MITSUI O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL) has announced that MOL Magsaysay Maritime Academy (MMMA), jointly operated by MOL and Magsaysay Maritime Corporation (MMC), received the certification on Dec. 12, 2024, from the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) that MMMA is in conformity with the requirements for the “Authorized Seafarer Education Institution” under JISS system.
Previously, graduates of overseas seafarer education institutions were required to pass an MLIT examination before being allowed to board Japanese-flagged vessels as seafarers. Thanks to the certification, seafarers who have completed the curriculum and graduated from MMMA’s Bachelor of Science program in Maritime Transport (BSMT) and in Maritime Engineering (BSME) and obtained a maritime license of the Philippines are exempt from the MLIT examination, allowing them to board Japanese-flagged vessels as officers or engineers.
Seafarer education institutions must meet MLIT’s strict standards to obtain the certification, and this accreditation demonstrates the high quality and long-term credibility of MMMA’s educational programs and the reliability that MLIT has placed in MMMA in its educational structure, training facilities, and academic performance.
MOL Magsaysay Maritime Academy students take the Maritime Schools Assessment Program. Photo from MOL
The MOL Group will continue its efforts to train Filipino seafarers through education and strive to develop skilled seafarers who will support the safe operation of the MOL fleet. Through this initiative, MOL Group strives to train seafarers and create jobs that will lead to “contributing to the growth and development of people and communities,” which is one of the group’s sustainability issues. MOL Group shall continue to support people’s day-to-day fundamentals as part of its safety-focused operations as a responsible custodian of a social infrastructure business.
One of the largest manning companies and MOL’s partners in the Philippines, MOL and MMC, jointly established an exclusive manning company for MOL, Magsaysay MOL Marine Inc., in 1997.
In May 2024, MMMA participated for the first time in the Maritime Schools Assessment Program (MSAP) hosted by the Philippine-Japan Manning Consultative Council Inc., which was held for the first time in five years after the Covid-19 pandemic, and both the BSMT and the BSME achieved second place in the nation.
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