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The Philippine Viewpoint

		At the Maritime Manpower Singapore 2007, held last September 7, 2007, on “The Crewing Crisis – A Call for Action,” Mr. Carlos Salinas delivered a presentation on the Philippines being a key partner in the future growth of the maritime industry. Mr. Salinas pointed out that being the leading supplier of maritime manpower worldwide, with 260,000 seafarer deployments in 2006, the challenge for the Philippines today is not quantity, but rather, quality. In order to achieve quality seafaring, Mr. Salinas stressed the need for industry stakeholders to establish strategic partnerships for enhanced
Mr. Salinas during his presentation at the Maritime Manpower Singapore 2007 last September 7, 2007

education and training. More importantly, a renewed understanding of the maritime career must come into play.

This sentiment was reiterated at the Cyprus Maritime Convention held last September 23 - 26, 2007, where Mr. Salinas was a debate panelist for Asia. With the decline of the OECD countries' seafarer sectors and the rapid expansion of Asian economies, the next 50 years in shipping most likely belong to Asian seafarers. How Asian officers will fill the vacancies will determine the patterns of distribution of the next generation of maritime manpower.

At the recently concluded LSM 8th Asia-Pacific Manning & Training Conference, held at the Sofitel Hotel, Mr. Salinas delivered a paper on Corporate Responsibility and Obligations to Seafarers. Seafarer career aspirations, factors affecting their performance, and their social and economic goals, were the focus of his presentation.