2. ADOPTED POLICY
The policy I am adopting is the JOINT CHED - MARINA MEMORANDUM
CIRCULAR NO. 01. Series of 2022 which is the REVISED POLICIES,
STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
MARINE TRANSPORTATION AND BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MARINE
ENGINEERING PROGRAMS In accordance with the pertinent provisions of
Republic Act (RA) No. 7722, otherwise known as the "Higher Education Act of
1994"; RA No. 10635 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) including
subsequent amendments which established the Maritime Industry Authority
(MARINA) as the Single Maritime Administration of the Republic of the
Philippines; the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification
and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended (STCW Convention, 1978,
as amended); Executive Order (EO) No. 63 and its IRR which further
strengthened the authority of MARINA as Single Maritime Administration and, by
virtue of CHED Commission en banc (CEB) Resolution No. 026-2022 dated
January 18, 2022.
3. PROBLEMS
2. The problems about the said policy for Maritime Education are as follows:
2.1. No clear-cut Specification or Standard on what Category of Simulator
Equipments to be installed for courses SEAM 5 and DWK with BRM.
2.2. The qualifications for the Program Chairperson is much higher than that
of the DEAN.
2.3. Contradictory requirements for the total contact hours for BSMT and
BSMARE program.
2.4. The Policy outlines the importance of Outcomes Based Education but the
nature of the Curriculum as well as the Program of Study is Time Bounded.
4. ALTERNATIVES for the said problems to be resolved:
2.1. Specific section or annex on the Policy that specifies the Simulator
type/category/approved brand or simulator provider/simulator room size/additional
equipments should be added to give guidance to the MHEIs in Simulator
installations.
2.2. The qualifications for Program Chairperson should be equaled to or
lessen to that of the DEAN. Instead of requiring the school to have a Management
Level Officer as Program Chairperson it should be reversed and an Operational
Officer should be qualified to be appointed as chairperson. On the other hand, the
qualification of the DEAN should be that he/she is a Management Level Officer
and an Operational Officer should not be included in its qualifications.
ALTERNATIVES
5. ALTERNATIVES for the said problems to be resolved:
2.3. Specific total contact weeks should be elaborated on the policy to avoid
confusion on the part of the MHEIs.
2.4. The total hours per week should have been only emphasized as
indicative hours thus giving the MHEIs the freedom to not fully allot all the hours
per week to a specific activity thus leading to less retention because of the fact
that the Instructor or Assessor will now be focused on completed all of the lab
activities and assessment and most of the time it leads to cramming and there will
be no more retention and mastery on the part of the student (Sweller, 1988).
ALTERNATIVES
6. 3. The alternatives I have mentioned previously should be considered because of
the following reasons:
3.1. For the issue on Simulator Installation, it is a common issue right now in
the Maritime Education in the Philippines that there is still a lot of MHEIs who are
not equipped with the needed Simulator equipment to deliver the Laboratory
component of the Curriculum thus leading to graduates who are not familiar with
the operations of the different equipments onboard ship during their
apprenticeship. And there are cases also wherein they procure the said simulator
equipments, however, the category of the said installation will not suffice the
requirement of category of simulator set-up for courses with higher requirements.
Like the courses for both BSMT and BSMARE that requires the installation of a
FULL mission Simulator for Deck and Engine.
ALTERNATIVES
7. 3. The alternatives I have mentioned previously should be considered because
of the following reasons:
3.2. This second alternative on the qualification change should be
considered because it is a pressing issue if the Program Chairperson is higher in
rank than that of the DEAN. It could lead to tension if there are cases wherein the
chairperson will not follow the Dean because he/she thinks that he is more
knowledgeable than the dean because of his higher rank and onboard
experience. To avoid these scenarios, it is better to instead proactively adjust the
qualification requirements for both DEAN and Program Chairperson.
ALTERNATIVES
8. 3. The alternatives I have mentioned previously should be considered because
of the following reasons:
3.3. It is our experience during the last CHED/MARINA monitoring that even
the auditors are doubtful on what is the right one the follow. Whether it is the
MORPHE or the 17 weeks contact hours plus the hours allocated for theoretical
and practical assessments. Thus, it is helpful if there is no contradictory
statements in the PSG. The avoid misunderstanding and ensure compliance.
ALTERNATIVES
9. 3. The alternatives I have mentioned previously should be considered because
of the following reasons:
3.4. This is the most debated part of the Policy on the implementation of the
Maritime Education. If the focus of the said PSG is the Compentency
based/Outcomes based education then the implementation of hours per week
should not be the focus on the actual audit or inspection. Instead, the focus
should be on the outputs of the students, utilization of equipments, and the
percentage of employed graduates.
ALTERNATIVES
10. 4. According to Sweller et al. (2011), cognitive load theory emphasizes cognitive
load, which is the amount of data that can be processed by a working memory at
a single time. Since a working memory has a limited capacity, Sweller states that
overloading it with additional activities that do not contribute directly to learning
affects the efficiency of instructional methods negatively. By allocating resources
to activities that directly contribute to learning, the limited capacity is used
efficiently. Thus, signifying the importance of focusing on outcomes based
education in implementing the curriculum for Maritime education.
THEORY
11. 5. With regards to the financial aspect of the Policy change, It will not affect the
MHEIs in a sense that they can charge the changes or installation of Simulator
equipments on the students as laboratory fees to compensate for the expenses
that could be incurred by the MHEIs. However, in a political standpoint there will
be a lot of politicians who owns a MHEI that would really use their influence and
power to make sure that the requirements for Simulator equipment will be as
generic as possible to the ensure that the schools they owned which are
somewhat non-compliant will still be able to operate.
FINANCIAL AND POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS
