Ticket Collection
One story which quietly emerged last month has the potential to bring shipping
as we know it to its collective knees. As a failure to improve standards of
training and certification will see Filipino seafarers banned from EU flagships.
According to a dictat from the EU, thousands of Filipino seafarers could face a
ban unless standards rise sharply across local training establishments.
It is understood that Brussels has tabled notice to Manila to rectify problems
by the summer at the latest. If they don't act, well the world's number one
labour supply nation could suffer the withdrawal of the recognition accorded to
its Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping certificates. Ouch...
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has been conducting assessments of
standards in the country, and up till now it seems they have been pretty
unimpressed.
But would they, could they, indeed should they take this path? It could see
thousands of Filipino officers and ratings prevented from taking jobs on EU
vessels, which at a time of skill shortages could be extremely damaging.
Any ruling will not be retrospective, allowing continued use of existing sea
staff but the future could look very bleak indeed. Unless the training
centres buck their act.
The EU options are pretty blunt, as according to Lloyd's List they can't ban
single schools. So it's a case of all in or all out.
Most experts have been taking the "swan approach" people such as Giles
Heimann, secretary-general of the International Maritime Employers' Committee,
have expressed confidence that the Philippines was capable of raising its game
in time. However we expect their little legs are paddling like crazy as all
efforts are put into convincing the EU that they can do the necessary.
Which in many ways is part of the problem yes there are "ticket factories",
but they only do what they have been allowed to get away with for too long. The
problems have existed for years, so why rush in with a panicked ultimatum?
Surely real, tangible and longer lasting results would be produced with a
metaphorical arm around the Filipino training establishments, rather than
scaring them into a response.
Our belief is that they will pass any subsequent EMSA assessments, not because
they have got better but a) because they cannot be allowed to fail, and b)
they will have become better at looking better.
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