1 * REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS MARITIME INDUSTRY AUTHORITY STCW ADVISORY NO. 2017 - 03 TO ALL MARITIME HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION (MHEIs) SUBJECT CONDUCT OF THE TRAIN THE SIMULATOR TRAINER AND ASSESSOR COURSE (IM O MODEL COURSE 6.10) BY THE MARITIME INDUSTRY AUTHORITY AND THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, IN COOPERATION WITH THE MARITIME ACADEMY OF ASIA AND THE PACIFIC With reference to the commitment of the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) as the single maritime administration of the Philippines responsible for the implementation and enforcement of the STCW Convention, as amended, the MARINA and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), in full cooperation with the Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP), shall be conducting the Train the Simulator Trainer and Assessor Course (IMO Model Course 6.10). This forms part of the Administration-approved requirements for simulator instructors and assessors. The above course will be provided for free. MAAP, however, will collect a minimal amount of P300.00 per day to cover for meals and P200.00 per night for the lodging, for a total of PI,800.00 for the whole duration of the training. This endeavor intends to augment the capacity of the faculty members of recognized MHEIs to fully comply with the CHED Memorandum Orders 20-2014 and 20-2015. The training schedules are as follows: July 11-14, 2017 August 15-18, 2017 September 12-16, 2017 October 24-27, 2017 November 14-17, 2017 December 12-15, 2017 Page 1 of 2 Parkview Plaza 984 Taft Avenue corner T.M. Kalaw 1000 Ermita Manila, Philippines 78 2 8. Tel. Nos. : (632) 523-8660 / (632) 526-0971 Fax No. :(632)524-2895 Website : www.marina.gov.ph