MORE than 400,000 Filipino seafarers deployed on international vessels benefit from the country's inclusion on the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) 'White List,' Brenda Pimentel, former regional coordinator of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in East Asia, said.

The IMO White List is composed of countries compliant with the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping. The STCW Convention is the reference used by foreign auditors inspecting the level of compliance of IMO member states with international maritime standards.