Gordon comes to RP seafarers’ rescue
FILIPINO seafarers officially found a new staunch ally in the person of Senator Richard J. Gordon in their lobby against the mandatory implementation of the highly controversial Management Level Course (MLC) on their ranks by the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) Marine Boards.
In his privilege speech at the Senate yesterday, Gordon pointed out: “When the Professional Regulations Commission (Marine Boards) decree that our seafarers need additional courses and time in school over and above what other countries require of their seamen, we must bluntly ask: Why is this being done? Why single out the merchant marine profession for this stricture?”
Gordon’s privilege speech obviously meant that the senator is throwing his full support to the opposition of seven maritime industry groups, namely: the Conference of Maritime Manning Agencies (COMMA), the Crewing Managers Association of the Philippines (CMAP), the Seaman Party Inc. (SPI), the United Filipino Seafarers (UFS), the Philippine Maritime Institute Alumni Association Inc. (PMIAAI), the Visayan Maritime Academy Alumni Association, Inc. (VMAAAI), and the Integrated Marine Deck and Engine Officers Association Inc. (IMDEOA), against the mandatory implementation of the course.
The industry groups claim that there is a will-grounded perception in the manning industry and among seafarers that the PRC is pushing the MLC upon the strong and persuasive lobby of some training centers with the members of the PRC Board for Marine Deck and Engine Officers. The training centers stand to gain at the expense of Filipino seafarers in having the MLC as a mandatory requirement.
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In his privilege speech at the Senate yesterday, Gordon pointed out: “When the Professional Regulations Commission (Marine Boards) decree that our seafarers need additional courses and time in school over and above what other countries require of their seamen, we must bluntly ask: Why is this being done? Why single out the merchant marine profession for this stricture?”
Gordon’s privilege speech obviously meant that the senator is throwing his full support to the opposition of seven maritime industry groups, namely: the Conference of Maritime Manning Agencies (COMMA), the Crewing Managers Association of the Philippines (CMAP), the Seaman Party Inc. (SPI), the United Filipino Seafarers (UFS), the Philippine Maritime Institute Alumni Association Inc. (PMIAAI), the Visayan Maritime Academy Alumni Association, Inc. (VMAAAI), and the Integrated Marine Deck and Engine Officers Association Inc. (IMDEOA), against the mandatory implementation of the course.
The industry groups claim that there is a will-grounded perception in the manning industry and among seafarers that the PRC is pushing the MLC upon the strong and persuasive lobby of some training centers with the members of the PRC Board for Marine Deck and Engine Officers. The training centers stand to gain at the expense of Filipino seafarers in having the MLC as a mandatory requirement.
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