Filipino seafarers will be trained on how to prevent pollution of the marine environment due to discharges of oil, chemicals, sewage and household waste from ships. According to Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) news …….
“The MARPOL training supports the 22-point labor and employment agenda of President Benigno Aquino III which emphasizes investment in the country’s human resource, our top resource, to make them more competitive and employable while promoting industrial peace based on social justice,” Baldoz said.
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In 2009, the Professional Regulation Commission issued Memorandum Circular 09-24, Series of 2009 stating that MARPOL 73/78, Annexes 1-6 may be taken separately or as a single training course.
The circular noted that MARPOL training course taken from maritime training centers that are duly accredited by the MTC or recognized by the Board of Marine Deck and Engineer Officers shall be accepted.
The memorandum also stipulated that in case the training for MARPOL is conducted by the training entity of a manning agency, the said training entity must likewise be accredited by the MTC and the training must be taken for a minimum period of five days.
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September 27, 2010 by Divina
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