PH remiss in submission of evaluation reports

THE International Maritime Organization (IMO), a United Nations (UN) agency, has confirmed that the Philippines failed requirements, including deadlines, for sending evaluation reports under the provisions of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) for seafarers.

The confirmation came after the country’s maritime regulators said the Philippines was still on the “White List” of the IMO.