26 April 2016 the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) officially opened and inaugurated its Standards of Training,Certification, and Watchkeeping (STCW) Satellite Office at the Associated Marine Officers’ and Seamen’s Union of the Philippines (AMOSUP) Seamen’s Hospital in Mandaue City, Cebu.
The ribbon cutting ceremony was lead by Administrator Mejia with the presence of STCWO Executive Director Estaniel, STCWO Deputy Executive Director Atty. Jabeth Dacanay, Cebu Regional Director Engr. Nanette Dinopol, Deputy Administrator for Regional Concerns Ch. Engr. Alfredo Haboc, and AMOSUP representative were Mr. Butch Lamug Special Assistant to the AMOSUP President, and Dr. Teody Alcantara, Medical Director of the Seaman’s Hospital.
MARINA Administrator Dr. Mejia message:
"This is an ideal example of the many ways constructive partnership and collaboration lead to better service to the maritime public. The seafarers themselves, through AMOSUP, have partnered with government by providing MARINA with computer hardware units and free space for the Cebu STCWO Extension Office."
He also cited,
Similarly, the ANGKLA PartyList, through its seat in the House of Representatives, have provided MARINA with both the legal framework and three regional office buildings necessary to ensure an efficient STCW administration. Seafarers in the region will no longer have to make special trips to Manila only for the issuance of their CoCs. (Certificates of Competency)."We would like to thank Dr. Conrad Oca (AMOSUP) and Cong. Jess Manalo (ANGKLA) for their constructive engagement and unwavering support to MARINA. This devolution of STCW functions to Cebu relates to the issuance of Certificates of Competency (CoC) for merchant marine officers. This will be followed eventually by devolution to other regions such as Mindanao and Western Visayas. A strong and efficient STCW administration is not built overnight, but with the kind of support that the seafaring sector is receiving from both AMOSUP’s Dr. Oca and ANGKLA’s Cong. Manalo, I am confident that the coming years will see the Philippines with a certification system that is without equal in the world.”
Seafarers in Cebu and nearby region can now apply their COC/COE in the MARINA- STCW Cebu Office.
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