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Among the proposals of the nation’s biggest manning group, FAME President Gaudencio Morales said is the use of Approved In-Service Experience of seafarers as proof they already possess the competencies required in the 1978 STCW Convention. PHOTO by DUNCAN TORRES
INSTEAD of requiring seafarers to attend costly training courses in training centers, the Filipino Association of Mariners' Employment (FAME) has proposed giving due recognition of in-service experience in the training of Filipino seafarers.