Domestic shipowners urged the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) to suspend a recent advisory it released that limits the number of cadets to be accommodated onboard ships for their shipboard training. The advisory also released a list of ships with their maximum number of cadets to be accepted for shipboard training. The list provided on the Marina advisory can only accommodate 450 deck cadets and 576 engine cadets. Missing namesAguilar pointed out that the list of shipping companies and ships listed on the advisory missed several others. “Does it follow that those not listed cannot take in cadets for onboard training?” he asked.

Source: Manila Times March 10, 2020 16:52 UTC