Seeing the big picture...

THE conversations on the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and the impact of a prognosis of the Philippine submission to address the negative findings of the audits by the said agency of the European Union bring about the differing perspectives of the various stakeholders in the Implementation of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW).

Thus far, nothing appears to placate the anxiety of stakeholders including government agencies. What is evident is the confusion arising from the public discourse as various stakeholders try to outdo each other in probing what is wrong and how to resolve the problem.