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(Contributed photo) MANILA - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday strongly urged the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) to make necessary reforms to address the deficiencies identified by the European Union in the country's seafarers' education, training, and certification system. "MARINA is responsible for the implementation of the STCW (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers) Convention. The EU has now given MARINA until March 10, 2022, to address deficiencies identified by EU since 2006," the DFA said in a statement. "We strongly urge MARINA to comply. The livelihoods of thousands of our seafarers are at stake," it added. The European Commission (EC) last December has notified the Philippines of a number of deficiencies, including serious ones, in its seafarers' education system, which fails to guarantee that the requirements of the STCW Convention are met. The EU Delegation in Manila said inconsistencies we ....

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