Maritime Industry Manpower Needs.
Section 13
SEC. 13. Maritime Industry Manpower Needs.—The Authority shall establish and support a system of maintaining and developing a reservoir of trained manpower to meet the current and future needs of the industry. For the attainment of this objective, it shall undertake the following: Evaluate, in collaboration with the Department of Education and Culture, the capability of maritime educational and training institutions and programs in the Philippines, including the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy, herein placed under the administrative supervision of the Authority, to supply shipping and shipyard manpower needs. Inspect and evaluate periodically the standards, facilities and performance of the maritime educational and training programs of government and private schools and enterprises and recommend to the Department of Education and Culture and other appropriate government agencies such changes in the curriculum as may be necessary. Conduct or arrange for the holding of pre-employment, on-the-job and other training programs to provide and upgrade shipping skills and techniques, with the cooperation and support of private enterprises and government agencies. Provide incentives for education and training in shipping and shipbuilding fields, especially those which are not attractive to students such as naval architecture, including scholarships and fellowships, in the Philippines or abroad, with liberal grants for the entire duration of the course, to be sponsored directly or arranged by the Administration.