Please be advised that MARINA Memorandum Circular No. 2008-04 contains no provisions for the waiver of the required submission of an NBI clearance, valid for one (1) year, for seafarers who shall apply for the issuance of a Seafarer ™s Identification and Record Book (SIRB), within ten (10) days from disembarkation. Said policy shall be strictly enforced, unless otherwise revoked.

For guidance and compliance.

Adopted: 17 Dec. 2008

(SGD.) MARIA ELENA H. BAUTISTA
Undersecretary for Maritime Transport, DOTC and Officer-in-Charge, MARINA