TABLE OF CONTENTS

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I. Introduction 1
II. Agency’s Mandate and Functions/Overview of the MARINA 1-4
III. Key Policy Issuances 5-20
1. MARINA Circulars/Rules and Regulations And
Implementing Rules And Regulations (IRR)
2. MARINA/STCW1 Advisories
IV. Operational Highlights (Comparative Analysis) 22-24
1. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
for CY 2018 vs. CY 2017

a. Ship Registration
b. Safety Certification
c. Shipping Company Franchise Certificates
d. Seafarer’s Certification
V. Programs/Plans/Activities/Projects/Strategies 25-46
1. Domestic Shipping Sector

a. Formulation of the Philippine Fishing Vessels Safety Rules

and Regulations (PFVRR) and Enhancement of Safety of
Fishing Vessels
b. Assessment on the Implementation of RA 92952
c. Reinforced MARINA-PCG Partnership on the Enforcement
of Maritime Rules and Regulations
d. MARINA-DOF Partnership for the Upgrading of Wooden-
hulled Motorbancas
e. Maritime Safety Forum
f. Reopening of the Manila-Davao Passenger Ship Route

2. Overseas Shipping Sector

a. Multi-sectoral Advisory Group on IMO Concerns (MAGIC)

Orientation/Workshop
b. Capacity-building on Maritime Casualty Investigation

1. The 1978 International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers
(STCW), as amended
2. Domestic Shipping Development Act of 2004
 c. Technical Seminar on the Cape Town Agreement and
International Convention on the STCW-F

d. IMO National Maritime Transport Policy Workshop for the

Development of the Philippine National Maritime Transport
Policy (NMTP)
e. MARINA Pre-Audit Meeting and Development of Audit Plan
for the Conduct of Mock Audit under IMSAS 2021
f. Inter-agency IMSAS Mock Audit Opening and Closing
Meetings
g. Deposit of Certificates of Accession to IMO Conventions

3. Maritime Manpower Sector

a. Formulation of the IRR of Executive Order No. 633

b. Launch of SIRB Online Appointment System
c. Opening of Additional Seaman’s Book Processing Centers
d. Full Compliance with the EMSA Audit Findings
e. “Peer-Assisted Evaluation Scheme Workshop” on STCW
and Maritime Education and Training (MET)
f. Calibration of Five Mandatory Maritime Training Courses
g. Conferment of the Best Regional Identification Award for
the Seafarer Identity Document (SID) Project
h. Online Evaluation and Appointment System for Theoretical
Exam for Marine Officers
i. Reduction of Processing Time through Online Appointment
and E-Payment System
4. Shipbuilding and Shiprepair Sector

a. Strengthened Collaboration with JICA

b. Continuing Capacity-building on Load Line Assignment of
Ships
c. Continuing Nationwide Internal Audit on Tonnage
Measurement and Load Line Assignment Systems of Ships
d. IMO Regional and National Workshops on Safe and
Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships
5. Other Important Accomplishments
a. Formulation of the 10-Year Maritime Industry Development
Plan (MIDP) 2019-2028

3 Further Strengthening the Authority of the Maritime Industry Authority as the Single Maritime Administration
for the Purpose of Implementing the 1978 International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification
and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, as amended
 b. Implementation of the MARINA SPMS
c. Revival of MARINA Performance Governance System
(PGS)
d. Documentation of MARINA’s Quality Procedures
e. Repeal of Ineffective MARINA Circulars
f. Establishment and Operationalization of the MARINA
Strategic Communications Service
g. Mindanao Maritime Industry Forum
h. Establishment and Operationalization of the Regional Multi-
sectoral Advisory Boards (MSABs)
i. Newly-constructed MARINA Central Office Building
j. Inauguration of Seafarers’ Center and MARINA Regional
Buildings in Iloilo, Bacolod and Cebu
6. Report on Compliance Monitoring of Ships and Shipyards and
“Oplan Ligtas Biyahe” Program
VI. Foreign and Local Engagements 47-58
1. Foreign Engagements
a. International Maritime Organization (IMO)
b. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
c. Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
d. Brunei Indonesia Malaysia Philippines – East Asian Growth
Area (BIMP-EAGA)

2. Local Engagement
a. Multi-Sectoral Advisory Board (MSAB)

VII. Financial Reports 59-61

3. Revenue Collections Report
4. Status of NCA Utilization/Disbursements
VIII. Organizational Development 62-67
1. Personnel Complement
2. Human Resource Capability Building
IX. Gender and Development (GAD) Accomplishment 68-73

X. MARINA Accessibility Accomplishment 74

1. MARINA Circular on the Minimum Standards in Domestic Passenger
Ships
2. Conduct of Sensitivity Training and Development of Manual on
Accessibility
I. Introduction

The MARITIME INDUSTRY AUTHORITY (MARINA), as one of the major delivery

agencies of the government primarily responsible for the development and regulation of
the four (4) major sectors of the country’s maritime industry, namely: domestic shipping,
overseas shipping, ship building and ship repair and maritime manpower and the sub-
sector for maritime safety welcomed this very positive development in public governance
as a right signal towards the realization of the huge potentials of the maritime industry as
an important component in the national development agenda of the country.

Under the Duterte leadership, the MARINA is optimistic that the gains of the maritime
industry over the past several decades shall be sustained, and the difficult challenges
ahead, surmounted, particularly the country’s effort to address safety of navigation in the
domestic waters, promote investment opportunities in domestic shipping, and meet the
international standards of maritime education, training and certification of Filipino
seafarers.

This Report contains a brief overview of the MARINA and the details of the
accomplishment of the Agency, both developmental and promotional initiatives as well as
supervisory and regulatory performance in January to December 2018.

II. Agency’s Mandate and Functions/Overview of the MARINA

Created pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 474on 01 June 1974, the MARINA is
responsible for the development of the Philippine domestic shipping, shipbuilding, ship
repair and ship breaking through investment incentives, deregulation of rates/operation,
enhancement of safety standards, compulsory insurance coverage for passengers and
cargoes, reasonable fines and penalties, and constructive measures for a strong and
competitive merchant fleet.

As such, the MARINA aims to achieve the following outcomes for the maritime industry:

Modern, vibrant and safe domestic merchant fleet as part of a

seamlesstransportationsystem;

Attractive Philippine international ship registry;

The Philippines as major center for shipbuilding and shiprepair; and,

Sustained development of globally competitive seafarers.

It is also mandated to provide and help provide the necessary:

Financial assistance to the industry through public/private financial institutions and

instrumentalities;

Technological assistance; and

Favorable climate for expansion of domestic and foreign investments in shipping

enterprises.

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It is likewise responsible for the effective supervision, regulation and rationalization of the
organizational management, ownership and operations of all water transport utilities and
other maritime enterprises.

The powers and functions of the MARINA are derived from the following legislations and
executive issuances:

Presidential Decree No. 474 (1974) otherwise known as the “Maritime Industry Decree of
1974” created the MARINA and provides for its powers and functions to accelerate the
integrated development of the maritime industry of the Philippines;

Executive Order No. 546 (1979) attached the MARINA to the then Department of
Transportation and Communications (DOTC) for policy and program coordination;

Executive Order No. 1011 (1985) entitled “Establishing the Land Transportation
Commission in the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, and for Other
Purposes” particularly Section 13 thereof, transferred the quasi-judicial function relating to
maritime transportation from the Board of Transportation (BOT) to the MARINA;

Executive Order No. 125/125-A (1987) entitled “Reorganizing the Ministry of

Transportation and Communications, Defining its Powers and Functions, and Other
Purposes” vested upon the MARINA the functions of vessel registration, vessel safety
regulation and issuance of the Seafarer Identification and Record Book (SIRB) to Filipino
seafarers, among others;

Republic Act No. 9295 (2004) also referred to as the “Domestic Shipping Development
Act of 2004” deregulated the domestic shipping industry;

Republic Act No. 10635 (2014) entitled “An Act Establishing the Maritime Industry
Authority (MARINA) as the Single Maritime Administration responsible for the
Implementation and Enforcement of the 1978 International Convention on Standards of
Training, Certification and Watch keeping for Seafarers, as amended and International
Agreements or Covenants Related Thereto” designated the MARINA as the single
maritime administration responsible for giving complete and full effect to the provisions of
the STCW Convention in the Philippines. This enactment consolidates relevant maritime
training and education functions originally discharged by eleven (11) government
agencies; and

Executive Order No. 63 (2018) entitled “Further Strengthening the Authority of the
Maritime Industry Authority as the Single Maritime Administration for the Purpose of
Implementing the 1978 International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification
and Watch keeping for Seafarers, as amended” empowered the MARINA through a
majority membership in the Technical Panel on Maritime Education (TPME) and lead role
in the evaluation and monitoring of Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation and
Marine Engineering and other higher education programs in compliance with the STCW
Convention, in coordination with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), as well as
the establishment of medical standards for issuance of certificates to and relevant control
procedures governing Filipino zafares with the Department of Health (DOH) and the
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).

STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS

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The MARINA is guided by the following strategic objectives in the accomplishment of its
commitments under the four (4) sectors of the maritime industry and the sub-sector of
maritime safety; to wit:

1. MARINA as a Responsible and Efficient Maritime Administration;

2. The Philippines as the ASEAN Center for Ship Building, Ship Repair and Other
Maritime Services;

3. Safe and Secure Domestic Merchant Ships as Part of a Seamless and Sustainable
Transportation System;

4. The Philippines as Capital for Globally Competitive Maritime Human Resource;

5. Responsible Member of International and Regional Maritime Multilateral

Associations/Organizations; and

6. Gender Sensitive Maritime Transport Sector.

THE 14-POINT AGENDA

Upon his assumption into office on 26 April 2018, Administrator Rey Leonardo B. Guerrero
bared his 14-point Agenda that will serve as a short-term program of the MARINA for the
2nd semester of 2018.

In general, the 14-point agenda contain programs that provide foundation for
organizational efficiency, good governance, strengthened adherence to international
multilateral commitments and sustained promotion of safety and security of life and
property at sea as well as the protection of the marine environment - all geared towards
transforming the Philippines into a major maritime nation.

The 14-point Agenda includes:

1. Computerization and Automation of all MARINA processes

2. Completing the Maritime Industry Development Program

3. Complying with EMSA Audit findings on Maritime Education, Training and

Certification

4. Assessing the Implementation of the Domestic Shipping Development Act

(RA 9295)

5. Completing MARINA’s Quality Procedures

6. Completion of the Draft Ship Safety Rules and Regulations (SSRR)/PMMRR

7. Completing the Philippine Fishing Vessels Rules and Regulations

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 8. Preparing for the IMO Member State Audit Scheme (IMSAS)

9. Applying reforms to streamline business processes

10. Filling up of vacant plantilla positions

11. Proposing new MARINA organizational structure

12. Strengthening Philippine participation in international meetings

13. Validating the implementation of MARINA Strategic Performance Management

System (SPMS)

14. Reviving MARINA’s Performance Governance System (PGS)

VISION STATEMENT

To be the strong and dynamic maritime authority of the Philippines

MISSION STATEMENT

To provide leadership in transforming the Philippines into a major maritime nation

CORE VALUES

The core values of the MARINA are Professionalism, Integrity, and Excellence.

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III. Key Policy Issuances

In 2018, the MARINA has issued eighteen (18) circulars, one (1) rules and regulations,
one (1) implementing rules and regulations (IRR), and forty-nine (49) advisories that relate
to domestic shipping, overseas shipping, shipbuilding and ship repair, maritime manpower
sectors and maritime safety as a sub-sector of the maritime industry.

1. MARINA CIRCULARS/RULES AND REGULATIONS AND

IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS (IRR)

Domestic Shipping Sector

In line with the thrust to modernize the country’s domestic shipping, MARINA
issued a clarificatory circular on the definition of “ship age” as reckoned from a vessel’s
certificate of built, registry, class/survey through MARINA Circular 2018-04. In addition,
a policy consistent with the government’s support to the growth of cruise tourism was
also formulated along with regulations that ensure the safety, comfort, convenience,
and rights of passengers, including senior citizens and persons with disability
(PWDs) in compliance with accessibility laws.

Date
MARINA Date Published
No Title of Policy Approved
Circulars (mm/dd/yy)
(mm/dd/yy)
AMENDMENT TO MARINA
1 2018-04 CIRCULAR NO. 2017-04 ON THE 07/19/2018 08/15/2018
DEFINITION OF SHIP AGE
RULES IN ACQUISITION AND/OR
2 2018-05 07/19/201 08/28/2018
OPERATION OF CRUISE SHIP
THE RIGHTS OF PASSENGERS AND
OBLIGATIONS OF DOMESTIC
OPERATORS IN CASES OF
3 2018-07 09/20/2018 09/20/2018
CANCELLED DELAYED OR
UNFINISHED/UNCOMPLETED
VOYAGES
REVISED RULES AND
REGULATIONS ON THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
MANDATORY MINIMUM SERVICE
4 2018-08 10/18/2018 ­
STANDARDS AND OTHER
SERVICES ON-BOARD SHIPS
CARRYING PASSENGERS IN THE
INTER-ISLAND SHIPPING TRADE

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Overseas Shipping Sector

To ensure compliance with mandatory international standards, rules and

regulations, MARINA Circular 2018-01 was issued as a revised policy on the
accreditation of organizations to perform statutory certification and related services to
Philippine-registered ships engaged in international trade on behalf of the MARINA.

Date
MARINA Date Published
No Title of Policy Approved
Circulars (mm/dd/yy)
(mm/dd/yy)
RULES ON THE ACCREDITATION OF
RECOGNIZED ORGANIZATIONS
PERFORMING STATUTORY
1 CERTIFICATION AND SERVICES
2018-01 FOR PHILIPPINE SHIPPING
01/18/2018 02/01/2018
COMPANIES AND THEIR
PHILIPPINE-REGISTERED SHIPS, ON
BEHALF OF THE ADMINISTRATION

Shipbuilding and Shiprepair Sector

MARINA Circular 2018-02on the other hand was issued by ensuring that only entities
registered by the Agency perform shipbuilding and ship repair upon compliance
with classification, capitalization, staffing, minimum machineries/equipment
requirements and issuance of license that is valid for five (5) years.

Date Date Published

No MARINA Title of Policy Approved
Circulars (mm/dd/yy)
(mm/dd/yy)
REVISED RULES AND
REGULATIONS RELATING TO
REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF
1 2018-02 01/18/2018 04/10/2018
SHIPBUILDING AND SHIP REPAIR
FACILITIES AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES

Maritime Manpower Sector

As part of the country’s effective implementation of the STCW Convention, the
MARINA issued policies on the assessment of competence of seafarers,
mandatory minimum requirements in the issuance of documentary evidence for
seafarers serving passenger ships and revalidation of certificates of proficiency
(COP) and competency (COC), mandatory training courses, monitoring of maritime
education programs (with the Commission on Higher Education), and clarificatory
circular on the five-year validity of the MARINA Professional ID to seafarers. The
Agency also spearheaded the formulation of the IRR of EO 63 signed by President
Duterte last 21 September 2018 that further strengthened MARINA’s authority in
the implementation of the STCW Convention together with CHED, the
Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).

No STCW Title of Policy Date Approved Date

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 Circular (mm/dd/yy) Published
No./Implemen (mm/dd/yy)
ting Rules
and
Regulation
AMENDMENT TO STCW CIRCULAR NO.
2016-09 ON THE RULES IN THE
1 2018-01 ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF MARINA
03/13/2018 03/13/2018
LICENSE (PROFESSIONAL ID)
STANDARDS FOR MANDATORY
TRAINING COURSES UNDER THE
2 2018-02 STCW CONVENTION, 1978, AS
04/20/2018 04/23/2018
AMENDED
Joint CHED- GUIDELINES ON JOINT CHED-MARINA
MARINA MONITORING OF MARITIME
Memorandu EDUCATION PROGRAMS
3 m Circular 07/11/2018 07/11/2018
No. o1
Series of
2018
RULES AND MANDATORY MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS IN THE ISSUANCE OF
DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE FOR
4 2018-03 SEAFARERS SERVING ON 08/16/2018 09/11/2018
PASSENGER SHIPS UNDER
REGULATION V/2 OF THE STCW
CONVENTION, 1978, AS AMENDED
RULES AND MANDATORY MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS IN THE ISSUANCE
AND REVALIDATION OF CERTIFICATE
OF PROFICIENCY (COP) FOR
SEAFARERS SERVING ON TANKER
5 2018-04 SHIPS, SHIPS SUBJECT TO THE IGF
08/16/2018 09/11/2018
CODE AND SHIPS OPERATING IN
POLAR WATERS UNDER CHAPTERS V
OF THE STCW CONVENTION, 1978, AS
AMENDED
RULES IN THE ISSUANCE AND
REVALIDATION OF CERTIFICATE OF
PROFICIENCY (COP) FOR BASIC
TRAINING, PROFICIENCY IN SURVIVAL
CRAFT AND RESCUE BOATS OTHER
THAN FAST RESCUE BOATS,
6 2018-05 ADVANCE FIRE FIGHTING, MEDICAL 08/16/2018 09/11/2018
FIRST AID, MEDICAL CARE, SHIP
SECURITY OFFICER, AND SECURITY-
AWARENESS TRAINING & SEAFARERS
WITH DESIGNATED SECURITY DUTIES
UNDER CHAPTER VI OF THE STCW
CONVENTION, 1978, AS AMENDED
REVISED RULES AND MANDATORY
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS IN THE
ISSUANCE AND REVALIDATION OF
CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY (COC)
FOR MASTERS, CHIEF MATES, AND
7 2018-06 OFFICERS IN CHARGE OF A
09/20/2018 10/24/2018
NAVIGATIONAL WATCH ON SEAGOING
SHIPS OF 500 GROSS TONNAGE OR
MORE UNDER CHAPTER II AND FOR
GLOBAL MARITIME DISTRESS AND
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 SAFETY SYSTEM (GMDSS) RADIO
OPERATORS ON SHIPS REQUIRED TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE GMDSS UNDER
CHAPTER IV OF THE STCW
CONVENTION, 1978, AS AMENDED
REVISED RULES AND MANDATORY
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS IN THE
ISSUANCE AND REVALIDATION OF
CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY (COC)
FOR CHIEF ENGINEER OFFICERS,
SECOND ENGINEER OFFICERS,
OFFICERS IN CHARGE OF AN
ENGINEERING WATCH IN A MANNED
ENGINE-ROOM OR DESIGNATED DUTY
8 2018-07 ENGINEER OFFICER IN A 09/20/2018 10/24/2018
PERIODICALLY UNMANNED ENGINE-
ROOM AND ELECTRO TECHNICAL
OFFICERS SERVING ON SEAGOING
SHIPS POWERED BY MAIN
PROPULSION MACHINERY OF 750 KW
PROPULSION POWER OR MORE
UNDER CHAPTER III OF THE STCW
CONVENTION, 1978, AS AMENDED

REVISED RULES AND MANDATORY

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS IN THE
ASSESSMENT OF COMPETENCE OF
9 2018-08 SEAFARERS UNDER THE RELEVANT 09/20/2018 10/24/2018
PROVISIONS OF CHAPTERS II AND IV
OF THE STCW CONVENTION, 1978, AS
AMENDED
REVISED RULES AND MANDATORY
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS IN THE
ASSESSMENT OF COMPETENCE OF
10 2018-09 SEAFARERS UNDER THE RELEVANT 09/20/2018 10/24/2018
PROVISIONS OF CHAPTERS III OF THE
STCW CONVENTION, 1978, AS
AMENDED
IMPLEMENTING RULES AND
REGULATIONS OF EXECUTIVE ORDER
NO. 63 ENTITLED “FURTHER
IRR of STRENGTHENING OF THE MARITIME
Executive INDUSTRY AUTHORITY AS THE SINGLE
11 MARITIME ADMINISTRATION FOR THE
- 10/23/2018
Order No.
63 PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTING THE
1978 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
AND WATCHKEEPING FOR
SEAFARER’S, AS AMENDED

Maritime Safety Sub-sector

To enhance safety of life and property at sea as well as the protection of marine
environment, the Agency issued MC 2018-03which requires all Philippine-registered
sea-going ships to be properly manned by qualified and licensed officers and crew in
accordance with STCW Convention. MC 2018-06 on the other hand, requires
provision of life-jackets in each and every passenger accommodation in all domestic
passenger ships. Philippine Fishing Vessel Safety Rules and Regulations for
Fishing Vessels, which are often treated as merchant vessels in terms of safety,
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 audit requirements and manning as well as training requirements of the crew, was
also issued to ensure that all fishing vessels of Philippine ownership and/or registry
are so designed, constructed, maintained, operated and inspected in accordance with
the standards.

Date
MARINA Date Published
No Title of Policy Approved
Circulars (mm/dd/yy)
(mm/dd/yy)
AMENDMENTS TO MARINA
CIRCULAR NO. 137 ON THE
1 2018-03 MINIMUM SAFE MANNING FOR 03/22/2018 05/04/2018
SEAGOING SHIPS IN
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
AMENDMENT TO MARINA
2 2018-06 CIRCULAR NO. 2016-04 ON 08/16/2018 08/28/2018
LIFEJACKET REQUIREMENTS
PHILIPPINE FISHING VESSELS
SAFETY RULES AND REGULATION
3 9/20/2018 10/11/2018
(PFVRR)

2. MARINA/STCW Advisories

Domestic Shipping Sector

1. MA No. 2018-03 – Suspension of MARINA Circular No. 2017-05

Notifies all Domestic Shipping Companies, Shipowners/Operators and all concerned

that the implementation of the above-mentioned Circular, otherwise known as the
“Revised Rules and Regulations on the Implementation and Other Services on-
board Ships Carrying Passengers in the Inter-Island Shipping Trade” is currently
suspended pending further instructions from the MARINA Board.

The Advisory likewise informs all concerned that the issuance and renewal of
Certificates of Compliance shall be in accordance with the provisions of the MARINA
Circular No. 65 of 1991 (Approved on 27 February 2018 and Published on 02 March
2018)

2. MA No. 2018-10 – Clarification on the Implementation of MARINA Circular No.

2015-11

Notifies all domestic ship owners, ship managers, charterers, masters and all others
concerned that all motorbancas with outrigger and passenger cargo vessels 100 GT
and below, with exception to fast crafts shall be exempted from the coverage of the
implementation of the above-mentioned Circular (Approved and published on 26
March 2018)

3. MA No. 2018-12 – Additional Conditions for the Temporary Operation of Foreign-

Registered Ships within Philippine National Territory

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 Notifies all entities concerned of the additional requirements for the authority of
Foreign-registered ships to temporarily operate in the Philippine Territory.

The requirements set forth under the above-mentioned advisory include:

 Ship survey conducted by MARINA technical personnel requiring information

on the port of entry with payment of the necessary processing fee in the
conduct of survey;
 Compliance of the officers and crew with the Customs, Immigration and
Quarantine (CIQ) rules and regulations; and
 Fully-operational Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) and Automatic
Identification System (AIS) equipment during their entire operation within the
domestic waters (Approved and published on 21 May 2018)

4. MA No. 2018-15 – Recall of MARINA Advisory No. 2017-26

Informs all concerned that the aforementioned MARINA Advisory, otherwise known
as the “Precautionary Measures and Other Related Safety Concerns in the
Construction and Operation of RORO Passenger Cargo Ships in the Domestic
Trade” is recalled and shall be suspended upon further notice (Published on 22
June 2018)

5. MA No. 2018-33 – Optional Imposition of Additional Passenger Insurance Beyond

the Mandatory Passenger Insurance Under 2014 Amendments to the Revised
Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 9295

Informs all Shipowners/Operators that provision of passenger insurance in excess

of the amount of P200,00.00 as provided under the 2014 Amendments to the
Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 9295 is optional (Published on
16 October 2018)

6. MA No. 2018-34 – Guidelines for the Granting of Clearance for Foreign-Registered

Vessels to Operate in Philippine Territorial Waters Issued by the National Security
Council

Notifies all Domestic Shipping companies of the issuance of the guidelines to

secure clearance prior to the filing of Special Permit to MARINA for foreign-
registered vessels to ply/operate within the Philippine waters (Published on 22
October 2018)

Overseas Shipping Sector

7. MA No. 2018-01 – NAVIONICS – Unlicensed and Unofficial Distribution of Chilean

Nautical Charts

Notifies all Shipowners/Bareboat Charterers/Ship Operators engaged in International

Trade and other concerned entities that the Government of Chile released a notice
regarding the unofficial distribution of nautical charts covering the Chilean waters

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 without any license granted by the Chilean Navy Hydrographic and Oceanographic
Service of the Chilean National Authority (SHOA).

The Government of Chile further added that the distribution may cause catastrophic
risks for safety to investigation due to the uncertainty of the updates of the said
products and that the same will not be liable to any dilemma that may arise due to
such as the items are not official and have been produced without license and
control from SHOA. (Published on 24 January 2018)

8. MA. No. 2018-07 – Entry of Philippine-Registered Ships in the Port of Sudan

Informs all concerned that the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) through Office of
Maritime and Ocean Affairs has related information that there are currently no
restrictions against commercial vessels calling on Port of Sudan.

On the other hand, in the interest of maritime security, all ships are reminded to
adhere to the BIMCO’s Best Management Practices to Deter Piracy when transiting
high risk areas to prevent piracy and robberies against ships (Approved on 09 March
2018 and published on 14 March 2018)

9. MA No. 2018-08 – Travel Advisory to All Vessels Plying their Trade in the Libyan
Coast

Informs all concerned that the Department of Foreign Affairs through the Philippine
Embassy in Tripoli, Libya had arranged the release of thirteen (13) Filipino crew
members of a foreign-registered ship, M/T Levante, while seven (7) crew members
of the said vessel is scheduled to be tried on a later date and continue to be held on
charges for alleged fuel smuggling (Published on 23 March 2018)

10. MA No. 2018-17 – List of Philippines’ Accession to the International Maritime

Organization (IMO) Conventions and Protocols

Advises all Philippine overseas shipping companies, ship managers and all other
concerned entities to prepare the implementation of the following instruments:

 Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Safety of

Life at Sea, 1974;
 Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines,
1966;
 Protocol of 1997 to amend the International convention for the Prevention
of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as Modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating
thereto;
 International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems
on Ships, 2001; and
 International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’
Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004

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 All queries should be lodged through the MARINA Administrator and/or the
Overseas Shipping Service(Approved on 09 July 2018 and published on 26 July
2018)

11. MA No. 2018-18 – Port State Control (PSC) Performance of Philippine-Registered

Overseas Ships.

Provides information to all concerned on the additional instructions in their Safety

Management System to improve the Port State Control performance of Philippine-
Registered Overseas Ships in the Safety Management System in compliance with
the International Maritime Conventions (Published on 28 August 2018)

12. MA 2018-19 – List of Approved IMO Circulars and Resolutions Approved during the
99th Session of the Maritime Safety Committee

Provides information on the approved IMO Circulars on the 99 th session of the

Maritime Safety Committee (Published on 28 August 2018)

13. MA No. 2018-36 – UN Security Council Note Verbale SCA/4/18(16) dated 14

September 2018 concerning the Ships of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
(DPRK)

Provides notice to all shipowners, bareboat charterers and others concerned on the
request of the Office of the United Nations and International Organizations,
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA-UNIO) relating to the UN Security Council Note
Verbale SCA/4/18(16) conveying to all Member States and Permanent Observers
on the involvement of Ships of the DPRK in ship-to-ship transfer of oil which was
prohibited by the UN resolutions (Published on 24 October 2018)

14. MA No. 2018-38 – Change of Contact Details under MARINA Advisory No. 2017-03
in Response to Urgent Requests, Applications or Filing of Reports Involving
Philippine-Registered Ships During Weekends, Non-Working Days and After Office
Hours

Provides notice to all shipowners, bareboat charterers, ship operators/ship

managers with ships engaged in international voyages, recognized organizations,
port state control authorities, and others concerned on the change of contact details
and newly appointed Maritime Attaché Post in London relative to requests,
applications or filing of reports involving Philippine-registered ships during
weekends, non-working days and after office hours (Published on 21December
2018)

Maritime Manpower Sector

15. MA No. 2018-02 – Proper Filling-Up of Entries on the Seafarers’ Identification and
Record Book (SIRB)

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 Informs all Seafarers, Shipping Companies and others concerned on the guidelines
on how to properly fill-up the entries on the SIRB, which was sub-divided into four (4)
columns shall separately contain the following information:

 1st Column – Name of Vessel, Official Number, Place of Registry and Gross
Tonnage/Horsepower;
 2nd Column – Rank/Position onboard of the Seafarer;
 3rd Column – Date and Place of Embarkation and Disembarkation of the
Seafarer;
 4th Column – Signature over Printed Name of the Master of Vessel and the
Date Accomplished.

Designated Masters of Vessels shall be the authority responsible for monitoring and
supervising the proper accomplishment of the entries of SIRB. (Published on 28
February 2018)

16. MA No. 2018-13 – Reiteration of MARINA Advisory No. 2016-18 amending the
Validity of Seafarer’s Identification and Record Book (SIRB) from five (5) years to
ten (10) years effective 30 June 2016

Re-informs all seafarers and all others concerned that the validity of the SIRB had
been extended from five (5) years to ten (10) years, effective since 30 June 2016.
The Advisory likewise provides information that previously issued format of SIRBs
are acknowledged and shall be valid for 10 years, contrary to the ones shown on
the information page (Published on 31 May 2018)

17. MA No. 2018-16 – Requirement of Bringing Own Uniform in Applications for

Seafarer’s Identification and Record Book (SIRB)

Informs all seafarers, shipowners, manning agencies and others concerned that
graduates of BS Marine Transportation and BS Marine Engineering shall be
required to bring their own uniforms and shoulder boards for image-capturing
purposes. Non-graduates are likewise mandated to wear white polos with collar
(Published on 28 June 2018)

18. MA No. 2018-22 – Guidelines on the Disposal of Unclaimed Seafarers Identification

and Record Book (SIRB)

Provides notice to the seafarers on the guidelines on the disposal of unclaimed

SIRBs for a period of six (6) months (Published on 28 August 2018)

19. MA No. 2018-24 – MARINA Online Appointment System for Processing SIRB
Applications and STCW Documents

Provides notice to all shipping companies, manning agencies, shipowners,

seafarers and all concerned of the launching of the MARINA Online Appointment
System for SIRB applications and STCW documents on 15 September 2018
(Published on 12 September 2018)
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20. MA No. 2018-28 – Certification of PRC Passengers from Chief Mate to Master and
as Second Engineer to Chief Engineer

Provides notice to all seafarers who are PRC passers and holders of valid MARINA
Certificates of Competency (COC) as Chief Mate or Second Engineers with
seagoing service of the requirements on their application for the issuance of COC
as Master or Chief Engineer (Published on 21 September 2018)

21. MA No. 2018-32 – Issuance of Certificate of Competency to Foreign Nationals

Provides information to all seafarers, Maritime Education and Training Institutions

(METIs), Manning Agencies and other Maritime Industry Stakeholders on the
authority of MARINA to issue Certificates of Competency to non-Philippine nationals
who completed their maritime studies in the country (Published on 25 September
2018)

22. MA No. 2018-37 – MARINA Online Appointment System for Processing of

SIRB Applications and STCW Documents

Provides information on MARINA’s launch of and guidelines on MARINA’s Online

Appointment System (OAS) for SIRB Applications and STCW Documents on 26
October 2018 through www.marina.gov.ph (Published on 06 November 2018)

23. STCW Advisory No. 2018-01 – Conduct of the Simulator Trainer and Assessor
Course (IMO Model Course 6.10) by the Maritime Industry Authority and the
Commission on Higher Education, in cooperation with the Maritime Academy of
Asia and Pacific.

Inform all Maritime Higher Education Institutions (MHEIs) that the Maritime Industry
Authority (MARINA) shall be spearheading several trainings on IMO Model Course
6.10, in coordination with the Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP).
Details of which such as schedules and fees for the availment of training is also
provided herein the aforesaid advisory (Approved on 22 January 2018 and
Published on 01 February 2018)

24. STCW Advisory No. 2018-02 – Moratorium on the Accreditation of assessment

Center and Approval for Conduct of Assessment of Competency

Provides information to all Assessment Centers (ACs) that the MARINA-STCWO

executed a moratorium on the acceptance of applications for accreditation as AC
for Assessment of Competency, with exception to assessments on Electro-
Technical Officers and Electro-Technical Ratings (Approved and published on 20
February 2018)

25. STCW Advisory No. 2018-03 – Documentary Stamp Fee

Notifies all seafarers that the fee for the documentary stamp for the issuance and
revalidation of Certificate of Proficiency and Certificate of Competency shall

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 increase to thirty pesos (P30.00) (Approved on 22 February and published on 26
February 2018)

26. STCW Advisory No. 2018-04 – Mandatory Registration to the MARINA Seafarer’s
Certification System (SCS) in Processing of Application for Examination,
Assessment and Certification

Informs all seafarers, Maritime Training Institutions (MTIs), shipowners, shipping

companies, crewing and manning agencies and others concerned that the MARINA
SCS shall serve as the official registry of the entirety of Filipino Seafarers, which
shall be a requirement for the processing of the following applications:

 Theoretical Examination for Merchant Marine Officers;

 Assessment of Competence of Deck and Engineer Officers, Deck and
Engine Ratings, Electro-Technical Officers and Electro Technical Ratings;
 Certificate of Proficiency (COP) under Regulations IV, V and VI of the STCW
Convention, 1978, as amended;
 Issuance and revalidation of Certificates of Competency (COC), Certificate of
Endorsement (COE), General Operators Certificate (GOC) for GMDSS and
COP; and
 Issuance of MARINA ID (Approved and published on 02 March 2018)

27. STCW Advisory No. 2018-05 – Uniformity in the Issuance of the Certificate of
Completion

Provides notice to all MTIs that the Certificates of Completion to be issued to

seafarers who completed relevant trainings shall be formatted in accordance with
the sample certificate as provided in “Annex 1” of this Circular (Approved on 12
March 2018 and published on 16 March 2018)

28. STCW Advisory No. 2018-06 – Issuance of MARINA Certification In Lieu of

Certification, Authentication and Verification (CAV) For Graduates of the Enhanced
Support Level Program (ESLP)

Informs all institutions concerned such as Maritime Higher Education Institutions

(MHEIs), ESLP Providers of the full transfer of jurisdiction of the issuance of CAV to
the graduates of ESLP from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to
MARINA based on the resolution during the 254 th Meeting of the MARINA Board of
Directors last 15 February 2018.

This advisory is also directed to inform all concerned of the requirements in

acquiring the MARINA Certification. (Approved on 04 April 2018 and published on
06 April 2018)

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29. STCW Advisory No. 2018-07 – Online Submission of Training Completion and
Records of Assessment (TCROA)

Informs all MTIs and approved training program providers that TCROAs may be
submitted through the STCW Office’s official e-mail address
[email protected],this advisory likewise reiterates that all TCROAs shall
be submitted within three (3) days after the conduct of practical assessment
(Approved on 04 April 2018)

30. STCW Advisory No. 2018-08 – Clarification on the Transitory Provision under
STCW Circular Nos. 2018-08 and 2018-09

Provides clarification to seafarers, flag administrators and other entities and

individuals concerned on the transitory provisions of the above-mentioned Circulars,
namely the “Revised Rules and Mandatory Minimum Requirements in the
Assessment of Competence of Seafarers under the Relevant Provisions of
Chapters II and IV of the STCW Convention, 1978, as amended” and the “Revised
Rules and Mandatory Minimum Requirements in the assessment of Competence of
Seafarers under the Relevant Provisions of Chapter III of the STCW Convention,
1978, as amended” (Published on 07 November 2018)

31. STCW Advisory No. 2018-09 – Further Clarification on the Transitory

Provision under STCW Circulars 2018-18 and 2018-09

Notifies clarification to seafarers, flag administrators and other entities and

individuals concerned on the transitory provisions of the above-mentioned Circulars,
specifically relating to the deadline for applications for and last day of conduct of
theoretical examinations and deletion of “Maneuvering and Handling a Ship 3,000
gross tonnage and above” as a training program requirement (Approved on 29
November 2018)

32. STCW Advisory No. 2018-10 – Revocation of STCW Advisory No. 2017-07

Notifies seafarers, flag administrators and other entities and individuals concerned
on the immediate revocation of STCWO Advisory No. 2017-07 relating to holder of
Certificate of Marine Profession (CMP) issued under MARINA Circular No. 2012-03
and the corresponding equivalency under regulation II/3 and III/3 of the STCW
Convention December 2018 (Approved on 03December 2018)

33. STCW Advisory No. 2018-11 – MARINA Online Appointment System for the
Application of Theoretical Examination for Merchant Marine Officers

Notifies seafarers, shipping companies, manning agencies, shipowners and other

entities and individuals concerned on the official launch of the MARINA Online
Appointment System for Application of Theoretical Examination for Merchant
Marine Officers starting 26 December 2018 through https://online-
appointment.marina.gov.ph (Approved on 28December 2018)

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 Maritime Safety Sub-Sector

34. MA No. 2018-05 – Compliance to the Amendment to MARPOL Annex I, Form B of

the Supplement to the International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate (IOPPC)

Informs all recognized organizations, ship owners, ship managers, master and
officers of Philippine-registered ships that Annex I of the International Convention for
the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973, as modified by Protocol of 1978 has
been amended through MEPC.276(70) and enforced since 01 March 2018
(Approved 09 March 2018 and published on 12 March 2018)

35. MA No. 2018-06 – Compliance to the Amendments to MARPOL Annex V otherwise

known as the Regulation for the Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships

Provides notice to all concerned that Annex V of the International Convention for the
Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 related
thereto, has been amended through MEPC.277(70) and which entered into force
since 01 March 2018 (Approved 09 March 2018 and published on 12 March 2018)

36. MA No. 2018-09 – Clarifications on the Provisions of MC 165 Rules on the

Accreditation of Classification Societies and Entities for the Purpose of Classification
of Ships in the Domestic Trade

Informs all local classification societies, ship owners, companies and all concerned
of the following provisions under MC 165:

 The Maritime Industry Authority’s conduct of random audits of classification

societies to be administered by the Maritime Safety Service (MSS) and
additional audits in the event of accidents, which shall be conducted by the
Enforcement Service as provided under Section III.5;
 Under Section V.4, the classification society’s technical personnel complying
with the above-mentioned section shall be part of the organization and not on
an on-call basis;
 The pro-forma annual accomplishment report as indicated under Section X.3;
and
 Invalidation and suspension of Accreditation certificates upon determination
of failure to maintain mandatory requirements of the Circular (Approved on 22
March 2018 and published on 23 March 2018)

37. MA No. 2018-21 – Guidance in the Issuance of Clearance for Importation of

Second Hand Vessels

Notifies all concerned of the documents/certificates required to be submitted to the

Maritime Safety Service (MSS) in the conduct of technical evaluation for clearance
on the importation of Classed and Non-Classed Vessels (Published on 28 August
2018)

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38. MA No. 2018-26 – Immediate Compliance to the Letter Directive of the
Administrator during Emergency Situations such as Severe Weather Disturbance
and Other Natural Calamities

Informs all Domestic Shipowners, Bareboat Charterers, Ship Operators, Ship

Managers and all others concerned on their immediate action on the directive of
the Administrator to provide emergency shipping service to where service are
urgently needed (Published on 13 September 2018)

39. MA No. 2018-27 – Guidelines for Applicants Who Intend to be Accredited as

Recognized Organizations Pursuant to MARINA Circular No. 2018-01

Informs all recognized organizations and other concerned entities on the guidelines
to be adopted for the assessment and authorization of concerned entities on their
application for accreditation as a Recognized Organization (RO) pursuant to MC
No. 2018-01 (Published on 12 September 2018)

40. MA No. 2018-29 – Issuance of Cease and Desist Order to Ships Involved in
Repeated Serious Maritime Incidents/Accidents

Notifies all Domestic Shipping Companies, Operators, Charterers, Ship Managers

and other Maritime Entities Concerned on the issuance of cease and desist order
for all vessels who shall incur repetitive accidents of serious nature (Published on
21 September 2018)

41. MA No. 2018-30 – Additional Requirements Under MARINA Advisory No. 2017-01
pertaining to the Application for Authority to Allow Marine Surveyors, Supercargoes,
Shipowner Representatives and other Persons On-Board Ships in the Domestic
Trade

Informs all Domestic Shipping Companies, Operators, Charterers, Cargo Owners

and all others concerned of the additional requirements for the safe carriage of
supercargoes, further to MARINA Advisory No. 2007-01 (Published on September
2018)

42. MA No. 2018-31 – Guidance for Affected Shipowners/Operators Whose Ships are
Classed by Local Classification Societies

Provides guidance to all shipowners/operators that are classed by Local

Classification Society (LCS) with Show Cause and Cease and Desist Order from
MARINA on the prescribed transitory measures to be undertaken (Published on 25
September 2018)

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43. MA No. 2018-25 – Observance of Precautionary Measures During Tropical
Depression, Storm or Typhoon in the Philippines Area of Responsibility

Advises all Domestic Shipowners, Bareboat Charterers, Ship Operators, Ship

Managers and all others concerned of the precautionary measures to be
undertaken during severe weather disturbances (Published on 28 August 2018)

44. MA No. 2018-35 – Mandatory Requirement for Reporting of Marine Casualty or

Incident to the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA)

Informs all Domestic Shipping Companies on the mandatory reporting of

incidents/accidents involving their respective ships through the Enforcement
Service (Published on 26 October 2018)

General Administrative and Support

45. MA No. 2018-04 – Rules and Regulations Implementing the Documentary Stamp
Tax (DST) Rate Adjustment under Republic Act No. 10963, otherwise known as the
“Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law”

Advises all concerned maritime entities and individuals of the increase in the amount
of the Documentary Stamp due to the rate of the Documentary Stamp Tax, which
shall up the rate from Php15.00 to Php30.00 per certificate/document in line with the
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Revenue Regulations No. 4-2018, dated 19
December 2017 (Published on 12 March 2018)

46. MA No. 2018-11 – Unauthorized Use of the Name of MARINA

Administrator/Officials and Employees

Informs all concerned that the misrepresentation of the MARINA Administrator and
all other officials and employees for malicious or illegal purposes, including but not
limited to the solicitation of gifts, favor or other materials and monetary
considerations shall be reported to the MARINA Office for proper prosecution
(Approved on 04 May 2018and Published on 08 May 2018)

47. MA No. 2018-14 – Implementing Guidelines of Republic Act No. 9049 Providing
Benefits and Privileges for a Medal of Valor Awardee. His/Her Widow/Widower
and/or Dependents, as the case may be, Relative to Utilization of Transportation
Services Anywhere in the Country

Relative to the Department Order No. 2018-011 issued by the DOTr on 10 May
2018, this Advisory provides information on the grant of 20% discount on fare on
sea travel from all entities and establishments for the widow/widower/dependents of
Medal of Valor Awardees (Published on 12 June 2018)

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48. MA No. 2018-20 – Heightened Safety and Security Measures

Informs all concerned of the issuance from the Office for Transportation Security on
the Transportation Security Alert Advisory (TSAA) 2018-08 to highlight recent acts
of terrorism in Sitio Madwakit, Brgy. Maganda, Lamitan City (Published on 28
August 2018)

49. MA No. 2018-23 – Graft and Corruption

Commands all MARINA Employees, including those in Central and Regional Offices
to refrain from accepting gifts in the form of food, cash, and services, among others
from several shipping companies. The Advisory also aims to inform all concerned
that the Administration is conducting thorough investigations to gather evidence
against those involved in graft and corruption (Published on 06 September 2018)

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IV. Operational Highlights (Comparative Analysis)

The accomplishments under Major Final Output 2 (MFO 2) are detailed in the graphs
illustrated below:

1. SHIP REGISTRATION

8,000.00 7,163.00

7,000.00 6,408.00
5,937.00
6,000.00 5,270.00

5,000.00
Certificate of Ownership
4,000.00
Certificate of Philippine Registry
3,000.00

2,000.00

1,000.00

-
Jan. - Dec. 2017 Jan. - Dec. 2018

Figure 1

Source: MARINA Management Information Systems Service (MISS)

The number of issued ship registration certificates from January to December 2018
tallied up to a total of 13,571, which displays an increase of 21.09% from the previous
year’s total of 11,207 certificates issued. In the 13,571 registration certificates issued, a
total of 796 were issued by the Central Office, while the issuances for Regional Offices
tallies up to a total of 12,785.

This increase may be attributable to the significant raise in the number of ship registrations
in Regional Offices especially in MRO 8 and MRO 4 as MARINA launched more mobile
registrations and licensing in 2018 in line with the agency’s commitment to modernize the
Philippine-registered vessels and to eliminate the operation of illegal/unregistered vessels.

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 2. SAFETY CERTIFICATION
Loadline Certificate

3,697 Stability Certificate

1,030
Fishing Vessel Safety Certificate
8,372
2
Jan. - Dec. High Speed Craft Safety Certificate
389
2017 415 Cargo Ship Safety Equipment
4,015 Certificate
8,642 Cargo Ship Safety Construction
Certificate
Cargo Ship Safety Certificate
18,902
3,473 Passenger Safety Certificate
826
7,269
11
Jan. - Dec. 371
2018 390
3,511
8,131

- 16,439
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000

Figure 2

Source: MARINA Management Information Systems Service (MISS)

Issuances relating to safety certifications include (1) Minimum Safe Manning Certificate, (2)
Passenger Safety Certificate, (3) Cargo Ship Safety Certificate, (4) Cargo Ship Safety
Construction Certificate, (5) Cargo Ship Safety (6) Equipment Certificate, (7) High-Speed
Craft Safety Certificate, (8) Fishing Vessel Safety Certificate, (9) Stability certificate and
(10) Loadline Certificate.

MARINA posted a total of 45,464 safety certificates issued from January to December
of 2018 which displays a slight increase of 12.47% as compared to 40,421 issuances on
the previous year.

The slight increase goes hand-in-hand with the increase in vessel registrations as earlier
displayed in “Figure 1” as these certifications are requirements for vessels to operate to
ensure that all ships are compliant to the minimum safety requirements prescribed by
MARINA.

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 3. SHIPPING COMPANY FRANCHISE CERTIFICATES

800
774
700
688
600
655
500 518
New Issuances
400
Renewal / Extension
300
Amendment
200
218 Exemption
100 217
59
0
54

Jan. - Dec. 2017

Jan. - Dec. 2018

Figure 3

Source: MARINA Management Information Systems Service (MISS)

Certificates of Public Convenience (CPC) refer to the license or authority issued by

MARINA to a domestic ship operator to engage in domestic shipping.

Issuances of CPCs include new issuances, renewal/extension, amendment and

exemption.

The number of issuances for the January to December 2018 tallied a total of 1,614
certificates with little to no significant increase as compared to the previous year of 1,569
issuances.

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 4. SEAFARER’S CERTIFICATION

303 Major Patron

87
4,614
29,888 GRC
Jan.-Dec. 2018
330,647
85
4,857 COE
196,278

952 COC
3,721
13,637
48,284 COP
Jan.-Dec. 2017
69 437,041
4,478 SIB (Renewal)
214,806

- SIB (New)
200,000
400,000
600,000 SIRB (New / Renewal)

Figure 4

Source: MARINA Management Information Systems Service (MISS)

Issuances of New and Renewal of Seafarer’s Identification Record Books (SIRB),

Seafarer’s Identification Book (SIBs), Certificates of Proficiency (COPs), Certificates of
Competency (COCs), Certificates of Endorsement (COEs), Certificates of General Radio
Communication (GRCs), Major Patron Certificates and Minor Patron Certificates are
included in the MFO 2 under Seafarer’s Certification.

The issuances relating to seafarer’s certification declined by 27.56% garnering only a total
of 566,759 in 2018 as compared to 722,988 issuances from the previous Calendar Year.

This decrease is mainly attributable to the increase in validity of the SIRBs from five (5)
years to ten (10) years as prescribed under MARINA Circular No. 2016-05 and the
requirement under 2010 Manila Amendments to the STCW Convention which mandates
all seafarers to undertake additional trainings with the Manila Amendments.

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V. Programs/Plans/Activities/Projects/Strategies

1. Domestic Shipping Sector

FORMULATION OF THE PHILIPPINE FISHING VESSELS SAFETY RULES AND

REGULATIONS (PFVRR) AND ENHANCEMENT OF SAFETY OF FISHING VESSELS

The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) convened a four-day workshop in February

2018 to formulate a separate regime from the existing 1997 Philippine Merchant Marine
Rules and Regulations (PMMRR) to govern the standards of safety, construction, and,
to some extent, the manning requirements of all Philippine-registered fishing vessels.

The workshop was attended by engineers, naval architects, lawyers, planners, policy
and relevant technical staff from the different offices of the Agency nationwide.
The Philippine Fishing Vessel Safety Rules and Regulations (PFVRR) of 2018 Rules
cover provisions on Registration, Documentation and Licensing of Fishing Vessels;
Surveys and Certificates; Construction; Repairs, Conversion and Rebuilding; Stability;
Machinery and Electrical Installations; Safe Manning; Training Certification and
Watchkeeping; Tonnage Measurement; Life Saving Appliances; Fire Protection, Fire
Extinction and Fire Safety Measures; Communications; Safety of Navigation;
Occupational Safety and Health; Environment; Handline Fishing Boats; and Maritime
Investigation and Disciplinary Proceedings.
The draft of the PFVSRR was also launched during the 20th Annual Tuna Congress in
General Santos City on 06 September 2018.

The formulation of the PFVRR serves as MARINA’s response to the initiative of the
Socsargen Federation of Fishing and Allied Industries, Inc. in 2017. The Rules is
expected to potentially cover more or less 11, 000 fishing boats.
Approved by the MARINA Board on 20 September 2018, the PFVSRR may be accessed
online athttp://marina.gov.ph/philippine-fishing-vessels-safety-rules-and-regulations/.

Further to the enhancement of safety of Philippine-registered fishing vessels is the

conduct of a technical seminar on the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s Cape
Town Agreement (CTA) and the international convention on the Standards of Training,
Certification, and Watchkeeping for fishing vessel (STCW-F) personnel in October
2018.
This was preceded by an on-site observation at the Navotas Fishport Complex with
international maritime experts that include representatives from the IMO Regional
Presence in East Asia, the Pew Charitable Trusts, Food and Agriculture Organization,
Apostleship of the Sea, First Safety Foundation, and the Fisheries and Marine Institute
of Memorial University of Newfoundland.
ASSESSMENT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RA 9295

Recognizing the need to continue providing support for the continuous development of the
domestic shipping industry, Administrator Guerrero directed the assessment of the
effectiveness of Republic Act No. 9295 otherwise known as the Domestic Shipping Act of
2004. The law recognizes the potential of the Philippine maritime industry for further
growth and development through assistance from the government.

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This Act establishes the relationship and the importance of the government policies and
reforms, programs, strategies and guidelines towards the continuous development and
viability of the Philippine maritime industry.

Incentives granted by the said law to domestic shipowners and operators as well as those
engaged in shipbuilding and shiprepair industry have expired in 2014 without any bill
lobbying for their restoration. The need to undertake an assessment is to provide basis or
support for the MARINA’s request to Congress for the extension of incentives or for the
enactment of a new one.

The assessment of the implementation of the law has been targeted to be completed by
the end of December 2018.

REINFORCED MARINA-PCG PARTNERSHIP ON THE ENFORCEMENT OF MARITIME

RULES AND REGULATIONS

The MARINA, in coordination with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), conducted a two-day
calibration workshop on 08-09 August 2018 in Manila to strengthen its partnership relating
the enforcement of maritime rules and regulations over domestic ships plying the
Philippine waters, particularly the synchronization of MARINA’s regulatory and PCG’s
enforcement functions toward the promotion of maritime safety and security.
The calibration workshop focused on discussions about ship acquisition and accreditation
of domestic shipping entities, ship registration and licensing, ship safety survey and safe
manning requirement, implementation of the International Safety Management (ISM), and
tonnage measurement, stability and load line survey, assignment, marking and
certification. Other issues included franchising, crew certification and documentation on-
board domestic ships, and special permit for Philippine flag ships as well as prevention of
the proliferation of fake shipping documents.
MARINA-DOF PARTNERSHIP FOR THE UPGRADING OF WOODEN-HULLED
MOTORBANCAS

To encourage the upgrading of wooden-hulled motorbancas into the use of steel,

aluminum or fiber-reinforced plastic as hull material, the MARINA has partnered with the
Department of Finance (DOF) on 19 August 2018 to facilitate the availment by motorbanca
owners of the Department’s Municipal Development Fund (MDF).
Through the MDF, motorbanca owners may have a more effective and reliable structure
for their vessels, ready for the future implementation of MARINA’s policy on modernizing
the domestic shipping industry.
The MDF was initially allocated to provide concessional financing assistance to local
government units (LGUs) with revenue-generating sub-projects and other infrastructure
projects. With the MARINA-DOF partnership, the local maritime industry will now be
included in the disbursement of the fund.

To further aid the motorbanca owners, the MARINA will also provide incentives, capability,
and capacity building, as well as guidance in establishing cooperatives that can offer
additional financial support during the implementation of the program.
The motorbanca upgrading campaign is in line with the MARINA’s 10-year Maritime
Industry Development Plan (MIDP 2019-2028) that involves the modernization of domestic

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ships through strengthening of the capability of local shipyards and fostering the
construction of more Philippine-constructed ships.
With the shift from wood to other technologically-advanced hull materials, the MARINA
expects domestic vessels to be faster, efficient, and resilient for the enhancement of
maritime safety in the country.
Aside from the DOF, the MARINA’s motorbanca upgrading campaign is also supported by
the Boating Industry Association of the Philippines (BIAP), Office of Transportation
Cooperatives (OTC), Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), and Landbank of the
Philippines (LBP).
MARITIME SAFETY FORUM

In observance of the Maritime and Archipelagic National Awareness Month (MaNa Mo)
and National Maritime Week, the MARINA hosted a maritime safety forum on 25
September 2018 at Midas Hotel, Pasay City on the theme: “Kaligtasan at kaunlaran ng
paglalayag tungo sa isang bansang matatag”.

Participated in by at least 250 representatives from various government agencies and

maritime associations, the forum tackled the status quo of maritime safety in the
Philippines and the government’s efforts to promote safety and security of life and property
at sea.
Among the key speakers of the activity are MARINA OIC-Deputy Administrator for
Planning and OIC-Executive Director for STCW Office Vice Admiral Narciso Vingson Jr.,
ANGKLA Partylist Representative Jesulito A. Manalo, and Magsaysay Maritime
Corporation President and CEO Doris Magsaysay Ho who discussed the corrective
measures being undertaken by the Philippines to ensure its compliance with the findings of
the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) on the implementation of maritime
education, training and certification systems, the government’s legislative agenda on
maritime safety, and blue economy or the sustainable use of maritime resources for
economic development while conserving marine life, respectively.
REOPENING OF THE MANILA-DAVAO PASSENGER SHIP ROUTE

In response to President Rodrigo Duterte’s objective of providing a safe, convenient, and

comfortable means of transportation for passengers living in far-flung areas, the MARINA
has reopened the Manila-Davao passenger ship route through the operation of a
passenger ship St. Michael the Archangel of the Negros Navigation Company Inc., a
holding company of the 2GO Group Inc., in October 2018.

After almost 10 years, the reopening of the Manila-Davao passenger ship route will
provide a cheaper alternative to the usual air transport, which is estimated to cost for only
at least P 3,000 as well as increase interconnectivity and domestic trade between Luzon
and Mindanao.
The revival of the long-haul route (Davao-General Santos-Zamboanga-Iloilo-Manila and
vice versa) is part of MARINA’s commitment to bring more passenger shipping services to
unserved coastal areas, islands, or regions in the country where sea transport is needed
for the movement of people, goods, and services.

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The re-establishment of the route was formally attended by Executive Secretary Salvador
Medialdea, Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade, Finance Secretary Sonny
Dominguez and 2Go Chairman Dennis Uy.

2. Overseas Shipping Sector

MULTI-SECTORAL ADVISORY GROUP ON IMO CONCERNS (MAGIC)

ORIENTATION/WORKSHOP

The MARINA conducted the Multi-Sectoral Advisory Group on IMO Concerns (MAGIC)
Orientation/Workshop on 14 February 2018 at MIDAS Hotel in Pasay City, which was
attended by representatives from the different government agencies and private
stakeholders, namely: Department of Transportation (DOTr), Department of Foreign Affairs
(DFA), Department of Health (DOH), Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Office of the President (OP),
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), Cebu Port Authority
(CPA), Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA), Office for Transportation Security
(OTS), National Coast Watch Council (NCWC), National Telecommunications Commission
(NTC), National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), Bureau of
Customs (BOC), Commission of on Higher Education (CHED) Association of Marine
Officers and Seamen’s Union of the Philippines (AMOSUP), Philippine Association of
Maritime Training Centers Inc. (PAMTCI), Masters and Mates Association of the
Philippines (MMAP) Inc. and Philippine Sinter Corporation. Representatives from other
service units in MARINA likewise attended.

Undersecretary for Maritime of the DOTr, Felipe A. Judan, emphasized that the
Philippines, as a responsible member of the International Maritime Organization (IMO),
must be able to substantiate its unwavering commitment to the goals of IMO for safe,
secure and efficient shipping on clean oceans. He also stressed that the Philippines, being
a major supplier of seafarers, is concerned not only on the education and training of
seafarers, but also their contribution while onboard to be able to give confidence to
shipping companies.
Resource speakers from various agencies lend their expertise to the Orientation. Atty.
Josephine Marie Organza, IMO Regional Presence in East Asia; Capt Rolando Liz or N
Punzalan, PCG, Deputy Chief of Coast Guard Staff for Plans, Programs and International
Affairs, PCG; Dir. Rogelio E. Villanueva, Director, Maritime and Ocean Affairs Office, DFA;
Ms. Blanca Piñero of the Documentation Section of the IMO (through video call); and Atty.
Jean Ver P. Pia, PhD, Director, Overseas Shipping Service, MARINA.
CAPACITY-BUILDING ON MARITIME CASUALTY INVESTIGATION

To enhance the approaches in uncovering the causes of maritime accidents and

consequently prevent future occurrences, the MARINA hosted a10-day Regional Training
Course on the implementation of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Casualty
Investigation Code in Manila on 05-16 November 2018.
IMO speakers and experts on marine casualty investigation Capt. Michael Squires and Mr.
Atilla Piralioglu shared their knowledge and expertise on the improvement of maritime
practices for casualty investigation through in-depth discussions on the provisions of the
Casualty Investigation Code, analysis of different case studies, global issues and
concerns, as well as the identification of the contributing factors of maritime accidents.

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The training course was participated in by thirty (30) maritime professionals from the ten
(10) member states of the IMO from the Philippines, Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Timor
Leste, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Maldives, Iran, Sri Lanka, and China.
TECHNICAL SEMINAR ON THE CAPE TOWN AGREEMENT AND INTERNATIONAL
CONVENTION ON THE STCW-F

Held on 26 October 2018 in Manila, the Technical Seminar on the Cape Town Agreement
and International Convention on STCW-F was hosted by the MARINA in coordination with
the IMO and Pew Charitable Trust (PCT) to provide information relating to safety, labour
and illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the Philippines and potential
benefits of the said international instruments to all stakeholders as well as technical and
legal guidance.
The roster of speakers included Atty. Josephine Marie Organza, IMO Regional Presence
in East Asia; Mr. Matthew Camilleri, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); Courtney
Farthing, PCT; and international experts Ari Gudmundsson and Nigel Campbell.
Representatives from Apostleship of the Sea, Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial
University of Newfoundland and Fish Safety Foundation also served as observers during
the seminar.
IMO NATIONAL MARITIME TRANSPORT POLICY WORKSHOP FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL MARITIME TRANSPORT POLICY
(NMTP)

In line with the strategy of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to assist countries
in putting in place a National Maritime Transport Policy (NMTP), the Maritime Industry
Authority (MARINA) held a National Maritime Transport Policy Workshop in Manila on 6-8
March 2018.
The workshop was facilitated by Professor Neil Bellefontaine, Vice President for
Academics of World Maritime University (WMU); WMU Associate Professor Henning
Jessen; and Atty. Josephine Marie G. Uranza, the IMO Regional Coordinator for East Asia
through an NMTP Training Package, which was developed by the WMU for the IMO.
The NMTP Training Package covers defining and designing maritime policy, strategies
and objectives; development process, clarifying the role of international maritime law and
its integration in policy making; economic maritime setting and delineating national
priorities; environmental rationale and mainstreaming it into the policy process, safety and
security factors; and recognizing the value of seafarers in maritime policy.
Representatives from the MARINA, ANGKLA Party List, Bureau of Fisheries and Acquatic
Resources (BFAR), Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Department of Science and
Technology (DOST), Department of Tourism (DOT), Department of Trade and Industry
(DTI), Department of Transportation (DOTr), Environmental Management Bureau (EMB),
National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), NTC, OP, OTC, Office for
Transportation Security (OTS), Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA),
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), and Philippine Ports Authority (PPA)participated the
workshop. Attendees recognized the need for coordination in the development process of
the NMTP in view of the complex maritime industry regulatory system in the Philippines.

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MARINA PRE-AUDIT MEETING AND DEVELOPMENT OF AUDIT PLAN FOR THE
CONDUCT OF MOCK AUDIT UNDER IMSAS 2021

As part of the preparations for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Member State
Audit Scheme (IMSAS), the MARINA held an inter-agency Pre-Audit Meetingat Midas
Hotel, Pasay City on 05-06 April 2018 to develop Audit Plan for the IMSAS Mock Audit
scheduled from 25 May to 05 June 2018.

The newly-appointed Deputy Administrator for Operations of the MARINA, Ms. Nanette Z.
Villamor-Dinopol CESO V, graced the occasion and delivered a heart-warming speech to
formally open the activities for the meeting. She also informed the participants on the
approval by the Department of Transportation of Department Order No. 2018-006 on the
Creation of an Inter-Agency Council on the IMSAS.
The Director of the Overseas Shipping Service, Atty. Jean Ver P. Pia, PhD, set the
expectations and outputs for the two-day meeting. She also steered the review of the Pre-
Audit Questionnaire and presented appendices of the Manual of Procedures for Auditors
to serve as basis for the drafting of the audit plan.
The Meeting consisted of series of plenary and group discussions based on the
agreements made during the Finalization of List of Auditors and Calibration of Inter-
Agency Auditors earlier on 30 January and 12-13 February, respectively.
The pre-audit plan was presented by each group on the last day of the meeting and was
subjected to further discussions and critiquing through the facilitation of Engr. Jose
Venancio A. Vero, Jr., Vice-Chairman of the MARINA IMSAS Technical Working Group
and Regional Director of MARINA Regional Office VII.
The IMSAS audit scheduled in 2021 is aimed at assessing the Philippines’ implementation
and enforcement of mandatory international maritime instruments to which it is a party.
The event was attended by representatives from the MARINA, Philippine Coast Guard
(PCG), National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), Cebu Ports Authority (CPA),
Office for Transportation Security (OTS), Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), and
National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA).
INTER-AGENCY IMSAS MOCK AUDIT OPENING AND CLOSING MEETINGS

The Philippine maritime administration, through the MARINA, held Inter-Agency Mock
Audit Opening and Closing Meetings at the Midas Hotel, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City on
25 May 2018 and 05 June 2018, respectively.
Participated in by different agencies mandated to perform maritime-related functions by
giving full and complete effect to the provisions of international maritime instruments, the
two meetings marked the commencement and culmination of the mock audit activities in
preparation for the country’s IMSAS Audit in 2021. It covered assessment areas
enumerated under the IMO Non-Exhaustive List of Obligations and the Auditors Manual
included in the III Code.
Each audited agency was represented by a designated Single Point of Contact (SPC)
while audit teams were comprised of trained auditors from the other participating agencies
and observers.

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The meetings were conducted to ensure the widest possible participation of all concerned
personnel throughout the whole audit process that includes calibration seminars for
auditors, gap analysis and audit plan development workshops.
In 2018, the MARINA has accomplished the following as part of preparation for the IMSAS:

 Pre- Audit Meeting and Development of Audit Plan - 05-06 April 2018;
 Inter-Agency Mock Audit - Opening Meeting - 25 May 2018;
 Mock Audit Proper - 28 May to 04 June 2018;
 Inter-Agency Mock Audit - Closing Meeting - 05 June 2018;
 Submission of Audit Reports to IMSAS TWG and Dissemination of Audit Reports -
 22 June 2018;
 Submission of Action Plan - 06 July 2018;
 IMSAS Auditors’ Meeting Review of Submitted Action Plans - 17 July 2018;
 IMSAS Auditors’ and Single Points of Contact Meeting Finalization of Action Plan;
 Gap Analysis and Workshop on the Drafting of International Conventions and
 Protocols - 20-22 August 2018;
 IMSAS Technical Working Group Meeting - 10 October 2018

The mock audit is a simulation of the mandatory audit (IMSAS) under the International
Maritime Organization (IMO) Instruments Implementation Code (Ill Code) to determine the
extent of compliance by the Philippines in implementing and enforcing its functions under
mandatory international maritime instruments as a flag, port and coastal State and to
address deficiencies and observations.

From the results of the mock audit, the maritime administration, through the MARINA, is
expected to facilitate correction of deficiencies or non-conformities as may be found in the
audit as well as the submission and finalization of the audit reports, review and finalization
of action plans designed to respond to any findings, and the eventual follow-up audits to
assess the progress of said action plans.

The meetings were attended by representatives from the Department of Transportation

(DOTr), MARINA, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Philippine Ports Authority (PPA),
National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), Cebu Ports Authority (CPA), Office for
Transportation Security (OTS), Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), National
Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), and Philippine Atmospheric,
Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
DEPOSIT OF CERTIFICATES OF ACCESSION TO IMO CONVENTIONS

In April and July 2018, the Philippines through the MARINA, has deposited to the
International Maritime Organization (IMO) its Certificate of Accession to the following IMO
Conventions:

 The Protocol of 1997 to Amend the International Convention for the

Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 as modified by the Protocol of 1978
(MARPOL Annex VI) secures the Philippine’s commitment to the global
efforts to reduce air pollution from ships. MARPOL Annex VI, first adopted in
1997, limits the main air pollutants contained in ships’ exhaust gas, including
sulphur oxides and nitrous oxides, and prohibits deliberate emissions of
ozone depleting substances;

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  The Protocol of 1988 Relating to the International Convention on Load Lines,
1966 or the Load Lines Convention prescribes the minimum reserve
buoyancy and free board of ships to ensure their stability by preventing
overloading;

 The Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the safety of
Life at Sea, 1974, to improve further the safety of ships, particularly tankers.
The Convention aims to update the safety standards of crude carriers and
product carriers by requiring the specifications of radars and steering gear to
enhance safety of navigation;

 The Protocol of 1988 Relating to the International Convention for the Safety of
Life at Sea, 1974, as amended, specifies the standards for the construction,
equipment and operation of ships compatible with their safety;

 The International Convention on the Control of Harmful Ant-Fouling Systems

on Ships, (AFS 2001 Convention), meanwhile, aims to prevent the
contamination of marine species; and,

 The International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast
Water and Sediments, adopted in 2004 aims to prevent the spread of harmful
aquatic organisms from one region to another, by establishing standards and
procedures for the management and control of ships’ ballast water and sediments.
In accordance with IMO regulations, these six (6) IMO instruments will become
effective for the Philippines three (3) months from the date of deposit.

3. Maritime Manpower Sector

FORMULATION OF THE IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS (IRR) OF

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 63

Pursuant to Executive Order No. 63, series of 2018, the MARINA formulated and led the
signing of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) that further strengthened its
authority in the implementation of the 1987 International Convention on the Standards of
Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping (STCW) for Seafarers, as amended, in October
2018.

Ensuring compliance with the Convention, the IRR contains provisions on maritime
education, training and assessment of seafarers; the reconstitution of the Technical Panel
of Maritime Education; standards for medical fitness and issuance of medical certificates,
and control procedures for the STCW.

The Agency, in coordination with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), shall also
be responsible for the implementation of approved Maritime Higher Education Programs
such as monitoring, verifying and surveillance.

It shall also joint establish with the Department of Health (DOH) policies and standards for
medical fitness, requirements for recognition of medical practitioners and procedures for
the issuance of medical certificates to Filipino seafarers.

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Without prejudice to Port State Control regulations, the MARINA and the Philippine Coast
Guard (PCG) shall also establish control procedures relative to the implementation of the
Convention as the latter shall be mandated to verify the appropriate certification of Filipino
cadets undergoing Shipboard Training onboard all ships calling at Philippine ports.

Executive Order No. 63 was signed by President Duterte on 21 September 2018.

LAUNCH OF THE SEAFARER’S IDENTIFICATION AND RECORD BOOK (SIRB)

ONLINE APPOINTMENT SYSTEM

As part of Administrator Guerrero’s 14-Point Agenda on the computerization and

automation of all MARINA processes, the Agency launched the online appointment system
for the application for Seafarer’s Identification and Record Book (SIRB) or what is
popularly known as the “seaman’s book” on 26 October 2018 at the MARINA’s official
website (www.marina.gov.ph).

Through the system, Filipino seafarers can considerably save their time and energy,
allowing them to spend more of their precious off-work period with their families and loved
ones, instead on personally going to MARINA processing centers just to make their
appointment for SIRB issuance.

The official launching of the SIRB Online Appointment System happened at the “Usapang
STCW Forum” where approximately 500 maritime stakeholders participated on
discussions relative to maritime education, training, and certification for Filipino seafarers

The SIRB Online Appointment System is just one of the various systems that will comprise
the MARINA’s Integrated Management System which will ensure that the agency
exercises strict and uncompromising quality procedures in the delivery of public service.

OPENING OF ADDITIONAL SEAMAN’S BOOK PROCESSING CENTERS

In order to declog the voluminous seaman’s book applications at SM City Manila and
proactively reach out to Filipino seafarers, the MARINA, in partnership with SM Prime
Holdings, Inc., has opened additional Seafarer’s Identification and Record Book (SIRB) or
the Seaman’s Book processing centers in SM Mall of Asia (Pasay City) and SM City
Bacoor (Cavite) on 01 June and 30 October 2018, respectively.

In addition to its Regional Offices, the MARINA has previously opened its satellite SIRB
processing centers at SM City Manila and the Philippine Overseas Employment
Administration (POEA) Central Office in Ortigas, Manadaluyong City. The MARINA’s
location at the POEA forms part of the One-Stop Service Center for OFWs alongside other
government agencies that include PRC, TESDA, OWWA, PhilHealth, PSA, TIEZA, DFA,
NBI, PAG-IBIG, PNP, BI, BIR and SSS.

New processing centers are set to be opened at SM City North Edsa, SM Southmall Las
Piñas, and SM City Cebu.

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CONTINUING COMPLIANCE WITH THE EUROPEAN MARITIME SAFETY AGENCY
(EMSA) AUDIT FINDINGS

Before 31 October 2018, the MARINA officially transmitted the remaining pieces of
evidence and corrective actions that the Philippines has implemented in addressing the
findings noted in the European Commission (EC) Assessment Report on the country’s
maritime education, training, and certification system conducted in March 2017.

These include amended legislations, inter-agency cooperation initiatives, and good

governance measures on the administration of maritime education and training programs,
assessment of seafarer competence, and the issuance of Standards of Training,
Certification, and Watchkeeping for seafarers (STCW) certificates.

Part of the major actions taken by the MARINA was the extensive review and revision of
seven (7) existing national legislations and the development of six (6) training course
packages, all ready for implementation.

Highlighting the issuance of Executive Order No. 63, series of 2018, the MARINA also
cited its active collaboration with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED),
Department of Health (DOH), and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), specifically in reviewing
the existing policies, standards, and guidelines governing the Bachelor of Science in
Marine Transportation (BSMT) and Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering (BSME)
programs, as well as in evaluating the compliance of maritime higher educational
institutions (MHEIs) on the trainings and courses offered to aspiring Filipino mariners.

EO No. 63 also provides for the reconstitution of the Technical Panel on Maritime
Education with five (5) members coming from the MARINA and four (4) from CHED.

Accordingly, MARINA OIC-Administrator Vice-Admiral Vingson constituted a Task Force

on STCW Mandatory Independent Evaluation which will be responsible for the conduct of
an Internal Audit / Self-Assessment on Philippine compliance before the actual conduct of
the said Independent Evaluation between January and March in 2019.

“PEER-ASSISTED EVALUATION SCHEME WORKSHOP” ON STCW AND MARITIME

EDUCATION AND TRAINING (MET)

To continuously upgrade the quality of maritime education and training (MET) in the
Philippines, the MARINA, with the assistance from the International Association of
Maritime University (IAMU), conducted a “Peer-Assisted Evaluation Scheme Workshop”
on STCW and Maritime Education and Training on 15 November 2018.

Executive Director Professor Takeshi Nakazawa and Professor Vladimir Lopinovsky of the
IAMU, Professor Damir Zec of University of Rijeka, and Jan Askholm of the Svendborg
International Maritime Academy (SIMAC) imparted their knowledge to the participants
about the management and curricula development in MET institutions.

The workshop served as the appropriate avenue for maritime higher education institutions
(MHEIs) representatives such as curriculum developers, quality assurance specialists,
deans, instructors, and assessors to discuss and share best practices in the
implementation of the MET requirements under the 1978 International Convention on the

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Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping (STCW) for Seafarers, as
amended.

CALIBRATION OF FIVE (5) MANDATORY MARITIME TRAINING COURSES

To sustain the production of high quality and competent Filipino seafarers through
maritime education and training, the MARINA conducted a three-day workshop in Manila
to calibrate five (5) mandatory training courses relating to Security Ship Officer (SSO),
Security Awareness Training and Seafarers with Designated Security Duties (SAT &
SDSD), Medical First Aid (MeFA), Medical Care (MeCa), and Proficiency in Survival Craft
and Rescue Boats Other than Fast Rescue Boats (PSCRB).

The scope, outcomes, entry standards, course certificates, course intake limitations,
assessment, teaching facilities and equipment, as well as the teaching aids needed for the
successful implementation of the training course packages were comprehensively checked
to establish uniformity among 124 maritime training institutions (MTIs) offering MARINA-
approved training course packages to maritime students. Prior to the workshop, said
training courses were previously aligned with the International Maritime Organization
(IMO) model courses.

The calibration is intended to ensure compliance with the minimum training requirements
of aspiring seafarers under the 1987 International Convention on the Standards of
Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping (STCW) for Seafarers, as amended.

CONFERMENT OF THE BEST REGIONAL IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT AWARD

FOR THE SEAFARER IDENTITY DOCUMENT (SID) PROJECT

The MARINA was conferred the “Best Regional Identification Document” award at the High
Security Printing (HSP) Asia Conference held in Hanoi, Vietnam on 04 December 2018 for
its development of the Seafarer Identity Document (SID) project, which is target for
implementation in early 2019.

Besting six other competitors including the Hong Kong ID, the new Taiwan e-Passport, the
new Thailand e-Passport, and the new Afghanistan ID, the SID Project has been
developed to comply with the International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention No. 185
or the Seafarers’ Identity Documents Convention 2003, as amended.

The SID is considered to have complied with the ILO requirements and state-of-the-art
security features of holographic images, guilloche background, colored photo and hidden
personalized image technology from Jura (IPI).

Further, MARINA’s SID design integrated a contactless chip with Machine-Readable Zone
(MRZ) and SURYS’ digital breakthrough technology Photometrix (verification of
cardholder’s picture through an encrypted 2D barcode through a standard smart phone).

Generally, the SID will provide the easy facilitation of our Filipino seafarers’ shore leave,
cross border, transfer, and repatriation, by doing away the stringent requirement of visa.

Alongside the Philippines, the Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs was also conferred the
same recognition for its new Malaysian ePassport. The Department of Foreign Affairs
(DFA) was awarded the same recognition for its electronic passport (ePassport) in 2016.
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The HSP Asia Conference is an annual international event organized by the
Reconnaissance International – a leading global source of business intelligence on
holography and authentication for document security, personal identification, and brand
protection. The 2018 Conference was attended by 56 world class exhibitors and key
players in the field of high security printing documents industry as well as representatives
from over 39 countries mainly in Europe and Asia.

ONLINE EVALUATION AND APPOINTMENT SYSTEM FOR THEORETICAL EXAM

FOR MARINE OFFICERS

On 17 December 2018, the MARINA has officially launched its online evaluation and
appointment system for the application of Theoretical Examination for Merchant Marine
Officers as part of the agency’s intensified modernization initiatives, promoting
convenience on the part of qualified Filipino seafarers.

The implementation of the online evaluation and appointment system is in line with the
computerization and automation of all MARINA processes, which is on top of the
MARINA’s 14 Point Agenda for 2018.

Beginning 26 December 2018, all seafarers as directed to upload their required documents
to MARINA Online Appointment System for the purposes of online verification through web
address: https://online-appointment.marina.gov.ph/.

After the online verification, applicant shall pay the corresponding amount through an
authorized payment partner prior to setting an appointment schedule through the online
system for their physical appearance at the MARINA-STCW Office on their preferred date
and time.

The online evaluation and appointment system, which is also part of the MARINA
Integrated Seafarers Management Online (MISMO) system, includes the theoretical
examination for Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) Radio Operator.

The Agency also targeted to launch online evaluation and appointment system for
Certificate of Competency (COC) and Certificate of Proficiency (COP).

REDUCTION OF PROCESSING TIME THROUGH ON-LINEAPPOINTMENT AND

E-PAYMENT SYSTEM

Providing convenience and comfort on relevant stakeholders, Administrator Guerrero

implemented the on-line application and an e-payment system for the processing of
applications for the issuance of Seafarer’s Identification and Record Book (SIRB).Through
this on-line facility, processing time has been reduced to 2 hours from the
regular 8 hours processing time.

Launched on 26 October 2018, this online facility is available at the following MARINA
Offices: SM City Manila; MARINA Regional Office No. 4 in Battings City; MARINA
Regional Office No. 6 in Iloilo City and its Extension Office in Bacolod City; MARINA
Regional Office No. 7 in Cebu City and in MARINA Regional Office No. 11 in Davao City.

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4. Shipbuilding and Shiprepair Sector

STRENGTHENED COLLABORATION WITH THE JAPAN INTERNATIONAL

COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA)

The MARINA has further strengthened its collaboration with the Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA) through additional commitments as part of boosting the
country’s shipbuilding and ship repair industry.

JICA Senior Representative Tetsuya Yamada assured the continuous extension of

technical assistance and expertise to the MARINA, specifically on the development of
standard design for locally made ships, establishment of the Philippines’ first-ever maritime
industrial hub, setting up financing facility for local shipbuilders and ship owners, and
crafting of retirement criteria of aging Philippine domestic ships as part of the Agency’s
policy to address the increasing number of obsolete vessels operating for more than 30
years to promote maritime safety.

CONTINUING CAPACITY-BUILDING ON LOAD LINE ASSIGNMENT OF SHIPS

To enhance the skills and knowledge of its technical personnel from both central and
regional offices, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), led by its Shipyards Regulation
Service (SRS), has conducted the third batch of a four-day training on load line
assignment of ships in Manila on 09-12 October 2018.

Undertaken with the assistance from the Bureau Veritas Philippines — an international
company practicing independent Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) for quality,
safety, environmental protection, and social responsibility, the training is intended to
ensure a unified interpretation, understanding, and implementation of load line assignment
of ships which were all upheld through set of lectures, case studies, and on-site
demonstration.

The participants also had an on-site visit and actual demonstration in M/V St. Therese of
the Child Jesus at the Manila North Harbor Port for a deeper understanding on the
standards in load line assignment of ships.

CONTINUING NATIONWIDE INTERNAL AUDIT ON TONNAGE MEASUREMENT AND

LOAD LINE ASSIGNMENT SYSTEMS OF SHIPS

Further to MARINA Advisory No. 2012-11, the MARINA, through its Shipyards Regulation
Service, has successfully conducted its nationwide internal audit on Tonnage
Measurement and Load Line Assignment Systems of Ships of its seven (7) Regional
Offices, namely: Regional Office I and II (La Union); Regional Office IV (Batangas);
Regional Office V (Legazpi); Regional Office VI (Iloilo); Regional Office VII (Cebu);
Regional Office VIII (Tacloban); and Regional Office IX (Zamboanga).

The nationwide audit is also intended to effectively implement MARINA Circular No. 2007-
03 (Rules and Regulations for the Implementation, Administration, and Enforcement of
Load Line Survey, Assignment, Marking, and Certification of Philippine-registered Ships
Engaged in Domestic Trade) and MARINA Circular No. 2007-04 (Rules and Regulations on
the Admeasurement/Re-admeasurement of Philippine-registered Domestic Ships), thereby

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strictly complying with the rules, regulations and policies on the re-admeasurement of
Philippine-registered domestic ships.

In coordination with the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), the

MARINA also regularly conducts capacity building on Tonnage Measurement of Ships
(TMS) to further equip its technical personnel, specifically its naval architects, on its latest
advancements.

IMO REGIONAL AND NATIONAL WORKSHOPS ONSAFE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY

SOUND RECYCLING OF SHIPS

Aimed at the eventual ratification, implementation and enforcement of the Hong Kong
Convention, the MARINA conducted the International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Regional and National Workshops on the Ratification and Implementation of the 2009
International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships.

The regional workshop was facilitated by various international maritime experts through
the IMO Technical Cooperation Program. Participated in by representatives from
Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Viet Nam, Pakistan and the Philippines, it also
served as an avenue to raise awareness on various issues related to the Convention,
international regulatory requirements and best practices for the safe and environmentally
sound recycling of ships.

The national workshop, meantime, covered discussions on the implementation of the

Convention in domestic shipping as well as he advantages and contributions of the ship
breaking business in the Philippines. It was a collaboration by the MARINA with relevant
stakeholders: the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Philippine
Coast Guard (PCG), University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP MSI),
Shipyards Association of the Philippines (ShAP), Society of Naval Architects and Marine
Engineers (SONAME), as well as steel recyclers and companies responsible in the
disposal and handling of waste.

The Hong Kong Convention intends to address pressing issues around ship recycling,
including the fact that ships sold for scrapping may contain environmentally hazardous
substances such as asbestos, heavy metals, hydrocarbons, and ozone-depleting
substances, among others.

5. Other Important Accomplishments

FORMULATION OF THE 10-YEAR MARITIME INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT PLAN

(MIDP) 2019-2028

Pursuant to its charter, Presidential Decree No. 474, the MARINA has completed the
formulation of the 10-Year Maritime Industry Development Plan (MIDP) for 2019-2028
after a series of stakeholders’ workshops since June 2017.

Aimedat accelerating achievement of nationally integrated and globally competitive

maritime industry through developing and supporting an organizational culture and
practice of leading in maritime education, innovation, technology, and sustainability, the
10-Year MIDP comprises eight (8) flagship programs:

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 1. Upgrading of Domestic Shipping in support of the Nautical Highway Development;

2. Development of Shipping Services for Maritime Tourism;

3. Development of Coastal and Inland Waterways Transport (CIWT) System;

4. Strengthening of Safety Standards of Philippine Registered Fishing Vessels;

5. Development of Global Maritime Hub;

6. Enhancement of Maritime Safety in the Philippines;

7. Modernization of Maritime Security in the Philippines; and

8. Establishment of a Maritime Innovation and Knowledge Center.

In addition to the technical assistance by the Pacific Rim Innovation and Management
Exponents, Inc. (PRIMEX),the 10-Year Plan is a result of extensive formulation process
that consists of two phases: (1) Sector Assessment that encompassed the conduct of road
mapping workshops and analyses on stakeholders, problems, objectives, and alternatives
based on a logical planning framework approach; and (2) Participatory Planning that
included sector goal and objectives definition, priority program identification, results
framework development for each of the programs, and validation workshops.

The 10-Year MIDP formulation was also guided by relevant national legislations and plans
including Ambisyon 2040, the Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022, United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals 2030, and maritime-related international and regional
commitments by the Philippines.

In a presentation at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in November 2018,

Secretary-General Kitack Lim commended the MARINA for its effort in the formulation of
the MIDP 2019-2028 and expressed optimism on the future of the Philippine maritime
industry.

The MIDP 2019-2028 may be accessed online athttp://marina.gov.ph/philippines-maritime-

industry-development-plan-midp-2019-2028/.

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MARINA SPMS

Building upon the Civil Service Commission’s approval for the initial implementation of the
Agency’s Strategic Performance Management System (SPMS) that was granted on July
2015, Administrator Guerrero directed the preparation of the needed documentation for the
eventual validation of the Agency’s SPMS by the end of 2018.

For more or less three years, MARINA personnel, through the assistance of the CSC, has
had a series of orientation/re-orientation and training workshops relating to the elements of
the system that include coaching and mentoring and calibration of performance standards
(success indicators).

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The MARINA SPMS Manual contains an overview on performance management system
(PMS) and internal rules on the key players of the system, resource management,
performance planning and commitment, performance monitoring and coaching,
performance review and evaluation, rewards and recognition, sanctions, and appeals.

The Agency intends to enroll the MARINA SPMS Policy Manual, Procedures Manual and
SPMS Forms in the proposed MARINA Integrated Management System (IMS) as part of
regular monitoring and review for their effective implementation as well as further CSC
validation.

In order to strengthen compliance with the MARINA SPMS Calendar and monitoring of
office and individual performance, the agency has also The Revised Guidelines on the
Conduct of Mid-Year and Year-End Office Performance /Plans Assessment and Target
Setting (Administrative Order No. 31-18).

The SPMS is a mandated performance measurement tool pursuant to CSC Memorandum

Circular No. 6, series of 2012, which serves to professionalize a mechanism in producing
tangible results using the outcome-based performance management system among
government agencies.

REVIVAL OF THE MARINA PERFORMANCE GOVERNANCE SYSTEM (PGS)

Further to his objective of strengthening the agency as an organization, then Administrator

Rey Leonardo B. Guerrero has directed the revival of the MARINA’s Performance
Governance System (PGS) the soonest he assumed office as part of the 14-Point Agenda
for 2018.

The revival of the PGS for the MARINA comes at the time when it has actively pursued the
formulation of the 10-Year Maritime Industry Development Plan (MIDP) as the rational and
integrated roadmap mandated by Presidential Decree No. 474 (Maritime Industry Decree
of 1974).

The system is intended to not only serve as a platform for designing, executing,
monitoring, and sustaining MARINA’s strategies under the 10-Year MIDP, but, more
importantly, capacitate MARINA in delivering its expected roles and responsibilities as the
lead agency in the regulation and development of the maritime industry.
Administrator Guerrero has, likewise, set the revival of the system to refine MARINA’s
charter statement, strategy roadmap, and enterprise scorecard; develop an enterprise risk
management framework; establish office for strategy management (OSM); and harmonize
with other mandated government systems such as the Strategic Performance
Management System (SPMS) of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) and the Program
Expenditure Classification (PREXC) of the Department of Budget and Management
(DBM).

The PGS is composed of four stages of achievement, namely: (1) Initiation, which focuses
on strategy design; (2) Compliance, which focuses on strategy execution; (3) Proficiency,
which focuses on monitoring and evaluation of the strategy; and (4) Institutionalization,
which focuses on the attainment of breakthrough results and sustainability of the strategy.
The ISA is a public governance institution that installs and implements local economic
development and governance programs with various local government agencies (LGUs)
and national government agencies including the Civil Service Commission (CSC), Armed

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Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the
Governance Commission on GOCCs (GCG).

Alongside other sectoral and attached agencies of the Department of Transportation and
Communication (DOTC), the MARINA commenced initiation of its PGS in 2011 under the
leadership of then Transportation Secretary Jose de Jesus as pilot test areas for good
governance.

DOCUMENTATION OF MARINA’S QUALITY PROCEDURES

As part of his 14-Point Agenda, Administrator Rey Leonardo Guerrero directed the
documentation of the MARINA quality procedures covering all major services at the
MARINA Central Service units in preparation for the eventual implementation of the
MARINA Integrated Management System (IMS).

The IMS seeks to establish a Quality Standards System (QSS) for MARINA composed of
four (4) standards namely: Quality Management System (ISO 9001), Environmental
Management System (ISO 14001), Information Security Management System (ISO27001)
and Occupational Health and Safety Management System (ISO 18001).

The Quality Management Division, in coordination with the various Service Units, is
expected to complete the documentation of procedures by December 2018 in time for its
full implementation in January 2019.

ISO 9001:2015 Certification

Last 20 November 2018, the STCW Office of MARINA has been recommended by Bureau
Veritas for the grant of an ISO 9001:2015 Certificate as proof that it has complied with all
the requirements of the said standard. The STCW Office is the first service unit of MARINA
to establish and implement a quality standard system under ISO 9001:2015.It can be
noted that Administrative Order No. 161 (2006) and Executive Order No.605 (2007)
requires all government agencies to establish an ISO-aligned quality management system
in order to enhance public sector performance.

MODERNIZING GOVERNANCE AND REGULATORY REFORMS

Repeal of Ineffective MARINA Circulars

To further stimulate the competitiveness of the country’s maritime industry, Administrator

Guerrero spearheaded the review of all existing MARINA Circulars and directed the repeal
and delisting of those deemed ineffective or those that have become obsolete.

As a consequence, around 336 or 74.83% of the Agency’s 449 existing Circulars have
been repealed leaving behind a total of 113 or 25.16% as effective Circulars.
Complementing this measure is the rationalization of processing times of all applications
received by the Agency and simplification of administrative procedures by removing or
reducing unnecessary burdens imposed by MARINA regulations on stakeholders.

A workshop on Modernizing Governance & Regulatory Reforms & Revised MC 169

(Streamlined Checklist of Documentary Requirements and Rationalized Standard
Processing Time) was conducted on 20-23 March 2018.

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The initiative is part of MARINA’s commitment under the Modernizing Government
Regulations (MGR) Program and Project Repeal spearheaded by the Development
Academy of the Philippines (DAP), National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) and
the National Competitiveness Council (NCC).

ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATIONALIZATION OF MARINA STRATEGIC

COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE

Aimed at generating greater public awareness on the Agency’s programs as well as the
promotion of the Philippine maritime industry, the MARINA has commenced a strategic
social media communications campaign to better and conveniently connect and cater to its
maritime stakeholders through its official Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Youtube
accounts and enhanced website (marina.gov.ph).

The Agency has conducted a workshop on 16-17 August 2018 to ensure the integration of
its online information dissemination and public assistance services by capacitating several
MARINA personnel with the necessary skills on social media management

As part of its online campaign, the Agency now regularly releases news, photo, and video
updates documenting its projects and programs, specifically on issues concerning
maritime safety and security, shipping and ports industry, welfare of seafarers, maritime
tourism, and good governance, among others.

MINDANAO MARITIME INDUSTRY FORUM

Coinciding with the observance of the Maritime and Archipelagic National Awareness
Month (MaNa Mo) and the National Maritime Week, the MARINA through its Regional
Office XI launched the Mindanao Maritime Industry Forum on 21-29 September 2018 at
the SMX Convention Center, SM Lanang in Davao City.

The discussions in the Mindanao maritime industry forum highlighted on the maritime
industry development in Mindanao, specifically on the issues of maritime safety, security
and environmental protection, as well as maritime tourism, maritime education and
training, ship building, ship repair and ship recycling, and other domestic and overseas
shipping activities in the region.

ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATIONALIZATION OF THE REGIONAL

MULTI-SECTORAL ADVISORY BOARDS (MSABS)

Organized towards the latter part of the 2nd quarter of 2018, the Regional MSABs have
become an avenue for local stakeholders to communicate with the MARINA about their
concerns and inputs to the various programs, projects and equally important initiatives of
the Agency.

NEWLY-CONSTRUCTED MARINA CENTRAL OFFICE BUILDING

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On 14 December 2018, the MARINA has welcomed the blessing of its newly-constructed
central office building located at Bonifacio Drive corner 20th Street, Port Area, Manila.

The blessing of the new 12-storey building was graced by Transportation Secretary Arthur
P. Tugade, OIC Undersecretary for Maritime Fernando Juan Perez, ANGKLA Partylist
Representative Jesulito A. Manalo, MARINA OIC-Administrator Vice Admiral Narciso
Vingson Jr, and Deputy Administrator for Operations Nanette-Villamor Dinopol.

Partial operations in the newly-constructed building will commence early 2019, and full
operation is targeted within the same year.

The new MARINA Central Office building stands on a 12,000 meter lot with an actual cost
of P 382 million. Its construction began in 2015 through the assistance of the Department
of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and ANGKLA Partylist.

INAUGURATION OF THE SEAFARERS' CENTER AND MARINA REGIONAL OFFICE

BUILDINGS IN ILOILO, BACOLOD, AND CEBU

MARINA Regional Office VI (Iloilo City)

In September 2018, the MARINA Regional Office 6 building located along Muelle Loney
Street in Iloilo City was inaugurated with the view to advancing the interest of the Ilonggo’s
maritime sector, promoting maritime development, and providing safety through
cooperation and unity of effort among stakeholders of the maritime industry. Built by the
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), the office building was made possible
through the funding assistance Representative Jesulito A. Manalo of the ANGKLA
Partylist. The lot where the edifice is erected is a donation of the Philippine Ports Authority
(PPA).

MARINA Regional Office Extension Unit (Bacolod City)

Also in September 2018, the MARINA welcomed the blessing and inauguration of the
Regional Office 6 Extension Unit in Bacolod City made possible through the funding
assistance of Representative Jesulito A. Manalo of ANGKLA Partylist, the said Extension
Office, amounting to (Php 60,000,000) will cater the needs of maritime stakeholders,
particularly seafarers in the Negros Islands Province. The lot where the building was
constructed is a donation of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA). The said building will
also serve as the future Training Center of the MARINA.

MARINA Regional Office VII (Cebu City)

In June 2018, the MARINA has inaugurated its P60-million worth four-storey building in
Doña Modesta Gaisano Street, Sudlon, Lahug, Cebu City that shall not only serve as its
Regional Office in Central Visayas but, more importantly, as a Seafarers’ Center through
the initiative of ANGKLA Partylist Representative Jesulito A. Manalo.

The center and new Regional Office building is expected to provide convenience to all
maritime stakeholders, most especially the Cebuano seafarers, in the delivery of effective
and efficient services as well as in the increased collaboration with industry partners in the
region.

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MARINA Regional Office VII personnel had conducted their first flag-raising ceremony at
the new building on 19 November 2018.

The new Seafarers’ Center and MARINA Regional Office building is located within a
2,000-square meter lot donated by the Cebu Provincial Government in SitioSudlon, Lahug,
Cebu City and shall be fully operational in January 2019.

6. Report on Compliance Monitoring of Ships and Shipyards and “Oplan Ligtas

Biyahe” Program

Compliance Monitoring of Ships and Shipyards

The Enforcement Service (ES) of the MARINA is responsible for monitoring compliance of
ships and shipyards with the international standards laid down in different multi-lateral
maritime conventions and with the local standards set by the Authority.

For CY 2018, the ES conducted compliance monitoring on 600 vessels located in different
wharves and ports across the country; 415 vessels or equivalent to 69% of which are from
Luzon, including MIMAROPA; 145 vessels which corresponds to 24% are from Visayas;
and 40 vessels or equivalent to 7% are from Mindanao.

The number of monitored vessels accounts for 4.42 % (600 / 13,751) of all registered
ships in 2018.

These figures are notably lower than the 2017 statistics on compliance monitoring which
totaled 797 vessels, of which 310 are located in Luzon, including MIMAROPA, 370 are
from Visayas and 117 are situated in Mindanao. The decrease of almost 25% (197 out of
797) in the total number of vessels monitored for 2018 resulted from the adoption of the
target-setting approach based on available manpower.
No. of
Place of Inspection* Date of Inspection
Vessels
MRO I&II: Alaminos, Pangasinan 22-27 January 135
MCO, Enforcement Service: Delpan 29 January - 02 February 6
MRO IV: Puerto Princesa 05-10 February 75
MCO, Enforcement Service : Delpan 12- 16 March 5
MRO IV: Coron 12 - 17 March 142
MRO V: Masbate,Pilar,Matnog 10-15 April 13
MRO IX: Zamboanga 16-21 April 1
MCO, Enforcement Service: Delpan 16-20 April 6
MRO XI : Davao 24 April- 01 May 25
MRO I & II : Batanes 15-18 May 9
MRO VI : Iloilo Guimaras 14-19 May 79
MRO X : CDO 08-14 August 14
MRO VII : Bohol 28 August - 01 September 49
MRO VII : Cebu 05-08 September 17
MRO IV : Batangas 02-04 November 16
MCO 20-22 November 8

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 TOTAL NUMBER OF SHIPS MONITORED 600
* MCO (MARINA Central Office)/ MRO (MARINA Regional Office)
Source: MARINA Enforcement Service (ES)

In the same year, the ES also performed compliance monitoring on a total of 24 shipyards
located in Navotas, Zamboanga and Davao.

Place of Inspection Date of Inspection No. of

Shipyards

MRO IX: Zamboanga 15-21 April 10

MRO XI: Davao 24 April – 01 May 2
MCO: Navotas 30 July – 03 August 12
TOTAL NUMBER OF SHIPYARDS MONITORED 24
* MCO (MARINA Central Office)/ MRO (MARINA Regional Office)
Source: MARINA Enforcement Service (ES)

Implementation of the “Oplan Ligtas Biyahe” Program

As one of the implementing agencies of the DOTr’s Oplan Ligtas Biyahe, designed to
ensure the safe transport of passengers and cargoes during major seasonal migration
events in the country, the MARINA conducted nationwide inspections covering a total of
102 ships that correspond to an aggregate of 7,251 Twenty-foot Equivalent Units
(TEUS) and 2,850 Rolling Cargoes (RC).
During Oplan Semana Santa, which was implemented in the areas of Manila North
Harbour Port Terminal Inc. (MNHPI), Pasig River, MOA EST and Lucena, Quezon from 22
March to 05 April of 2018, the total number of passengers amounted to 32,169.

From 29 May to 09 June 2018, the MARINA implemented Oplan Balik Eskwela to ensure
the safety of more than 16,500 passengers in the areas of MNHPI, Pasig River and MOA
Esplanade Seaside Terminal (EST).
Oplan Undas accounted for the least number of passengers among the country’s major
seasonal migration events. From 27 October to 05 November 2018, only 6,778
passengers were monitored in the areas of MNHPI, Pasig River, MOA EST and Batangas.
31,191 passengers were accounted for during Oplan Kapaskuhan in the areas of MNHPI,
Pasig River and MOA EST. Oplan Kapaskuhan which was implemented from 10
December 2018 until 05 January 2019 is implemented every Christmas season of the year
until the first week of the immediately succeeding year.

MONITORED
NO. OF
CARGOES
PLACE OF INSPECTIONS Twenty-Foot NO. OF
OPLAN DATE
IMPLEMENTATION ONBOARD Equivalent Units PASSENGERS
SHIPS (TEUS) and
Rolling Cargoes
(RC)
MARINA 2,461 - TEUS
SEMANA 22 Mar– Central Office 44 32,169
SANTA 05 Apr 1,032 - RC
Jurisdiction
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 (MNHPI, Pasig
River, MOA
EST)

MRO IV:
Lucena,
Quezon

MARINA
Central Office 1,656 - TEUS
BALIK 29 May– Jurisdiction 14 16,506
ESKWELA 09 Jun (MNHPI, Pasig 680 - RC
River, MOA
EST)
MARINA
Central Office
Jurisdiction
(MNHPI, Pasig 715 - TEUS
UNDAS
27 Oct– 23 6,778
River, MOA 334 - RC
05 Nov
EST)

MRO IV:
Batangas
KAPASKUHAN 10 Dec– MARINA
05 Jan Central Office
Jurisdiction 21 2,419 – TEUS 31,191
(MNHPI, Pasig 804 – RC
River, MOA
EST)

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 VI. Foreign and Local Engagements

1. FOREIGN ENGAGEMENTS

A. International Maritime Organization (IMO)

1. 5th Session of the Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction at the

International Maritime Organization - 21 to 27 January 2018

The 5th session on the Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction

(SDC) was held at the IMO Headquarters from 21-27 January 2018 chaired
by Mr. Kevin Hunter of United Kingdom.

The session was attended by delegations from Member States and Associate
Members of IMO, representatives from the United Nations and specialized
agencies, and observers from intergovernmental organizations and non-
governmental organizations in consultative status.

The SDC addresses a broad variety of technical and operational matters

related to ship design and construction, including subdivision and stability.
The Sub-Committee also discusses testing and approval of construction and
materials, load lines, tonnage measurement, safety of fishing vessels and the
carriage of industrial personnel.

The Sub-Committee on SDC considers a wide range of technical and

operational matters related to ship design and construction, including
subdivision and stability. The Sub-Committee also covers testing and
approval of construction and materials, load lines, tonnage measurement,
safety of fishing vessels and the carriage of industrial personnel.

2. 5thSession of the Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications and

Search and Rescue - 19- 23 February 2018

The 5th session on the Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications and

Search and Rescue was held at the IMO Headquarters in London, United
Kingdom from 19 to 23 February 2018.

The Philippines participated in the deliberation of the following relevant

issues: 1) Routeing Measures and Mandatory Ship Reporting Systems; 2)
Developments in GMDSS Satellite Services; and 3) Revision of SOLAS
Chapters III and IV for Modernization of the Global Maritime Distress and
Safety System (GMDSS).

The Sub-Committee was invited to approve various measures, approve draft

resolutions, approve terms of reference, and noted inclusions on agreements
among other important matters.

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3. 5thSession of the Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment - 12-16
March 2018

The 5th Session of the Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment was
held at the IMO Headquarters in London, United Kingdom from12 to 16 March
2018.

The session was attended by delegations from Member Governments,

Associate Member of IMO and Observers from Intergovernmental
organizations and non-governmental organizations in consultative status.

The above mentioned session was attended and participated by the

delegations in the different working group meetings such as: 1) Safety
Objectives and Functional Requirements of the Guidelines on the Alternative
Design and Arrangement of SOLAS Chapter II-1 and III; 2) Uniform
Implementation of Paragraph 6.1.1.3 of the LSA Code; 3) Consequential
Work Related to the New Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters; and 4)
Unified Interpretation of Provisions of IMO Safety, Security and Environment
Related Conventions.

4. 72ndSession of the Marine Environment Protection Committee - 09-13 April

2018

The 72nd Session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee was held
at the IMO Headquarters in London, United Kingdom from 09 to13 April 2018.

The session was attended by delegations from Members and Associate

Members of IMO, representatives from United Nations Programs, specialized
agencies and other entities and other entities; observers from
intergovernmental organizations with agreements of cooperation; and
observers from non-governmental organizations in consultative status.

The delegations attended and tackled agenda items including the 1)

Amendments to Mandatory Instruments; 2) Harmful Aquatic Organisms in
Ballast Water; 3) Air Pollution and Energy Efficiency; 4) Further Technical and
Operational Measures for Enhancing the Energy Efficiency of International
Shipping; and 5) Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ship, among others.

5. 105thSession of the Legal Committee - 22-28 April 2018

The 105th Session of the Legal Committee was held in the IMO Headquarters
in London from 22 to 28 April 2018.

The said session was attended by delegates from Member States and some
observers from intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations.

The Legal Committee tackled, discussed, and considered agenda items

composed of the following: 1) Facilitation of entry into force and harmonized
interpretation of the HNS Convention Protocol; 2) Provision of Financial
Security in Case of Abandonment of Seafarers, and Shipowners’
Responsibilities in Respect of Contractual Claims for Personal Injury to, or

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 Death of Seafarers, in Light of the Progress of Amendments to the ILO
Maritime Labour Convention, 2006; 3) Fair Treatment of Seafarers in the
event of a Maritime Accident; 4) Advice and Guidance in Connection with the
Implementation of IMO Instruments; and 5) Piracy among others.

6. IOPC Funds Meeting - 30 April-03 May 2018

The Meeting covered discussions to agree on the rates for the use of EMSA’s
Pollution Response Assets, the 2010 Hazardous and Noxious Substances by
Sea (HNS) Convention, the Amendment to Resolution No. 7 of the 1992 Fund
and Impact of General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

7. 99thSession of the Maritime Safety Committee -16-25 May 2018

The 99th Session of the Maritime Safety Committee was held at the IMO
Headquarters in London from 16 to 25 May 2018 under the chairmanship of
Mr. Brad Groves from Australia.

The Session of the MSC was attended by 106 Member States, 3 Associate
Members, 4 United Nation and Specialized Agency, 7 Intergovernmental
Organizations, and 1 IMO Training Institute (WMU), and 9 from the Philippine
delegation.

For this Session, five (5) Technical Working Group, one (1) Drafting Group
and an Expert Group were created. Comments were made and decisions
taken in plenary including the sharing of information.

8. 42ndSession of the Facilitation Committee (FAL) - 05-08 June 2018

The 42ndsession of the Facilitation Committee (FAL) was held at the IMO
Headquarters from 05-08 June 2018 chaired by Mr. Yury Melenas of Russian
Federation and vice-chair Mrs. Marina Angsell of Sweden was also present.

The session was attended by 86 Member States and an Associate Member

from a United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE),
specialized agencies and other entities, observers from intergovernmental
organizations such as WCO, EC, League of Arab States, and Pacific
Community; and observers from 22 non-governmental organizations in
consultative status.

The meeting deals with matters related to the facilitation of international

maritime traffic, including the arrival, stay and departure of ships, persons and
cargo from ports. The Committee also addresses electronic business,
including the single window concept, and aims to ensure that the right
balance is struck between regulation and the facilitation of international
maritime trade.

9. 68thSession of the Technical Cooperation Committee - 18 - 20 June 2018

The 68thsession of the Technical Cooperation Committee (TC) was held at

the IMO Headquarters from 18 to 20June 2018 chaired by Mr. Zulkurnain

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 Ayub of Malaysia and vice-chair H.E. Mr. Laurent Parented of Vanuatu was
also present.

The session was attended by delegations from Members and Associate

Members; by representatives from United Nations programmes, specialized
agencies and other entities; by observers from intergovernmental
organizations with agreements of cooperation and by observers from non-
governmental organizations in consultative status.

The TC oversees IMO’s capacity-building programme and the implementation

of technical cooperation projects for which the Organization acts as the
executing or cooperating agency, ensuring that IMO supports the United
Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development.

10. 120th IMO Council Meeting - 02 - 06 July 2018

The 120thIMO Council Meeting, chaired by Mr. Xiaojie Zhang of China, was
held at the IMO Headquarters from 02-05 July 2018 only, in view of the
Council’s decision not to have a session on 06 July 2018.

The meeting focused on issues of governance and good practice in addition

to Strategy, Planning and Reform, Resource Management and Budget
matters.

The Council is the executive organ of IMO and is responsible, under the
Assembly, for supervising the work of the Organization. The Council is made
up of 40 Member States including the Philippines under category C which is
elected by the Assembly for two-year terms.

11. 5thSession of the Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and

Watchkeeping - 16 - 20 July 2018

The Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW)

was held at the IMO Headquarters chaired by Ms. M. Medina from the United
States vice-chair, Ms. F. Fadil of Singapore was also present.

The session was attended by delegations from Member States and Associate
Members of IMO; by representatives from a United Nations specialized
agency; by observers from intergovernmental organizations and non-
governmental organizations in consultative status.

The Sub-Committee on HTW deals with the human side of shipping, including
training and certification, review, updating and revision of IMO model courses
and guidance addressing issues such as fatigue.

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12. 5thSession of the Sub-Committee on Implementation of Mandatory IMO
Instruments - 24 - 28 September 2018

The 5th Session of the Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO

Instruments (III 5) was held at the IMO Headquarters from 24 to 28
September 2018 chaired by Vice Admiral Jean-Luc Liboux of France.

The session was attended by delegations from Member Governments and

Associate Members of the IMO, representatives from United Nations and
specialized agencies and observers from intergovernmental organizations
and non-governmental organizations in consultative status. Experts
representing the managers of the IMO ship and company/registered owner
identification number schemes and the Management of EQUASIS attended
the meeting.

Previously called the Flag State Implementation (FSI), the Sub-Committee on

Implementation of IMO Instruments (III) brings together flag, port and coastal
States to consider implementation issues, including the analysis of
consolidated audit summary reports from the mandatory IMO Member state
Audit Scheme.

The Sub-Committee has a key role in casualty analysis and issuing lessons
learned from marine incidents. The Sub-Committee receives and analyses
port State control data and keeps under review the procedures for port State
control. Guidelines for survey and certification including the survey guidelines
under the Harmonized System of Survey and Certification (HSSC) also come
under the remit of this Sub-Committee.

13. 73rdSession of the Marine Environment Protection Committee - 22- 26

October 2018

The 73rdsession of the Marine Environment Protection Committee was held at

the IMO Headquarters from 22 to 26 October 2018, chaired by Mr. H. Saito of
Japan and vice-chair Mr. H. Conway of Liberia was also present.

The session was attended by delegations from Members and Associate

Member States, representatives from United Nations Programmes,
specialized agencies, other entities, observers from intergovernmental
organizations with agreements of cooperation, and observers from non-
governmental organizations in consultative status.

The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) addresses

environmental issues under IMO’s remit. This includes the control and
prevention of ship-source pollution covered by the MARPOL treaty, including
oil, chemicals carried in bulk, sewage, garbage and emissions from ships,
including air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions. Other matters
covered include ballast water management, anti-fouling systems, ship
recycling, pollution preparedness and response, and identification of special
areas and particularly sensitive sea areas.

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 14. 121stSession of IMO Council Meeting - 19 -23 November 2018

The 121st session of IMO Council Meeting was held at the IMO Headquarters
from 19 to 23 November 2018, chaired by Mr.Xiaojie Zhang of China
supported by his vice-chair, Mr. Edmundo Deville del Campo of Peru.

The meeting focused particularly on council reform in addition to issues of

governance and good practice plus strategy and planning, also resource
management and budget matters.

The council decided to renew the mandate of Mr. Kitack Lim as Secretary-
General for another four-year term, concluding on 31 December 2023. The
Council recognized the leadership, initiative and commitment with which the
affairs of the Organization have been conducted by Mr. Lim as IMO
Secretary-General.

The Council decision is subject to the approval of the IMO Assembly, which
meets for its 31st session in late 2019.

15. 100thSession of the Maritime Safety Committee - 03 - 07 December 2018

The 100th session of the Maritime Safety Committee was held at the IMO
Headquarters from 3 to 7 December 2018, chaired by Mr. Brad Groves from
Australia together with Vice-Chair Mr. Juan Carlos Cubsino from Argentina.

The session was attended by Members and Associate Members;

representatives from the United Nations Programmes, specialized agencies
and other entities; observers from intergovernmental organizations with
agreements of cooperation; and observers from non-governmental
organizations in consultative status.

The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) will consider technical and operational
matters relating to measures to enhance maritime security, regulatory scoping
exercise for the use of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS), goal-
based new ship construction standards (GBS), safety measures for non-
SOLAS ships operating in polar waters, pollution prevention and response,
ship system and equipment, human element, training and watchkeeping,
carriage of cargoes and containers, implementation of IMO instruments and
capacity-building for the implementation of new measures.

B. APEC

1. Three-day Strategy Planning Meeting for APEC Maritime Education and

Training Network - 27 February - 01 March 2018, Korea

The Meeting focused on progressing with the APEC Transportation Working

Group Proposed Work Plan (TPWG) objectives particularly the promotion of
quality infrastructure connectivity, enhancement of transportation accessibility,
safety, security and sustainability, and encouragement of economic growth and
human resource growth.

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2. 45thAPEC Transportation Working Group (TPT-WG45) Meeting - 23 - 24
April 2018, Seoul, Korea

The 45th APEC Transportation Working Group (TPT-WG45) Meeting was

held on 23-24 April 2018 in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

This meeting gave opportunity to share and exchange opinions on the

initiative and safety policy of the road and land transport innovation from all of
the member country of APEC.

3. 45thAPEC Transportation Working Group (TPT-WG45) Meeting - 23 - 24

April 2018, Seoul, Korea

The 45th APEC Transportation Working Group (TPT-WG45) Meeting was held
at Seoul, South Korea from 23 –to 24 April 2018.

The Meeting was attended by 41 delegates, representing 17 economies, and

the APEC Secretariat met at the TPTWG 45 including two APSN
representatives.

In general, the TPT45 discussed concrete action plans and direction with the
view of supporting the implementation of the 2018 APEC Theme “Harnessing
Inclusive Opportunities, Embracing Digital Future”.

4. 1stAPEC Workshop on Seafarers Excellence Network of Asia Pacific

(SENAP) - 21 - 23 August 2018, Korea

The 1st APEC Workshop on Seafarers Excellence Network of Asia Pacific

(SENAP) was held on 21-23 August 2018 in Korea Institute of Maritime and
Fisheries Technology (KIMFT), Busan, Republic of Korea.

This workshop was hosted by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MoF),
organized by Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology, and
sponsored by Busan Metropolitan City.

It was attended by sixty (60) delegates from eleven (11) APEC economies
(i.e. Republic of Korea, China, Indonesia, The Philippine, Viet Nam, Thailand,
Chinese Taipei, New Zealand, Peru, Malaysia, Australia) from ministry or
academic side who is in charge of seafarer policy, specifically in education
and training.

SENAP is organized based on the needs of APEC member economies, that

the official one-stop portal within APEC is very much necessary for enhancing
seafarers’ global capacity building and their successful entry into the global
shipping industry.

5. 46th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Transportation Working

Group Meeting - 15-17 October 2018, Peru

The 46th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Transportation Working

Group Meeting was held on 15-17 October 2018 in Lima, Peru.

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 The Transportation Working Group (TPTWG) aims to achieve the
liberalization of transportation services and works to enhance the safety of
APEC transport systems to encourage economic development. It aims to
balance security, safety and environmental requirements with trade
facilitation.

TPTWG members took their initiative to discuss the future of transport in the
context of a post-2020 vision for TPTWG as well as two new technology-
related issues such as Autonomous Transport and Unmanned Aerial System
(UAS).

C. ASEAN

1. 35thASEAN Maritime Transport Working Group (MTWG) Meeting - 27

February- 01 March 2018, Singapore

The 35th ASEAN Maritime Transport Working Group (MTWG) Meeting was
held in Singapore from 27 February to 01 March 2018.

The Meeting was chaired by Capt. M. Segar, Asst. Chief Executive for
Operations, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and Ms.
Kamolarbwong, Senior Specialist in Maritime Transport in Economics of the
Marine Department of Thailand as vice chair. Discussion, agreements were
made, and concerns were raised.

Part of the discussion was the finalization of a Memorandum of

Understanding (MOU) on the Improvement of Safety Standards and Ship
Inspection for Non-Convention ships.

2. 6thExperts Group Meeting on the ASEAN-Japan Cruise Promotion

Strategy-23-Mar-18, Japan

The 6th Experts Group Meeting on the ASEAN-Japan Cruise Promotion

Strategy was held in Tokyo, Japan on 23 March 2018,

The Meeting was attended by 27 delegates and participants from the tourism
department and maritime administration of the ASEAN Member States,
except Brunei Darussalam. ASEAN Secretariat and Japan, gathered together
to share information, initiatives and progress on the promotion of cruise
tourism. The Meeting was chaired by Mr. Teruki Yamada, Director,
International Shipping Division, Maritime Bureau, MLIT of Japan.

Presentations were made by those countries in attendance relative to cruise

promotion, cruise promotion strategies, tourism resources, and future plans
on the implementation of the development plan. As a result, Conclusions and
Agreements were made during the Meeting.

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3. 45thASEAN Senior Transport Officials Meeting (STOM) and 2nd ASEAN-EU
Senior Transport Officials Dialogue (STOD) - 08 - 10 May 2018, Thailand

The 45th ASEAN Senior Transport Officials Meeting (STOM) and 2nd ASEAN-
EU Senior Transport Officials Dialogue (STOD) was held in Phuket, Thailand
from 08 to 10 May 2018.

Mr. Somsak Hommaung is the STOM Chairman for this Meeting. The
Meeting was attended by delegates from all ASEAN Member States,
including Staff members from the ASEAN Secretariat. The delegations from
the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) of Japan,
the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Transport (MOLIT) of the
Republic of Korea (ROK), and the Ministry of Transport of People’s Republic
of China also participated in the Meeting through their respective
representatives.

The Meeting considered and adopted the Agenda and was held in plenary.
The Agenda items on 1) Maritime Transport included the ASEAN Single
Shipping Market (ASSM); Realize the RO-RO Shipping Network Operation in
ASEAN; 2) Transport Cooperation with ASEAN Dialogue Partners wherein
updates on the progress of China-ASEAN Maritime Transport Cooperation
Projects and Activities were made.

Anent the realization of RO-RO Shipping Network Operation, the meeting

noted the launching of Sea Linkage Route between Davao–General Santos
(the Philippines)–Bitung (Indonesia) as an economic priority deliverable under
the Philippines/ ASEAN Chairmanship. The new route is expected to enhance
the connectivity of archipelagic ASEAN and further facilitate trade and
tourism, fostering the implementation of the region’s multimodal transport
system.

4. 36thASEAN Maritime Transport Working Group Meeting (MTWG) and 12th

ASEAN-China Maritime Consultation Mechanism Meeting - 13 - 16 August
2018, Singapore

Attended by more than 100 representatives from China, the ASEAN and the
IMO, the Meeting highlighted on transport safety management, non-
convention technical standard for vessels, vessel emission control. It also a
report of working group on safe goods transport by sea, and Sino-ASEAN
Maritime Seaman education and training and other projects. It further
expanded the scope of China-ASEAN Maritime Inter connectivity Cooperation
and reinforced the cooperation consensus between China and the ASEAN
countries.

5. ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Workshop - 26 - 28 November 2018, China

Recognizing that maritime casualties and accidents involving domestic ferries

continue to occur notwithstanding the initiatives of governments to improve
the safety of domestic ferry operation, the 25th ASEAN Regional Forum
(ARF) Ministerial Meeting in Singapore on 04 August 2018 approved the

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 conduct of the 2nd ARF Workshop on 26-28 November 2018 to be co-chaired
by China and the Philippines.

The workshop was chaired by Mr. Ning Bo, Deputy Director of the Ship
Supervision Department of the Maritime Safety Administration, People’s
Republic of China and Mr. Jose Venancio A. Vero Jr., Director, Maritime
Safety Service of the Maritime Industry Authority of the Philippines.

It was attended by twelve (12) ARF members with a total of seventy eight (78)
delegates from government agencies, private sectors and international
organizations coming from Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China,
Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Singapore,
Thailand and Vietnam. Private sector representatives from China
Classification Society, Shanghai Meteorological Bureau and Jianglong
Shipbuilding Co. International/Non-Governmental Organizations such as the
International Maritime Organization (IMO), World Ferry Safety Association
(WFSA) and Interferry.

6. 46thASEAN Senior Transport Officials Meeting (STOM) – 05-07 November

2018, Thailand

The ASEAN Senior Transport Officials Meeting (STOM) is the executive body
that shall supervise, coordinate, and review programmes as well as directions
set by ASEAN Transport Ministers. It serves as a platform to discuss the
outcomes and updates of the ASEAN Transport Working Groups.

Mr. Chaiwat Thongkamkoon, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transport

of Thailand chaired the meeting while Mr. Le Tuan Anh, Director-General,
International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Transport Viet Nam was
the vice-chair. The chair highlighted the importance of continued collaboration
with external partners to maximize the benefit of transport development in
ASEAN.

The meeting was attended by the delegates from all ASEAN Member States,
staff members of the ASEAN Secretariat, representatives from ASEAN
Business Advisory Council (ABAC) and EU-ASEAN Business Council
(EUBAC).

7. 24thASEAN Transport Ministers Meeting (ATM) - 08 - 09 November 2018,

Thailand

ASEAN Transport Ministers (ATM) Meeting is the highest ASEAN transport

body that is responsible in setting policy directions in the transport sector and
discuss issues of common interest. It served as a platform to discuss the
outcomes and deliverables of the Senior Transport Officials Meeting (STOM)

The meeting was chaired by H.E. ArkhomTermpittayapaisith, Minister of

Transport of Thailand, and H.E. Nguyen Van The, Minister of Transport of
Viet Nam as the vice-chair.

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 The Philippine delegation was composed of Sec. Arthur P. Tugade,
Department Transportation (DOTr) as the head for the said meeting, Mr.
Manuel Antonio L. Tamayo, Undersecretary, Aviation and Airports, DOTr,
Atty. Garry V. De Guzman, Undersecretary, Road Transport and
Infrastructure, DOTr, Atty. Artemio U. Tuazon Jr., Chief of Staff, Office of the
Secretary, DOTr and Engr. Nannette Z. Villamor-Dinopol, Deputy
Administrator for Operations, Maritime Industry Authority.

On policy discussion on sustainable transport, Sec. Tugade shared on-going

transport projects in the Philippines and stressed the importance of
sustainable transport by establishing an integrated system of different
transportation modes connecting air, water and land through a common
station approach thereby providing connectivity of all islands. He also
emphasized the benefit of adopting partial operability to ease transport
problems and adopting intelligent transport system implemented by
neighboring countries to improve the current state of transportation system in
the Philippines.

D. BIMP-EAGA

1. 6thBIMP-EAGA Transport Cluster Meeting - 28-30 August 2018, Indonesia

The 6th BIMP-EAGA Transport Cluster Meeting was held on 28-30 August
2018 in Indonesia attended by Ms. Ma. Concepcion C. Arbolario of the
Franchising Service.

The purpose of the meeting is to review the projects, programs, activities as

embodied in the BIMP-EAGA Vision (BEV) 2025, discuss the agreements and
results of the Annual BIMP-EAGA Strategic Planning Meeting held every
beginning of the year, to present to the transport cluster the directives of the
BIMP-EAGA Transport Ministers and the BIMP-EAGA Ministerial Meeting and
for the Sea Linkages Working Group to discuss ad give updates on the
activities, targets and projects identified in BEV 2025.

The Philippines will host the transport cluster meeting in 2019 for a term of
three (3) years and to chair the Sea Linkages Working Group Meeting for
three (3) years starting 2019 subject for discussion and consideration by the
Department of Transportation of the Republic of the Philippines.

2. LOCAL ENGAGEMENT

A. Multi-Sectoral Advisory Board (MSAB)

The MSAB were created and organized pursuant to the directive of then
MARINA Administrator Rey Leonardo B Guerrero dated 24 May 2018. The
Advisory Board is composed of MARINA Regional Office personnel, relevant
National Government Agencies and representatives from different maritime
sectors composed of representatives from shipping companies, Maritime
Higher Education Institutions, motorbanca associations, training centers, non-
government organization, Local Government Units, DOH Accredited Clinics,
and Review Centers..

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The MRO-MSAB is divided into four (4) Committees: 1) Committee on
Communication and Advocacy, 2) Committee for Strategy, Assessment and
Review, 3) Committee for Resource Planning and Generation, and 4)
Committee on Governance to ensure a more focused discussion on issues
and initiatives. The MRO-MSAB shall meet through a Maritime Forum on a
monthly basis and shall submit a report to the Office of the Administrator
within 24 hours after the Meeting.

Issues and concerns are brought up and discussed during MSAB Meetings
held in all the MARINA Regional Offices.

Issues and concerns were endorsed to the concerned lead sectoral and
service units in the Central Office wherein some concerns were addressed,
clarified, and suggestions to resolve them were submitted to top
Management.

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VII. Financial Reports

1. REVENUE COLLECTIONS REPORT

ACTUAL REVENUE COLLECTIONS

January - December

700,000
600,000 605,082 Permits &
500,000 516,788 Licenses
400,000 Service Income
300,000
200,000 227,163 233,777
100,000 59,320 75,030
-
Jan. - Dec. 2017 Jan. - Dec. 2018

Figure 1
Source: MARINA Management, Financial and Administrative Service (MFAS)

In comparison to the past year’s revenue collections, the agency’s income significantly
decreased mainly due to the decline in service income collections.

The total revenue collections from January to December 2018 slightly decreased by 7.99%
from the previous year.

This decline is attributable to the decrease in the demand in Clearance and Certification
Fees, Inspection Fees and other services and mainly due to the decrease in the amount of
collections in the issuance and revalidation of Certificates of Proficiency and Certificates of
Competency from its original collection of P200.00 to only 170.00 as the difference of
P30.00 is now allotted as payment to the Documentary Stamp to be collected by the
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR).

TARGET VS. ACTUAL REVENUE COLLECTIONS

January - December
(in thousand pesos)
700,000 82%
600,000 627,401
500,000 516,788 Target
400,000 Actual
117
300,000
233,777 125%
200,000 199,447
100,000 75,030
60,000
0
Permits and Licenses
Service Income Tonnage Fees

Figure 2
Source: MARINA Management, Financial and Administrative Service (MFAS)
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In 2018, the agency has collected a total of P825,596,982.68 of its targeted P886,848,000
collection. The collections are already posted at 93.09% by the end of the Calendar Year
to which we already exceeded the targeted collections relating to Permits and Licenses by
17% and Tonnage Fees by 25%.

On Service Income collections, however, the agency is still short of 18% garnering only a
total of 516,788,756.86 of its targeted 627,401,000 due to the reason as earlier mentioned
to describe Figure 1.

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 2. STATUS OF NCA UTILIZATION / DISBURSEMENTS
(January – December 2018)

DISBURSEMENT DISBURSEMENT
FY 2018 MDP ACTUAL DISBURSEMENTS REMARKS
DISBURSEMENT AUTHORITIES RATE (in %)
AUTHORITY FULL JAN.- RECEIVED /
PS MOOE CO TOTAL
YEAR DEC. ISSUED
Notice of Cash
allocation (NCA)
for:

Fund 101:
Current Year –
1,189,882 1,189,882 1,189,882 349,059 412,172 99,324 860,555
Budget
Prior Year’s A/Ps - 747 140,380 154,495 295,622

Fund 151:
Current Year -
22,416 22,416 22,416 - 16,620 - 16,620 74.14%
Budget
Prior Year’s A/Ps - - - - -

TOTAL 1,212,298 1,212,298 1,212,298 349,806 569,172 253,819 1,172,797 96.74%

Tax Remittance
24,549 22,987 6,378 53,914 1,2626,711
Advice
Source: MARINA Management, Financial and Administrative Service (MFAS)
Note: This report excludes Fund 151 disbursements of MRO IX.

For CY 2018 (as of December 2018), MARINA’s NCA utilization is at 96.74% representing disbursement for Personal Services (PS)
Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE), Capital Outlay (CO),excluding Fund 151 disbursements of MRO IX.

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VIII. Organizational Development

1. PERSONNEL COMPLEMENT

As of 31 December 2018, the MARINA has a total of 804 plantilla positions, 78.36%
(630) of which is filled and 21.64% (174) remains unfilled. The number of plantilla
positions rose by 7.21% from a total of 746 in 2017 due to the approved positions for
the STCW Office.

Of the total number of positions, six hundred thirty (630) are filled-up, composing of
three hundred sixty-nine (369) or fifty-nine percent (59%) from the Central Office (CO)
and two hundred sixty-one (261) or forty-one percent (41%) from the Regional Offices
(ROs).

BMDO,
Number of BMEO,
Filled Contract
Approved BDR, Job
Office Plantilla of Total
Plantilla BER, Order
Positions Service
Positions EAP 4

Central
504 369 8 234 17 628
Office
Regional
300 261 0 193 0 454
Offices

Total 804 630 8 427 17 1,082

Figure 1

Source: MARINA Human Resources Management Development Division (HRMDD)

The agency also had a decrease of 12.5% in terms of its augmented job order
personnel from a total of 488 in 2017 to only 427 in 2018 as a result of continuous
filling up of vacant positions that forms part of the 14-Point Agenda outlined by
Administrator Guerrero to ensure the delivery of efficient and effective frontline services
by the agency.

4.Board of Marine Deck Officers (BMDO), Board of Marine Engine Officers (BMEO), Board of Deck Ratings
(BDR), Board of Engine Ratings (BER), Examiners of Ancillary Proficiencies (EAP)
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 261(41%) Central Office
369 (58%)
Regional Offices

Figure 2

Source: MARINA Human Resources Management Development Division (HRMDD)

In addition to the existing workforce of MARINA, following additional personnel were hired:

 Board of Marine Deck Officers (BMDO), Board of Marine Engine Officers (BMEO),
Board of Deck Ratings (BDR), Board of Engine Ratings (BER), Examiners of
Ancillary Proficiencies (EAP)

 Central Office – 8
 Regional Offices – 0

 Job Order

 Central Office – 234

 Regional Offices – 193

 Contract of Service

 Central Office – 17
 Regional Offices – 0.

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 250 220
193
200

150

100

50
17
8 0 0
0
BOMDO, BOMEO, BDR, JOB ORDER CONTRACT OF
BER, EAP SERVICE

Central Office

Regional Offices

Figure 3

Source: MARINA Human Resources Management Development Division (HRMDD)

Out of the six hundred thirty (630) filled plantilla positions, two hundred ninety-nine (299) of
which are female and three hundred thirty-one (331) are male.

335
330 331
325
320
315
310
305
300 299
295
290
285
280
Male Female

Figure 4
Source: MARINA Human Resources Management Development Division (HRMDD)

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2. HUMAN RESOURCE CAPABILITY BUILDING

RESOURCE PERSON/
TRAINING TRAINING DESCRIPTION DATE/VENUE
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT
Career The CDSP enables employees to 6 – 8 February Angelito M. Lupena
Development & manage their careers and identify
Succession and develop people within the One Tagaytay -Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Planning organization who have the potential Place Hotel Suites -CSC Accredited
(Batch 2) to become future leaders, specifically
help:

 Appreciate the need to implement

programs for career development
and succession management;
No. of Participants:  Institutionalize career and succession
36 management in the agency;
 Identify career paths and guide
employees in crafting their individual
career development plans;
 Identify employees with high potential
in the organization and provide
corresponding interventions that will
develop them; and
 Plan and commit to action plans that
will institutionalize career and
succession management programs.

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Orientation on the The orientation on Republic Act 9485 23 March May Antonnette Arriola
Anti-Red Tape Act or also known as the Anti – Red Tape -Director II
Act(ARTA) provides information on MARINA Lounge
improving efficiency in the delivery of Room -Civil Service Commission
government service to the public by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
reducing bureaucratic red tape
No. of Participants: preventing graft and corruption, and
31 imposing statutory penalties.

Orientation on The orientation provides information 11 May Atty. Maria Liberty D. Morales
Anti-Sexual on acts (or series thereof) that Attorney V
Harassment Law constitute any unwelcome sexual MARINA Lounge
advance, request or demand for a Room Civil Service Commission - NCR
sexual favor, or other verbal or
physical behavior of a sexual nature,
committed by a government
No. of Participants: employee or official in a work-related,
29 training- or education- related
environment of the person
complained-of.

Likewise, the training is aimed to aid

the Committee on Decorum and
Investigation (CODI) of MARINA on
how to conduct an investigation and
impose corresponding disciplinary
measures.

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Orientation on the The orientation provides information 16 - 17 May Atty. Judith A. Dongallo - Chicano
2017 Rules on on the rules concerning disciplinary Director IV
Administrative and non-disciplinary proceedings in The Pearl Manila CSC-NCR
Cases in Civil administrative cases adopted and Hotel
Service promulgated by the Civil Service
Commission.

No. of Participants:
24

Public Service The training aims to promote ethical 17 – 18 May Eva F. Olmedillo
Ethics and and accountable service to the Director II
Accountability public; empower participants to work The Pearl Manila CSC-BSP
with their staff and the public and to Hotel
make public service work culture Training Assistant
more friendly, participative, efficient Editha C. Censon
and effective; and formulate an action
No. of Participants: plan to prevent, detect and correct
41 corruption.

Gender Sensitivity The training covers Gender 04 - 06 June Alvin Cloyd H. Dakis
Training of Awareness that aims at exploring and Member of GAD-Resource Pool
Trainers articulating gender issues, clarifying MARINA Lounge
differences between sex and gender, Room Training Assistant
revealing the roles of society and its Charissa Calacday
institutions in perpetuating gender
No. of Participants: discrimination/bias as manifested
10 through marginalization, multiple
burden, stereotyping, personal

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 development, and violence against
women.
Orientation/Worksh 5S is a workplace management 13 July Angelito M. Lupena
op on the 5’S technique where the work area and
Housekeeping workplace are organized and MARINA Lounge -Subject Matter Expert (SME)
ritualized to minimize the loss of time Room -CSC Accredited
No. of Participants: and the use of movement.
37
Competency Model The Competency Based Qualification 28 - 29 September Atty. Judith A. Dongallo - Chicano
Development and Standards for identified positions is Director IV
Profiling established pursuant to Civil Service MANILA Prince CSC-NCR
Commission (CSC) Memorandum Hotel
Circular No. 3 s. 2012 on the
Program to Institutionalize
Meritocracy and Excellence in
No. of Participants: Human Resource Management
50 (PRIME-HRM) as the starting point in
developing competency-based
human resource programs and
systems.

Through the training, CSC

encourages all government agencies
to develop their customized
Competency Framework (CF) based
on actual job requirements and
strategic priorities.

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IX. Gender and Development (GAD) Accomplishment
GAD Activity Actual Cost/
Office Actual Result
Expenditures
Client-Focused Activities
Domestic Shipping Conduct of shipboard Two (2) Shipboard Familiarization 369,077
Service (DSS) Familiarization Training and GAD conducted in Western Nautical
Information Campaign Highway and Central Nautical
MARINA Regional Highway
Offices (MROs)
Distributed GAD information
materials highlighting GAD Programs
of MARINA and GAD Goals for CY
2018 and Beyond.

DSS Report on the conduct of

Shipboard and Shipping Operations
Familiarization Program Onboard
Vessels was submitted to the
Administrator
All Units MRO-IX To conduct seminar in connection Report on the conduct of 59,768
(Zamboanga) with Women Disability Day Seminars/Consultation
1. Training /Seminar on Rights of Report on the Safety Caravan/Mobile 21,480
Women Registration
2. Consultation Forum with Conduct of MBST on areas under 235, 315
domestic stakeholders on MRO IX AOR
celebration of MARINA’s 44th Pagadian Dipolog Sindangan
Anniversary
Manpower Invite female participants during Board Approval of the MC on the 360,000
Development TWG Meetings. Solicit female Issuance of Seafarers Record Book
Service (MDS) perspective on issues affecting (SRB) and Seafarers Identity
MDS policies for equality of Document (SID)
opportunity and benefits.
MCs on: Conduct of Examinations
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 and Issuance of Certificate of Marine
Profession (CMP), and Issuance of
Certificate of Marine Profession
(CMP), and Issuance of COC to
seafarers onboard ships in Philippine
Waters; were already submitted to
the Board but approval was deferred
subject to some requirements of the
Board.

Two female seafarer officers have

been appointed as CMP Panel of
Examiners to address GAD related
concerns specifically issues involving
female seafarers.
Continuous conduct of MBST other Twelve (12) areas under the 80,000
proposed modified training jurisdiction of CO received the MBST
programs areas within CO training.
jurisdiction.
Six Hundred Seventy Nine (679)
seafarers have attended the MBST.
Conduct of GST during MBST and Three (3) areas received Gender 50,000
related fora. Sensitivity Training (GST), and
number of participants reflected
below:
1 Orion-Bataan 29
2 Navotas City 99
3 Dingalan-Aurora 34
TOTAL: 162
MRO V Oplan Ligtas Biyaheng Dagat MRO V staff actively participated in 48,026.29
(Legazpi) monitoring of vessels the conduct of OPLAN last 22 March
to 5 April & 29 May to 9 June, 27
October to 5 November 2018
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 Conducted survey on board MRO V staff conducted the on board 32,730.72
domestic passenger ships and survey on board domestic ships and
shipping companies. shipping companies on Tabaco City
to San Andres, Catanduanes and
San Andres Catanduanes to Tabaco
City routes last 15 & 17 June 2018
respectively.
Conducted Gender Sensitivity MRO V conducted the Gender 28,516..27
Training (GST) to motorbanca Sensitivity Training to forty-two (42)
owners/operators and domestic motorbanca owners/operators and
seafarers crews last 25 Sept 2018
MRO VII Provision of additional manpower Regular/Monthly STCW conduct of 986,517.00
(Cebu) requirement for assessment
MRO VII & subsidized meals and and examinations in the region.
accommodation Provided food
expenses for STCW Central and accommodation to STCW
Personnel for the devolution of Central personnel and Board of
STCW functions. Examiners. Hired additional 2 job
orders to assist in the conduct of
assessment and
examinations.
Establishment of women, Hiring of job-order personnel to 162,928.00
children & PWD5 help desk provide services for
and provision of women & the women's help desk and
child corner/kiddie room in information center
the office. Establishment of a Women and Child
Corner/kiddie room for
stakeholders.
Conduct of a monthly GAD Conducted a GAD Seminar on Anti 68,000.00
Seminar to motorman, boat Violence
captain & banca operators Against women and Children during
durinq the scheduled MBST the
Exams. scheduled MBST Examination of

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 MDS/STCW
Section. Started on the month of July
- October 2018
held in the MARINA office.
ORGANIZATION-FOCUSED ACTIVITIES
Management, Conduct Trainor’s Training for MDS has 0ne (1) participant in the 8,000
Financial, and MARINA personnel interested in person of Erwin R. Lanestosa.
Administrative becoming GST Trainors
Service (MFAS)
MRO V Participated/conducted in GAD Attended/participated by BTM to 16,769.45
seminar/workshop. Gender Profiling conducted by DOTr
to Maritime Technical Working Group
GAD (MSTWG) last 22 March 2018
in Batangas City
Attended and participated by MRO V 62,280.55
employees in Catanduanes last 16
June 2018
Continuous networking with MRO V joined the celebration of 600
organizations/entities relative to Women’s Month 13 March 2018
GAD activities.
23 October 2018 3,913.72
Orange your Icon 18th Day Campaign
26 November 2018 9,796.36

7 July 2018 1,458.14

Training for Seafarer’s Wives 6,180.80

Violence Against Women (VAWC) 25
June 2018
MRO VII Continuous updating/posting Updated GAD Bulletin with 1,500
of GAD reading material information relating to
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creatively & made extremely Gender Health Issues.
visible in the GAD Corner in
the office.
Attendance to GAD related GAD ln-Charge attended the Gender 80,398.88
courses/seminar Profiling
meetings/trainings/workshops Survey conducted by DOTr last May
2018. Also
attended the GAD GST Trainer's
Training in Manila
last June 4-6, 2018 conducted by
PCW. Moreover,
RGB and NAT attended a seminar on
MRO
Consultation on MC 65/65A on July
9-10. 2018.
Lastly, RGB attended a seminar on
how to handle
PWDS in the workplace last March
13-14, 2018.
Conduct of a GAD / PWD Conducted a GAD cum PWD 300,174.04
Seminar Awareness to Seminar (Courtesies
employees to GAD related to PWD, Universal Design for Barrier
laws and issuances & Free Ports &
availment of leave privileges to Terminals) on November 29, 2018
employees. with speaker
From a PWD Organization & Velez
College. 2
Employees availed the Solo Parent
Leave and 1
employee availed the Magna Carta
Leave For Women
TOTAL 3,006,930.22

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X. MARINA Accessibility Accomplishment

A. MARINA CIRCULAR ON THE MINIMUM STANDARDS IN DOMESTIC

PASSENGER SHIPS

To comply with the provisions of accessibility laws and regulations mainly Batas
Pambansa 344 otherwise known as “An Act to Enhance the Mobility of Disabled
Persons by Requiring Certain Buildings, Institutions, Establishments and Public Utilities
to Install Facilities and Other Devices”, as amended, the MARINA Board approved a
circular on the minimum standards in domestic passenger ships that require facilities
for accessibility and increased mobility of Persons with Disability (PWDs) onboard all
Philippine-registered domestic passenger ships other than high-speed craft and
motorbancas with outriggers.

These include provisions for functional wheelchairs, designation of at least two (2)
special coordinators wearing appropriate identification, courtesy space and seats, and
special assistance during embarkation/disembarkation and medical emergencies,
among other requirements under relevant laws.

B. CONDUCT OF SENSITIVITY TRAINING AND

DEVELOPMENT OF MANUAL ON ACCESSIBILITY

In coordination with the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA), the MARINA
conducted the Sensitivity Training on Accessibility and Handling of Persons with
Disability (PWDs) cum Workshop to Develop the MARINA Accessibility Task Force
(MATF) Facilitator’s Guide and Re-Alignment of MARINA Plans to the DOTr Task
Force on Accessibility on 14-16 March 2018 in Manila.

Graced by DOTr Undersecretary for Maritime, Mr. Felipe A. Judan, and DOTr Director
for Administrative Service (as Chair of the DOTr Task Force on Accessibility), Ms.
Rowena S. Quiogue, the training and workshop was participated in by Central and
Regional office personnel of the MARINA.

Presentations on the Role of MARINA in Accessibility Law, Disability Etiquette and

Assisting PWDs (with physical disability, deaf and hard of hearing and blind and low
vision), and Perspectives and Evolving Concepts on Disability were made by NCDA
Executive Director Carmen R. Zubiaga, Deputy Executive Director Mateo A. Lee Jr.
and other NCDA lecturers/facilitators as well as Ms. Milagros Wayno of the Resources
for the Blind, Inc.

As a result, MARINA Regional Offices held a series of orientation to private

stakeholders composed of shipowners/operators on the importance of ensuring access
to PWDs in maritime transport to comply with laws and regulations relating to
accessibility and increased mobility.

The MARINA also drafted its Manual captioned “Accessibility and Disability Sensitivity
in the Maritime Industry” that contain information on disability and its types, PWDs,
disability laws and policies, and etiquette in dealing with PWDs for guidance of both
MARINA personnel and maritime industry stakeholders. The Manual was likewise
submitted to the DOTr Task Force on Accessibility by the MARINA.

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