STCW OFFICE MANILA: MARINA NEW OIC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr. Samuel Batalla took his oath as the new OIC-Executive Director of the STCW Office of the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) on September 12.

Batalla was the Officer-In-Charge-Chief for the Certification Division during the term of former MARINA OIC Administrator Narciso Vingson, Jr. who issued the STCW Advisory No. 2019-05, then “Clarifications and Supplemental Guidelines on the Implementation of STCW Circular No. 2018-02, Entitled “Standards for Mandatory Training Courses under the STCW Convention, 1978, As Amended.”

With a master’s degree from the World Maritime University (WMU) Master of Science (MSc) in Maritime Affairs specializing in Maritime Administration, Batalla was the OIC-Director of the MARINA Regional Office (MRO) 12 before he was appointed to head the STCW office.

Batalla took his oath before MARINA Administrator Hernani Fabia, together with Atty. Sharon Aledo, OIC of the Legal Service Division and Atty. Eusebia Boco, OIC of the MARINA Regional Office VIII.