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Leftmost Photo:(from Left) D/Cdt Christian Joy L. Camero, D/Cdt Paulo Jovan C. Novo, D/Cdt John Michael G. Palines, Capt. Eduardo A. Castro, D/Cdt Kevin Paul G. Bungabong, D/Cdt Edcel T. Surriga, and E/Cdt Bryan R. Balatero -- [click photo to enlarge]
IOTC Welcomes MSAP Cadets Batch 2007
A graduation ceremony of sixty-eight (68) selected cadets from among the top passers of the Maritime School Assessment Program 2007 was held last November 29, 2008 onboard TS Kapitan Felix Oca (TSKFO), a training ship of the Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP), docked at Pier 13, South Harbor, Port Area, Manila. These cadets are sponsored to undergo a three (3) months supervised training onboard the TSKFO from 01 September to 29 November 2008.
Capt. Eduardo A. Castro, Crew Management Division - Senior Manager of Island Overseas Transport Corporation (IOTC) attended the ceremony to meet and personally welcome the cadets sponsored by the company. As a PJMCC member-company, IOTC sponsored five (5) deck cadets and one (1) engine cadet to be included in their Junior Officers Development Program (JODP).
The sponsored cadets who enthusiastically gave their welcoming salute to Capt. Castro during the ceremony were: D/Cdt Christian Joy L. Camero from VMA Global College-Bacolod City, D/Cdt Paulo Jovan C. Novo from Capitol University-Cagayan De Oro City, D/Cdt John Michael G. Palines from Inter-Global College Foundation-Lucena City, D/Cdt Kevin Paul G. Bungabong from Holy Cross of Davao College-Davao City, D/Cdt Edcel T. Surriga from St. Therese-MTC College-Iloilo City and E/Cdt Bryan R. Balatero from Capitol University-Cagayan de Oro City. Leaders of JSU, AMOSUP, IMMAJ, PJMCC and MAAP are likewise present in the event.
"Our experiences onboard TSKFO gives us the opportunity to apply the theories we learned in school, teaches us the value of discipline, hard work and the importance of harmonious relationship with other crewmembers." said D/Cdt Jovan C. Novo.
Moreover, Capt. Emmanuel L. Regio, IOTC President, and Mr. Mariano V. Araneta, Jr. IOTC-Executive Vice President personally congratulate and welcome said cadets during their courtesy visit last December 02, 2008 in IOTC Head Office.
"We would like to sincerely thank IMMAJ-PJMCC for this opportunity and to the management and staff of Island Overseas Transport Corporation for the warm welcome and assistance given to us." D/Cdt John Michael Palines said during their courtesy visit.
The forty (40) deck and twenty eight (28) engine cadets who graduated were selected from among the top-passers of the Maritime School Assessment Program (MSAP), a nationwide examination given to all second year B.S. Marine Transportation (BSMT) and B.S. Marine Engineering (BSMarE) students.
These project was developed to help address shortage of officers especially for the Japanese merchant fleet. The MSAP Cadetship Program was developed and sponsored by All Japan Seamen's Union (JSU), Associated Marine Officers' and Seamen's Union of the Philippines (AMOSUP), International Mariners Management Association of Japan (IMMAJ), and the Philippine-Japan Manning Consultative Council, Inc. (PJMCC). The program's main objective is to provide onboard training opportunities to deserving Filipino cadets. As part of the program, the cadets will be sponsored to undergo a three (3) months supervised training onboard the TSKFO and the remaining nine (9) months onboard Japanese commercial vessels.
