After giving zero payments for first-time SRB applicants and a 50% discount for renewals last January 01, 2022, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has made another move that will greatly reduce the burdens of our seafarers. Last February 4, 2022, MARINA released...
The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) through the efforts of DoTr secretary Arthur Tugade provides FREE SEAMAN'S BOOK application for first-time seafarers. Aside from that, regular mariners are entitled to a 50% discount whenever they renew their seaman’s book...
Seafarers and OFWs are modern-day heroes. Our remittances help not only our family but our country as well. Thus, our government initiates different programs like cash assistance, financial projects, accidents disabilities, and welfare to help them in many ways....
After more than five years of implementation, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) finally ditches Management and Operational Level Courses (MLC and OLC). Under the shipboard organization, this course is applicable to deck and engine officers only. MARINA Advisory...
With their latest advisory, the Maritime Industry Authority( MARINA) further extends the validity of STCW Certificates up to December 2021 or December 2022. This could be a surprise for you but let’s dissect what the latest MARINA Advisory No. 2021-29 is telling us....
The Maritime Industry Authority launched its academic arm, the MARINA Training Institute or MarTI, which aims to improve, modernize, and streamline the country’s maritime education and training systems and reach its full potential. MarTi is located in a four-story...
Training centers in the Visayas and Mindanao regions prove to be helpful for seafarers since the majority live in provinces. However, there are only a few training centers in Manila and even outside Manila that are able to build branches in those areas. This...
Using the services of private maritime security companies became well-considered during the height of pirate infestations in the years 2009 to 2011. Since vessels are vulnerable to boarding on the high seas, the use of armed guards was an option for preventing...
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) adapted its training requirements for maritime institutions to include blended learning or hybrid learning. As I wrote in my other article, hybrid learning is a combination of online learning...
All applications for the RESIT and RESCHEDULE of Merchant Marine Officers exam are now available through MISMO under the Examination Tab. To minimize unnecessary exposure of seafarers to COVID-19, MARINA implemented an online application of theoretical examination...
Now that COVID-19 restrictions are nowhere to be found, Maritime Training Institutions (MTI) are fully opening their training centers for seafarers. MARINA implemented special regulations like the blended learning mode which is a combination of online and face-to-face...
Online/ offline training or Blended Learning Mode is now available for seafarers. You can now apply for or renew your SCTW certificates despite the raging coronavirus pandemic. Distance learning, which is new to the industry, will help us get our COP and COC...
The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) approves the ONE-YEAR EXTENSION validity of all COP, COE, and COC for seafarers who are either ON BOARD or ASHORE. MARINA Advisory No. 2020-73 series of 2020 adds another 12-month life span for STCW Certificates expiring...
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...
The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) approves the ONE-YEAR EXTENSION validity of all COP, COE, and COC for seafarers who are either ON BOARD or ASHORE. MARINA Advisory No. 2020-73 series of 2020 adds another 12-month life span for STCW Certificates expiring...
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...
The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has launched 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 the online appointment...
Under First Time Jobseekers MC-No.-SC-2019-02, first-time job seekers can now process their COP of BT and SDSD for FREE. This is in accordance with Republic Act No. 11261 or the "First Time Jobseekers Assistance Act" Basic Training (BT) and Seafarers with...
Dubbed eRegistration Version 2, POEA recently made a soft launch of their newest online platform for overseas workers. It replaces the old (well, not really) e-registration system we’re using. One of my readers commented on my previous “e-Registration how-to” article...
If you're looking for solutions on how to recover your MARINA MISMO account, you've come to the right place! I had a friend who forgot his whole account information while on board. He was planning to re-validate his Certificates of Proficiency (COPs) and decided...
Here is a list of MARINA Regional Offices and Satellite Branches where you can process your Seaman’s Book, Seafarer's Identity Document (SID) and Certificate of Proficiency (COP). Knowing the nearest MARINA Office in your area provides a great advantage. You don't...
Here are the complete requirements for applying for a Certificate of Proficiency (COP) using MARINA’s latest online application platform. MARINA’s Integrated Seafarers Management Online System more commonly known as MISMO enables seafarers to submit their COP...
The MARINA Integrated Seafarers Management Online System or MISMO is now in full swing. All seafarers who need to process their theoretical exams, practical assessments, Certificate of Proficiency (COP), and Seaman’s Book (SIRB) are advised to complete the...
Maritime scholarships are the best and surest way to start a career at sea. With more and more people entering the seafaring industry, it's very hard for an average Joe with no backer to land his first international vessel. It would take him many years of...
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...
MARINA's COP requirements for mandatory training courses with their corresponding certificates of proficiency are now fully implemented. This includes our tanker COP requirements after the 2010 Manila Amendments. This is in accordance with Chapter V of the STCW...
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