Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) is ready to change the registration system of seafarers from the old physical to online registry system.
This changes is following the directive of President Rodrigo Duterte to all government offices to review all systems and requirements to eliminate long queuing and facilitate efficient delivery of services. He also set the 3 days standard processing time in any document application. Now POEA try to comply to serve all OFW and Filipino Seaman/Seafarer.
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Online Registration for Filipino Seafarers
Seafarer's Registration Certificates or SRC shall be replaced with an Online Registration System for Seafarers by September 15, 2016 based on POEA Governing Board Resolution No. 13-2016.DOLE Secretary Silvestre H.Bello III signed GB Resolution No. 13, Series of 2016 with POEA Administrator and Governing Board Vice-Chair Hans Leo J. Cacdac, and members Felix M. Oca, Estrelita S. Hizon, Alexander E. Asuncion, and Milagros Isabel A. Cristobal.
Bello said the online registry shall benefit around 50,000 SRC applicants per year, and remove long lines at POEA offices. The online seafarer registry shall likewise pave the way for the development and implementation of a universal identification system for Filipino seafarers.
He said the way forward is to have a universal ID system for seafarers that is acceptable to all government agencies and Port States in compliance with ILO Convention No. 185 or the Seafarer’s Identity Document Convention.
The Board directed the POEA to link up with the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) to look into the possibility of data sharing and development of a universal ID system for seafarers.
The POEA online registration for seafarers will be implemented until a universal ID system is in place.
Before the implementation of the online registration system, POEA shall conduct an extensive information dissemination campaign to seafarers and licensed manning agencies.
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