STCW MANILA AMENDMENTS

MARITIME LABOUR

CONVENTION

2006

Changing the Nature of the Maritime Professional: Perspectives of a Shipmanager and Crew Manager Gerardo A. Borromeo Vice-Chairman and CEO, Philippine Transmarine Carriers, Inc. Vice-Chairman, ICS President, InterManager

MARPOL

STCW MLC

SOLAS

PHILIPPINE PERSPECTIVE altered the seafaring landscape new level of quality seafaring required attract the best and the brightest

PHILIPPINE PERSPECTIVE

STCW – minimum professional knowledge and skills MLC – terms and work conditions concerned States can promote higher standards

STCW and MLC: minimum guidelines - maritime manpower

PHILIPPINE PERSPECTIVE Standardization creates open competition differentiation going beyond minimums true seafarer of choice

PHILIPPINE PERSPECTIVE STCW and MLC work in conjunction with other norms parameters for ship safety and environmental protection matched by knowledge and competency

WHERE TO FROM HERE complementary to Philippine situation single maritime authority MARINA efforts: meetings with IMO, EU, EMSA, ICS technical missions from IMO, Norwegian & Dutch governments new crop of experienced marine officers trained assessors to monitor MTCs amended internal government processes - NQSS

WHERE TO FROM HERE Philippines has responsibility for shipping safety and efficiency differentiate Filipino global maritime professionals enhance image of shipping attract competent entrants into profession

WHERE TO FROM HERE

David Cole Chief Risk Officer Swiss Re

… given the environmental and economic challenges we face, no one can afford to bury their head in the sand in such a centrally exposed industry as ours…

WHERE TO FROM HERE values of STCW and MLC role in shaping future of maritime professionals and global shipping

CONCLUSION vessels manned by the most skilled

professionals seafaring profession productive and

rewarding highly-educated, well-rewarded, highly-

satisfied maritime professionals

CONCLUSION maritime stakeholders to work together

to achieve desired outputs

… growth is never by chance, it is the result of forces working together…

CONCLUSION

engage with all relevant maritime sectors creation of distinguished corps of

maritime professionals

THE FUTURE OF THE

GLOBAL SHIPPING INDUSTRY