The Philippine government will be provided with a €4 million (around P240 million) technical assistance by the European Commission (EC) to help improve the education and training of Filipino seafarers. ManilaBulletin
In a statement Saturday, July 2, Maritime Industry Authority Executive Director Samuel Batalla said that Philippine maritime officials will discuss with their EC counterparts in Brussels next week the scope of work and how the aid would be utilized, particularly the inclusion of international labor best practices in the scope of the European Maritime Safety Agency .
He said it will provide the technical assistance for the training of Filipino seafarers to continue to meet the requirements of the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers Convention. The convention was the first to establish basic requirements on training, certification and watchkeeping for seafarers on an international level.
The MARINA executive explained that the inclusion of MLC 2006 seeks to expand the program, which aims not only to ensure compliance with the STCW Convention but also to share best practices relating to other international conventions concerning seafaring and the maritime industry in general.
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