Pursuant to Part III, Rule 1 Section 6 and Rule II Section 10 of the New POEA Rules and Regulations Governing the Recruitment and Employment of Seafarers, the accreditation/registration of principals shall be renewed upon request by the licensed manning agency provided that the documents submitted and approved for initial accreditation are still valid.

In this connection, licensed manning agencies requesting for renewal of accreditation/registration of principals shall submit a letter of confirmation on the adoption of the same salary scale previously approved for the enrolled vessel/s and their registered/accredited principal/s.  The present POEA database as encoded and on file at the Seabased Employment Accreditation and Processing Center (SEAPC) shall be adopted.

New salary scale shall be required only if there are amendments on the previous rates and the terms and conditions stated therein.

This new procedure shall take effect immediately.

For compliance.

Adopted: 06 Apr. 2004


(SGD.) ROSALINDA DIMAPILIS-BALDOZ
Administrator