01/09/2022
MARINA Press Release
26 August 2022
๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐๐จ๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ง-๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
MANILA -- The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has released MARINA Advisory No. 2022-41 on 04 August 2022, urging all seafarers onboard ocean-going merchant ships, whose certificates are already expired from 01 July 2022, to request for revalidation via expedite application through their Licensed Manning Agencies (LMAs).
Further, seafarers shall likewise submit the following to their respective LMAs in addition to the documentary requirements relative to the certificate being applied: (1) Copy of crew list; (2) Copy of Contract of Employment; (3) 1st page of SIRB/SRB and the relevant page with embarkation entry, and; (4) Attestation signed by the Master that the applicant is currently onboard.
All other Filipino seafarers with expiring STCW certificates were advised to apply for revalidation through their MISMO accounts, at least three (3) months prior to its expiration.
The revalidation of such certificates is in accordance with the existing MARINA policies, rules and regulations, and relevant provisions of the STCW Convention, 1978, as amended.
On 23 December 2021, the MARINA has issued an advisory granting a one (1) year validity extension for certificates expiring between the period 01 January 2022 to 30 June 2022.
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