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(NAR) VOL. 29 NO. 1/ JANUARY - MARCH 18
[ ADVISORY NO. 03, S. 2918, February 08, 2018 ]
CLARIFICATION ON THE COVERAGE OF DEPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS
Date Filed: 08 February 2018
The Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs (OUMWA) of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), in a communication sent to the POEA dated 29 May 2017 is of the opinion that deployment bans, as a general rule, only covers landbased workers, for the reason that the Crisis Alert Level system, which is the basis for the issuance of the corresponding deployment status, has landbased workers in mind.
As can be deduced from the “crisis alert level indicators” (e.g. valid signs of internal disturbance; violent disturbances of external aggression; full-blown attack), the scenario envisioned therein is of long-term residency-lengthy enough for them to experience the direct impact of the violence or catastrophe involved.
Notwithstanding existing POEA high-risk, war-risk and war-like policies covering overseas seafarers, all shipping companies, licensed manning agencies and seafarers are hereby further advised that the policy of no embarkation, no disembarkation, no crew change and no shore leave are in effect for all Filipino seafarers employed on ships calling ports affected by Crisis Alert Levels.
For the information and guidance of all concerned.
(SGD) BERNARD P. OLALIA
Undersecretary and Officer-in-Charge