WHEREAS, a moratorium on the accreditation of Basic Safety Training was imple- mented to maintain the quality training for seafarers;

WHEREAS, the Maritime Training Council Secretariat conducted a study to determine if there is a need to lift the moratorium;

WHEREAS, based on the study of the average demand for BST training per year, per region based on the number of enrolment in maritime schools, it was found that there was an imbalance in the number of training providers to the number of maritime schools;

WHEREAS, the Secretariat proposed to lift the moratorium in the following regions:

-  NCR
-  Region I
-  Region II
-  Region IV (A & B)
-  Region VI
-  Region VII
-  Region X

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 01, Series of 2010 lifting the moratorium in the said regions was approved by the Council on the 5th day of March 2010;

WHEREAS, further studies made by the Secretariat indicated that the number of existing training providers in Region XI is insufficient given the number of maritime schools in the region;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises, resolved that this Resolution amends Resolution No. 1, Series of 2010, to include Region XI in the lifting of moratorium in the accreditation of Basic Safety Training.

This Resolution shall take effect fifteen (15) days after a copy is submitted to the U.P. Law Center and published in a newspaper of general circulation.

Adopted: 20 October 2010
   
 

APPROVED:
(SGD.) DANILO P. CRUZ
Undersecretary, Department of Labor and Employment
Presiding Officer, Maritime Training Council
(SGD.) NICOLAS P. LAPENA	(SGD.) JENNIFER J. MANALILI
Chairperson, Professional	Administrator, Philippine Overseas
Regulation Commission (PRC)	Employment Administration (POEA)
(SGD.) CARMELITA S. DIMZON	(SGD.) PATRICIA LICUANAN
Administrator, Overseas Workers	Chairman, Commission on Higher
Welfare Administration (OWWA)	Education (CHED)
(SGD.) WILFREDO D. TAMAYO	(SGD.) EMERSON LORENZO
Commandant, Philippine Coast	Administrator, Maritime Industry
Guard (PCG)	Authority (MARINA)
(SGD.) PAQUITO OCHOA, JR.	(SGD.) LESLIE P. GATAN
Executive Secretary	Assistant Secretary, Department of
Office of the President (OP)	Foreign Affairs (DFA)
(SGD.) GREGORIO S. OCA
Private Sector Representative
Associated Marine Officers and Seaman ™s
Union of the Philippines (AMOSUP)
Attested:
(SGD.) CLIFFORD A. PARAGUA
Acting Executive Director
Maritime Training Council (MTC)