(NAR) VOL. 20 NO.1 / JANUARY – MARCH 2009
Please be advised that MARINA Memorandum Circular No. 2008-04
contains no provisions for the waiver of the required submission of an
NBI clearance, valid for one (1) year, for seafarers who shall apply for
the issuance of a Seafarer’s Identification and Record Book (SIRB),
within ten (10) days from disembarkation. Said policy shall be strictly
enforced, unless otherwise revoked.
For guidance and compliance.
Adopted: 17 Dec. 2008
(SGD.) MARIA ELENA H. BAUTISTA
Undersecretary for Maritime Transport, DOTC and Officer-in-Charge, MARINA