Question & AnswerQ&A (PRC BOARD FOR MARINE DECK OFFICERS Resolution NO. 12, SERIES OF 1996)
The main purpose is to require training with the use of simulators in marine technical and/or upgrading courses as a prerequisite for taking the licensure examination for Marine Deck Officers.
The Philippines complies with the 1978 STCW Convention as amended in 1995, which includes provisions on simulator-based training for Marine Deck and Engine Officers.
The 1995 amendments introduced and approved the use of simulators in the mandatory simulator-based training of Marine Deck and Engine Officers.
Training must be undertaken at the National Maritime Polytechnic in Tacloban, Leyte, or any accredited training center or institution equipped with complete simulators recognized by the Maritime Training Council of the Philippines.
The requirement is applied prospectively.
Candidates must present an authentic or authenticated copy of the certificate of completion or diploma of mandatory simulator-based training in marine technical and/or upgrading courses.
The courses are Electronic Navigation System, Radar Observation Course, and Marine Meteorology.
The courses are Radar Simulator Course and Practice of Navigation/Aids to Navigation.
Chief Mate candidates must complete courses in Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA) and Trim and Stability.
The Master candidates are required to complete courses in Shiphandling and Maneuvering, and Safe Cargo Handling & Storage.
The Board Member assigned to the subjects inputs at least 50 questions for each course into the test bank, which is replenished after each examination until it reaches 300 questions per course.
It took effect 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation, whichever was earlier.