Legal basis and endorsed module
- The advisory is issued pursuant to POEA Memorandum Circular No. 02, Series of 2010.
- The advisory is also issued pursuant to POEA Memorandum Circular No. 11, Series of 2011.
- All required attendance is for an enhanced module jointly crafted by the Maritime Training Council and the National Maritime Polytechnic.
- The enhanced module is endorsed by the Administration for adoption and implementation.
Required attendance of seafarers
- All seafarers are required to attend the Anti-Piracy Awareness Seminar.
- The attendance requirement covers seafarers including those who have already attended the Anti-Piracy Awareness Seminar in 2010.
- The required seminar is conducted using the enhanced module.
- The obligation applies to seafarers who are subject to contract processing within the POEA-regulated deployment system.
In-house conduct by authorized trainers
- The Anti-Piracy Awareness Seminar must be conducted in-house.
- In-house conduct must be by accredited and authorized trainers of manning agencies.
- The seminar must be for deparing seafarers handled by the manning agency.
No certificate of attendance requirement
- Certificates of attendance shall no longer be required for contract processing.
- Manning agencies must comply with the attendance and reporting requirements even without certificate submission for processing.
Monthly reporting by manning agencies
- All manning agencies must submit a monthly report of their seafarers who attended the Seminar.
- The monthly report must be submitted using the prescribed module.
- Reports must be sent to sbprocessing@poea.gov.ph.
- The monthly report must indicate the date of attendance for each seafarer who attended.
Compliance directive
- All concerned are enjoined to comply with the mandatory attendance, in-house conduct, and monthly reporting requirements.