MARINA PARTNERS WITH NAUTICAL INSTITUTE TO STRENGTHEN PH MET
THE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) and the Nautical Institute (NI) have joined forces to strengthen and preserve highly qualified human resources through effective and quality maritime education and training (MET).
Marina administrator Atty. Hernani Fabia and the NI CEO Capt. John Lloyd, FNI signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on November 18 during the celebration of NI’s 50th founding anniversary, with the theme, “Maritime Leadership in the Changing World.”
Fabia said Marina will further strengthen the Philippines’ position, as the major provider in the maritime workforce globally to remain the seafarer of choice.
With the MoU, NI will provide Marina and local MET institutions with academic advice to improve their MET curricula for officers onboard and postgraduate curricula for shore-based maritime personnel. It will conduct academic workshops to improve the teaching methodology and contents of subjects included in the curricula. It will also support the professional development of seafarers by mapping out Certificates of Competence to levels of professional membership and registration (up to Chartered Status).
Fabia seeks support from the maritime stakeholders and NI as they implement the policy and institutional initiatives, especially the programs in the 10-year Maritime Industry Plan.
“With your cooperation, we hope to accelerate the achievement of a nationally-integrated and globally competitive maritime industry through maritime education, innovation, technology and sustainability,” he said.
The MoU gives Marina access to information that will support the professional development of seafarers. It can receive counseling on accreditation of training programs to support the education of Filipino seafarers as well as recognition of seafarers through routes to registration.
NI president, retired VAdm Eduardo Ma R. Santos AFP, and Marina Administrator’s chief of staff, Atty. Jabeth Sena Jepath Dacanay, were present during the MoU signing.