The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)
is a European Union agency charged with reducing the risk of maritime
accidents, marine pollution from ships and the loss of human lives at sea by
helping to enforce the pertinent EU legislation. It is headquartered in Lisbon.
Recently, the EMSA representatives went to
the Philippines to assess and reassess the compliance of the maritime schools
with the generally accepted Standards of Training, Certification and
Watchkeeping (STCW) for Seafarers Convention. The purpose of their visit was to
revalidate the movements done by the Philippine government to address
previously audited deficiencies found in their last visit.
This effort was to
further the interest of the European community and the Filipino seafarers. If
the Philippines is able to pass the visit, the shipping industries based in
Europe will be eager to recruit Filipino
workers. In the same manner, a lose-lose situation if the Philippines will
still fail to meet the EU standards for seafarers.
It was estimated that 80,000 Filipino seamen on EU-flagged vessels may lose
their jobs if the Philippines fails the final audit of EMSA.
This effort was to
further the interest of the European community and the Filipino seafarers. If
the Philippines is able to pass the visit, the shipping industries based in
Europe will be eager to recruit Filipino
workers. In the same manner, a lose-lose situation if the Philippines will
still fail to meet the EU standards for seafarers.It was estimated that 80,000 Filipino seamen on EU-flagged vessels may lose their jobs if the Philippines fails the final audit of EMSA.
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