Next month, a group of international maritime experts will conduct an independent assessment of the Philippines’ conformity with the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW).

“Our engagement with the professional services of independent evaluators shows our full efforts in maintaining our seafarer’s reputation worldwide as a dependable maritime workforce. We will continue to comply with IMO standards for the benefit of our seafarers,” Marina officer-in-charge and administrator Vice Admiral Narciso Vingson Jr. was quoted as saying in a statement.