A negative report from the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has been haunting the Philippine manning community for some years now.

Many expect the official EMSA report on its audit conducted in February-March 2020 of the country's compliance with the 1978 Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) Convention, as amended, will be issued anytime soon.

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