Last updated Sep 18, 2020 | Best Memories, Seaman Narrative
Black Sea, mystifying as it may sound, is not really black nor with any sense of it. Spoiler alert: its waters are actually the same colors with any other seas or oceans. The word black may spell evil, disaster or something supernatural. Black Magic, Black Death or...
Last updated Jul 11, 2020 | Best Memories, Seaman Narrative, Ship parts
Ballasting and deballasting is very essential in ships. It is an operation keenly supervised by ship officers to maintain the vessel’s stability. This is very crucial. It keeps the ship upright by compensating the distribution of weights. What is ballasting and...
Last updated Jan 5, 2021 | Documents, Jobs and Tips, Uncategorized
Last year, the Department of Labor and Employment promised a one-time USD200.00 or Php10,000.00 financial assistance program. The monetary aid is aimed at land-based and sea-based workers displaced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Seafarers and OFWs waited patiently for the...
Last updated Apr 11, 2020 | Jobs and Tips, Money Making, OutReach, Seaman's Health, Uncategorized
Land-based and sea-based overseas workers whose employment was displaced by the Corona virus pandemic will be given ten thousand pesos financial assistance. According to Secretary Silvestre Bello III, “The Department of Labor and Employment has already prepared the...
Mar 25, 2020 | Best Memories, Jobs and Tips, Seaman Narrative, Seaman's Health
It’s all over the news. The corona virus outbreak is gripping people in fear. Nobody is allowed to leave their homes as government imposes community lock down and quarantine. Pubs, restaurants, cafes, parks and public places are empty. As a seaman, being in a...
Last updated Apr 28, 2021 | Documents, Jobs and Tips, Seaman Narrative, Training Tips
Online application of MARINA’s SID/ SRB documents is now in full ahead. With new regulations in place, our Seaman’s Book got a new upgrade. Seafarers will not be given a Seafarer’s Identification and Record Book (SIRB) starting November 2019. Instead, they must...
Last updated Oct 5, 2020 | Documents, Jobs and Tips, Seaman Narrative, Training Tips
The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) launches a new identification system for seafarers called SID/ SRB. Since November 2019, they already stopped producing our Seafarer’s Identification and Record Book (SIRB) as you can see in online appointment MISMO. What they...
