ships are not like jeepney, taxi or a bus na pwede mo ipara agad agad at bumaba ka. No solution and the best prevention is educate or make our seafarers aware about the hazards of going onboard and let them decide kung gusto nilang sumampa o hindi. Then give them alternative job kung hihinto sila sa pagsakay sa international ships.

Domestic shipping can now have the chance to use seafarers who at the moment do not want to go onboard ships. Offering international seafarers a bit adjusment to salary will entice them to consider working domestically. And government to give assistance to domestic shipowners on the difference of salary as subsidy.

Anyway our government must give a deeper look to solve this problem. Rescuing Filipino seafarers everytime their ship is hit by missiles is a band aid solution not a prevention. There must be a concrete solution on this catasthropic situation that our gallant seafarers are facing now. Nasaan na ba ang ating sector representative na kada election lang naalala ang mga seafarers. Di ba Sirs kayo ang dapat mag-spearhead ng solution sa problema ng mga seafarers kasi ginagamit nyo ang sector namin tuwing election?

Protection and prevention is now needed to avoid further casualties mga Sirs.

No offense meant and opinion lang po ng isang concerned retired seafarer and a former Captain of the ship. 🇵🇭🇵🇭

15/06/2024

Episode 46

Capt. Ed Flores Opinion

ANO BA ANG RESPONSIBILITIES NG CHED AND MHEIs SA MGA STUDENTS NA NAKATAPOS NA NG 3YRS CLASSROOM INSTRUCTIONS SA NATITIRANG 1YR OBT NG KANILANG STUDENTS?

Talakayin at puntuhan naman natin ang dapat na responsibilidad ng CHED and MHEIs sa mga estudyanteng nakatapos na ng 3yrs Classroom Instructions at need to go onboardship to complete their Bachelor’s degree.

The BS DEGREE in Maritime Education is most complicated education idagdag pa without direction. Why?

The programmes start with a 3yrs classroom instruction plus 1yr OBT. The maritime education has only 3yrs structured curriculum, OBT has no curriculum. At to think na wala man lang direction ang remaining 1yr ng OBT, in short anything goes. Ang masakit pa gusto ng CHED and MHEIs na ibigay ang responsibilities sa shipowners at LMAs to educate and train the students ayos ah. Imagine tutulungan na lang ng endusers ang schools sa di nila maibigay na laboratories, uutusan pa. Hehe

For everybody’s info, yung 1yr OBT ay ie-enroll pa ng student sa school as a requirement for completion ng BS degree at magbabayad ng 40 units kahit mostly ng students eh sariling sikap sa paghahanap ng barko. Even ang sponsored at selected students eh nagbabayad ng tuition fee sa MHEIs na wala naman laboratories na naibigay. Saan napunta yung bayad sa 40units na wala naman efforts ang schools pagsampa onboard ang student. Walang instructors, walang utilisations ng facilities sa MHEIs at any incidentals na gastos ang school, so bakit binayaran ng student ang OBT, di ba dapat wala?

At ang masakit pa pag uwi ng students papahirapan pa ng STO sa mga kabalastugang tanong na di naman ginawa ng student onboard ship. And take note (no offense meant), mostly ng STO ay young guys di pa well experienced officers onboard ship. And how they graduated without grades since part ng education nila ang OBT? Me mga nakatapos ng 3yrs program na Cum Laude, pano nangyari eh di pa nga sila tapos mag aral? Pano kung napauwi o ayaw ng maging seafarer ang student during their OBT, cm laude pa din ba?

Ito ang BS Degree na walang direction at kahiya hiya but yung mga involved in develepment and implementation ng BS MARITIME Degree are so proud and even calling them experts (saan?).

Offering a 4yrs course na only 3yrs ang structured curriculum at pag di nakasakay sa barko for OBT eh will be left undergraduate for the rest of their lives is an injustice to all students. Accordingly sabi nila ito ha, there are approximate 25,000 students daw sng nakakatapos ng 3yrs classroom instructions but only 5,000 managed to go onboard. Meaning 20,000 students will never graduate for the rest of their lives, makatarungan ba?

O ayan mga legislators and PBBM baka naman masolusyunan nyo yan instead of creating a redundant law.

Again no offense meant, issues lang from a former seafarer and a retired Captain of the ship.. 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

15/06/2024

Anytime, abandon ship na daw sila at naghihintay lang ng tulong mula sa gobyierno. Sila ang mga Marinnong Pinoy sakay Ng MV Tutor na nakaranas Ng double-missile attack ng Yemeni Houti militants.

15/06/2024

15/06/2024

12/06/2024

Episode 44

Good day again to all seafarers, stakeholders and our regulatory bodies. Today pag usapan o himayin nga natin kung ang Domestic Ships eh cover ba ng STCW. In my research and readings, nadaanan ko ang isang Article ng isang respected institution na EduMaritime regarding domestic shipping. Puntuhan nga natin:

According to EduMaritime STCW regulations do not apply to vessels inland(domestic), seagoing ship below 200 Grt and un-inspected vessels.

Ayan di ba maliwanag yan na ang domestic ships are not included in STCW Convention and Code na aking palaging sinasabi sa mga legit pretenders and non-practioners of the trade isama pa natin ang mga seafarers involved na sige ang pag interpret ng minimum standard of STCW. Minimum standard na nga di pa maintindihan at pilit inililiko for their own benefits and interest.

Imagine na dinala ng mga tao na ito sa paghihirap ang mga student at seafarers isama na ang industry. Isipin mo na marami ng mga students who did their 1yr OBT domestically at pagkatapos ay pinapayagan ng regulatory body to take the theoretical exam at practical assessment and issued COC. Malinaw na nalinaw that COC issued to OIC candidate that have done their OBT in a domestic ship is not compliance with what the STCW requires. Sa CHAPTERS ll/lll, OBT must be done onboard seagoing ship, and domestic ships according to definition sa STCW is not a seagoing ship. So di ba violation ng STCW CODE? Pero me imbentong DCOC daw, na as per convention eh di recognised, na another legit pretenders interpretation. Napaka simpleng Convention pinahirap pa at sige pang pinahihirap nga mga magagaling na walang alam sa business onboard ship.

Nakakalungkot lang na instead na magamit ng mga students at seafarers ang perang pinagsasamantalahan ng mga masasamang tao sa industry (kilala nyo naman sila di ba?) sa personal nilang pangangailagan eh napuputna pa sa mga walang kaluluwang elemento sa ating lipunan.

Anyway no offense meant at opinion lang po ng concerned retired seafarer and an ex-Captain of the ship.

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE SA BUONG SAMBAYANANG PILIPINO.. 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

12/06/2024

Day 2 cruise tourism and maritime careers convention @
SMX convention

12/06/2024

Day 2 jobs fair. Cruise tourism and maritime careers convention SMX Manila

12/06/2024

Bakit Po mas gusto niyo magtrabaho sa cruise ship?

12/06/2024

Bakit gusto mo sa cruise ship?

12/06/2024

Day 2 cruise tourism and maritime careers convention

SMX Convention Center

10/06/2024

Episode 44

In this episode talakayin naman natin ang last issue ko during my interview. Ito yung pinaka pang finale at challenging question ko sa entirety ng interview ko and my basis of my student selection.

"GIVE ME REASONS WHY SHOULD I TAKE AS OUR SELECTED CADET?"

What is my purpose on this? Sa tanong ko na yan ay parang summary ng english proficiency, convictions, his being articulate and the quality of the school in educating their students. I engaged the students in discussions na most efficient way of determining his pathway onboard ship. Ayoko ko kasi yung question about academics na most likely ang sagot ay na-memorised lang. I want the students to give their best shot in one of a lifetime opportunity to fulfill their dreams. I want the students to impress me as a Captain of a ship through practical answer to my practical question. Kasi kung theory ang itatanong mo then you are looking for future academes not officers of a ship. Specially that our maritime education is not anymore align with the new innovations of new generation of ships in International Shipping industry.

Anyway different shipping company have different style of selecting cadet, and for 25yrs interviewing selected students for our program, I can only say that I’m successful producing quality officers in our pool of selected student.

Opinion lang po ng ex-Captain of ship
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06/06/2024

Episode 43

In this episode pulsuhan naman natin ang issue ng mga student’s convictions kung bakit gusto nilang maging SEAFARER..

Basing on my personal experiences during my 25yrs of interviewing and selecting Students for our cadetship program ang pulsong kong ito. FYI all students na kinuha namin sa aming cadetship program ay ako ang personal na nag-iinterview. We normally take 40-50 students every year sa different schools. And I can personally say na I’m quite successful in my selection. I’m a traditional Captain who believes that to be a good seafarer, 95% skills that can only be learned and acquired on board the ship. 5% lang ang theoretical knowledge na matutunan inside the classroom, reminding you that this my opinion only. Kaya di ako masyadong focus sa pagtatanong regarding theory. So more on practical question ako focus. By the way ang selection namin ng studets eh yung naka-complete na ng 1st o 2nd year ng programmes. As per my opinion dito mo makikita o ma-aassess ang students.

During my interview naka focus ako sa character ng student at eto ang criteria ko:

-proficiency sa English kasi we have to know na need ng seafarer yun lalo na kung me pangarap na maging officer. Proficient sa English, everything follows.

-conviction ng Student kung bakit nya gustong maging seafarer.

-articulate dapat answering my query yung mala pang ms universe na question kasi one day he/she will need it dealing with people around him.

CADET, WHY DO YOU WANTED TO BE A SEAFARER?

Dito ako focus. Madalas na sagot sa akin ang mga sumusunod:

-I want to help my family
-I want to earn dollars
-I want to see the world free
-at minsan me nagbibiro pa na girls in every port

Not bad answers but only shows ng kababawan ng ating MARITIME EDUCATION. Kung di pa student at mag eenroll pa lang ng MARITIME EDUCATION siguro acceptable pa yun. Pero imagine na yung mga pa-graduate na yan pa rin ang sagot? Disappointing and a shame on the part of the MHEIs na di man lang nila na-educate ang student ng kanilang importance sa international shipping industry once naging taong barko na sila. Thousands of students na na-interview ko na not even one mentioned about his SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY sa gagalawan nyang mundo na dapat kasama sa education nila? All focus on monetary gain for being a seafarers. Kaya tuloy sila napapagsamantalan the first day pa lang nila sa classroom. Even one legislator yan ang pananaw, sabihin ba naman na di bale daw mahal ang tuition fee ng mga maritime student kasi bawi naman daw pagnakasakay na. Hehehe gumawa ng batas based sa corruption not knowing that the families of student now are suffering and will suffer more because od expensive tuition fee. Di talaga ako maka get-over sa statement nya. Hehehe

Maritime Education has deteriorated nung naging BS. It used to because tech-voc education na nag produce ng pillars ng maritime industry. It will further deteriorate kung gagawing ladderised ang maritime education. My suggestion is not to fix anything if ain’t broke. Put more emphasis on the social responsibilities ng student na aspiring to be officer onboard ship. Change the mentally of the student for ud to produce more officers that the international shipping industry needs.

Hope one day ang mga student na sasampa sa barko has already his conviction regarding his social responsibility as a seafarer.

No offense meant at opinion lang po ng isang former seafarer and an ex Captain of the ship.

03/06/2024

Episode 41

This is what all of us Captains should practice and exercise, RESPONSIBILITY. Navigation, Cargo operation, and maintenance of the ship is not anymore your duty to do but responsibility to oversee. Your scope of responsibilities as a Captain of the ship are extended to all corner of the ship, all people onboard including people ashore who will be affected in your sound or bad judgement.

As a prudent Captain you should first think about your officers and crew safety, protection and welfare onboard, adjust to being a businessman, lawyer, doctor, accountant, weather forcaster and readiness to face all kinds situations that lies ahead.

Its not enough that your are the owner’s representative or over all command of your ship. A Captain must be keened in protecting his shipowners interest and bearing in mind to earn money in every voyage that ship will do, in short he must be knowledgeable in commercial and business aspects of shipping to protect his shipowners to all unscrupulous people around him in shipping industry.He should not compromise the ship and crew safety and always sober to make a good decisions in every difficult situations and emergencies that will endanger his ship.

A Captain of the ship must know his right foot from his left foot before taking a command. Having a Master Mariner’s certificate is not enough and proper to call yourself a CAPTAIN of the ship unless you acted on it. So many more things to understand and learn because as Captain of a ship, everyday is another day of experience and horizons to explore. No exact education can teach how to be a good Captain, there are no exact sciences to run a ship with Mother Nature. Its our personal experience as Captain of the ship that counts.

Again a Master Mariner is a title, CAPTAIN IS A RESPONSIBILITY. Don’t call yourself a Captain kung di ka pa nakakapagmando ng barko, it’s improper and unfair.

No offense meant opinion lang po.. 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

30/05/2024

See you guys there,June 11 and 12@SMX
Convention Center!

23/05/2024

Episode 34

Dito sa Episode na karugtong ng Episode 33, balikan naman natin ang naging kasagutan ng European Commission sa submitted corrective actions natin sa shortcomings na CMO 20-2015 regarding sa kakulangan ng ating BSMT at BSMarE na some parts of management level KUP’s. Sinasabi sa extract ng European Commission Report of January 2018, and I quote:

According to Section 4.1 Of EMSA REPORT, ang curricula daw ng ating BSMT at BSMarE na na-established by CHED na CMO 20-2015 already include knowledge, understanding and proficiency by the relevant tables sa Chapter ll and lll ng STCW Code for MANAGEMENT LEVEL.

So dito malinaw na talagang ang MANAGEMENT LEVEL knowledge as per Chapter ll at lll ay kinakailangan ng estudyante sa ating education sa classroom according to EMSA at di sa mga active seafarers. Bakit nga ba napunta as training ng Seafarers ang MLC?

Pero according din sa EC Report na ang submitted corrective action ay may kakulangan pa rin. Nakita nila ang kakulangan sa mga magtuturo ng Management Level knowledge sa katauhan ng Instructors, developers ng programs at assessors are not required to be appropriately qualified.

But in 2017 MARINA and CHED provided a corrective action CMO 67 na nag addressed na sa kakulangan ng Management Level sa school. And finally in 2018 European Commission Report accepted the corrective action submitted and declared, I quote :

"This shortcoming is considered as having been addressed."

Di ba tinaggap na ng EMSA yung CMO 67 na kasagutan sa kanilang findings noon pang 2013? At take note na hinahanap ng EMSA ang Management Level knowledge sa Education of students sa loob ng classroom na nasagot na nga ng CMO 67? Bakit ginawang training ng seafarers?
Dahil sa maling direction ng sagot natin sa EMSA findings bumalik ulit ang problema nung 2020 na A-l/6 ulit sa ating Education na malinaw na nasagot na nga natin nung 2017 submitted corrective actions.

Siguro nararapat lang na pag aralan ulit maigi ang problemang ito instead na paulit ulit na pagbabago ng Education na walang direction and spending taxpayers money na yearly na naging habit na yata. At para maibsan na din ang problema ng mga Seafarers sa MLC na mandatorily required kahit wala sa STCW Code. We have to set straight all the issues para mawala ang mga miseries ng mga Students and Seafarers and to comply sa EMSA findings. Stop the TRIALS and ERRORS na ginagawa sa ating maritime industry. Napapahirapan na nga ang mga seafarers sa kasalukuyang kalagayan onboard sa high risk war zones, piracy, criminalisation, unscrupulous LMAs etc etc dadagdagan pa ng kalbaryo pagdating sa unnecessary TRAININGs na di naman required ng STCW.

No offense meant at opinion lang po ng concerned ex-Captain of a ship. Kayo ano opinion nyo?
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20/05/2024

Episode 32

On 8 March 2022, MARINA submitted to EMSA the corrective actions and response taken to the number of serious deficiencies. Ang seriuos deficiencies numbering to 6 key areas ay ang ating pagkukulang sa compliance natin sa 2010 STCW CODE for Seafarers na ating pinirmahan at ni-ratified as a member state. Malinaw sa 6 key areas deficiencies ay naka-addressed para sa Seafarers. And take note na ang basis ng deficiencies ay STCW for seafarers, bakit nakasama ang student na di pa seafarer?

Nagdiwang ang buong maritime industry at parang sinasabing ok na tayo sa EMSA and not mentioing na parang temporary reprieved lang ang ibinigay sa Pilipinas at me mga serious issues pa din tayong dapat i-address. Kung titignan at susuriin nating maigi ang reply sa atin ng EMSA, ang ibinigay lang sa ating consideration ay "consuelo de labo" lang kasi nga at this moment in time eh wala pang papalit sa atin o indespensable pa din tayo.

Pero ano ang ginawa natin, wala? Kasi at the moment mas concentrated ang mga pundits natin kuno sa maritime industry sa education ng student. No action has been taken to enchance further our submitted response sa EMSA on 6 key areas na naka addressed sa seafarers. Pag balik ng EMSA gagawa sila ng verifications sa 6 key areas na shortcomings natin based sa STCW. Kaya kung di natin gagawan ng corrective actions ang areas na kailangang pagtuunan, ano sa tingin nyo. Ang findings ng EMSA eh sa para seafarers pero sinasagot natin ng para sa students. We have to close those findings otherwise we are doom.

Nakakagulat nga na sa kasalukuyan eh me niluluto na namang curriculum (pang 5 times na yata yan since 2017), they call it ladderised education na accordingly combination yun ng tech voc at higher education or TVET. Imagine sa buong mundo pag gusto mong maging seaman eh kahit nga 16yrs old lang eh pwede na. So meaning baka high school graduate lang. Dito sa atin sa sobrang talino ng mga gumagawa ng curriculum na wala namang kinalaman sa operation ng barko ang mga namamayagpag at sabrang iingay regarding maritime education na malinaw na kahit sa STCW ay minimum requirements lang ang kailangan eh mga lawyers, super galing daw sa STCW na si Ma’am, mga captains at chief engineers daw na di pa nagagamit ang licenses nila at of course di mawawala ang mga legit pretenders. Parang ang sakit eh LBM pero aspirin ang gamot na ipapainom? Hehehe

Anyway opinion lang po ito ng isang concerned ex-seafarer na me 50yrs involvement sa maritime industry as a Captain, Marine Supt, Gen. Manager/Owner’s Rep of one prestigious company in Greece and now involved in training. 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭