Last updated Feb 10, 2019 | Best Memories, Documents, Jobs and Tips, Money Making
Seafarers are one of the highest paid workers around the world. Our salaries on a per month basis are much bigger compared to other land-based professions in our respective countries. I’ve been sailing with different nationalities and I found out that we all share...
Last updated Jan 29, 2019 | Documents
The Maritime Industry Authority is rolling out its latest online appointment system called MISMO or the MARINA Integrated Seafarers Management Online system. It will replace the current SCS but packs a better, faster and more responsive feature. The aim of...
Last updated Dec 13, 2018 | Documents, Training Tips
MARINA’S COP requirements for mandatory training courses with their corresponding certificates of proficiency are now fully implemented. But there are still more. Manila 2010 Amendments also revamped the COP requirements for seafarers on board tanker vessels....
Last updated Dec 7, 2018 | Documents, Training Tips
Due to the Manila 2010 Amendments, MARINA is now very strict with accrediting maritime training centers for seafarers. Before, you can simply set up a class with instructor and call it a training center. It’s a different story today. I have compiled a list of MARINA...
Last updated Jan 3, 2019 | Documents, Training Tips
MARINA issued the latest requirements for our Certificate of Proficiency or COP in their STCW Circular 2018-05. As our governing authority, the Maritime Industry Authority established these guidelines on the proper issuance and revalidation of our certificates. BT,...
Sep 24, 2018 | Best Memories, Documents, Home, Jobs and Tips
One of the most prestigious maritime scholarship in the Philippines or even abroad is the Norwegian Shipowners Association (NSA) Philippines Cadet Program famously known as the NSA Scholarship. If you want pursue a career at sea, applying for a scholarship is...
