Around 30,000 Filipino seafarers are to be vaccinated within June, as the country is rolling out a nationwide vaccination program for its seafarers in the facilities of the Association of Marine Officers’ and Seamen’s Union of the Philippines (AMOSUP).
A statement by AMOSUP revealed that the use of their Seamen’s Hospitals in Manila, Cebu, Iloilo, and Davao was approved by the technical working group (TWG) composed of key government agencies, including Marina, Poea, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE), Department of Health-Bureau of Quarantine (DoH-BoQ), Association of Licensed Manning Agencies (ALMA), and the Joint Manning Group (JMG).
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The schedule of vaccination will be based on the deployment plan that the domestic ship operators and local manning agencies will submit to the Philippines Marine Industry Authority (Marina) every month, according to The Manila Times. Seafarers will then be instructed to register through Marina’s Seafarers Covid-19 Vaccination Platform.
Last week, Marina also informed of an extension in the validity of STCW certificates up to 31 December 2021, as a temporary contingency measure amidst COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, all certificates expiring from 1st July to 31 December 2021 shall be extended for one more year.
Earlier this week, Philippines Department of Transportation also extended the travel ban for travelers coming from seven countries:
- Oman
- United Arab Emirates
- Pakistan
- Bangladesh
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka
- India
Philippines is a major seafarer supply nation for the global shipping industry, with 730,651 active seafarers according to Marina data.
30,000 of more than 700,000? This is far away from taking care of our friends and colleagues. How long will this international crime to seafarers last? We need an international seafarers’ vaccination initiative as soon as possible. At least they are key workers who will ensure the world’s economy staying alive.
how to get a vaccine?
Vaccine schedule for seafarers
I’m a seafarer and our manning agency required to have vaccine in order to give a crew joining date.My question where can I register to prioritize for vaccine.Is there’s a venue like the palacio del gobernafor in Manila conducting the vaccination.Pls. help and thank you in advance.
Pano magpaschedule ng vaccine sa Amosup or Owwa or Marina? At anong klaseng vaccine yan?
I need to be vacsin im leaving this june all my papers is done already thru my Agency
UNITED PHILIPINES LINE (UPL)
Please Help me for registration link..
Thank you.
Ako po ay seafarer at nais magpa vaccine,anytime po eh babalik nako ulit sa barko at naka medical na po.Papano po o saan ako puede magpa register at vaccine? Taga antipolo po ako.Thanks!
paano po ma avail yung vaccine ano po kailangan at san po puwede mag pa vaccine
Where can we access the link po for registration for vaccination? Scheduled to for deployment either Aug. Or Sep. Thank you
Roll out vaccine among the seafarers should be universal initiatives not a particular country or nation. Anyway we have to pray for the persons who are taking such immature initiatives.
What brand of covid 19 vaccine for the seafarer’s. Or any brand of covid 19 vaccine for the seafarer’s can do?