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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 396 - PROVIDING
THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE STANDARDS OF
TRAINING, CERTIFICATION AND WATCHKEEPING FOR SEAFARERS IN THE
PHILIPPINES
WHEREAS,
the Philippines is an active member of the International Maritime
Organization (IMO) and thus, is in agreement with the standards on
training, certification and watchkeeping for seafarers (STCW Code) set
during the 1978 IMO Convention, as amended in 1995;
WHEREAS, the STCW Code shall foster greater efficiency and promote the
development of the respective maritime industry of IMO member-countries;
WHEREAS, compliance by the Philippines with the STCW Code shall promote
the interest and welfare of the Filipino seafarers and ultimately,
promote national growth and development;
WHEREAS, there is a need to establish an institutional framework for
the administration of the STCW Code in the country to ensure the
compliance by the Filipino seafarers with the above standards.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby
order the adoption of the herein institutional framework for the
administration of the STCW in the country.
Section 1.
Sec. 2.
As may be necessary, the Council may expand the membership of the
Committee to include the Department of Health; Technical Education and
Skills Development Authority; Philippine Overseas Employment
Administration; National Telecommunication Commission; Overseas Workers
Welfare Administration and concerned private sector representatives.
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DONE in the City of Manila,
this 30th day of January, in the Year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and
Ninety-Seven.
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