(NAR) VOL. 24 NO. 4 / OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2013
Pursuant to the provisions of Regulation 1/9 paragraph 3 and Sections A-1/9 and A-1/2 of the International Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping, as amended, the following requirements shall have to be complied with prior to acceptance and processing of applications.
Seafarers not belonging to the Deck and or Engine department on board passenger ships shall have their pictures taken wearing white polo shirt with collar or white blouse with collar on a white background.
Maritime Training Institutions (MTls) or entities submitting requests for issuance of COP and other STCW-related certificates in bulk are required to submit scanned pictures described above in compact or flush disk for facility in editing of the photos.
This Advisory shall take effect immediately upon publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
(SGD.) MAXIMO Q. MEJIA, JR., PhD
Administrator