Manning sector braces for negative EMSA report

By Carmela I. Huelar

Dec 01, 2021 12:03 am

A negative report from the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has been haunting the Philippine manning community for some years now.

Many expect the official EMSA report on its audit conducted in February-March 2020 of the country's compliance with the 1978 Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) Convention, as amended, will be issued anytime soon.

This development could trigger the withdrawal of recognition of Philippine-issued STCW certificates to Filipino seafarers and, eventually, in the ban of Filipino seafarers from serving on ships flagged in European Union member countries. PHOTO BY DUNCAN TORRES

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