The light of Truth and the EMSA report
Why is the EMSA (European Maritime Safety Agency) report on the Philippines being treated like some State secret? The EMSA is right not to disclose its full contents. No physician, after all, goes...
View ArticleGood ole Far East maritime training
Three Saturdays ago, we paid our first visit to Far East Maritime Foundation Inc‘s (FEMFI) training complex in Naic, Cavite, just south of Manila. No less than Captain Constancio Salasab, the top...
View ArticleCrunch for Filipino seafarer factory
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has visited what we like to call the Filipino seafarer factory at least thrice – in 2006, 2010 and 2012. So it’s not surprising that Manila folks aren’t...
View ArticleA glance at African maritime training
We were sent this picture by the South African Maritime Training Academy (SAMTRA) showing some cadets whilst on a journey to the Antarctica. Nothing extraordinary or eye-catching here. It’s the kind of...
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