New Procedure for Online Registration of Seafarers and Seabased e-Contracts System (SBECS)

April 20, 2018POEA MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 006-18TO:All Licensed Manning Agencies, Seafarers, Shipping Principals/Employers and Other Concerned Agencies and Entities   SUBJECT:New Procedure for Online Registration of Seafarers and Seabased e-Contracts System (SBECS) Pursuant to the thrust of the Administration to streamline procedures and improve transparency around documentation processes for Filipino Seafarers, the new e-Registration and SBECS for agency-hired seafarers shall be implemented in accordance with the following guidelines: I.      Coverage and Service Description1.      All Licensed Manning Agencies (LMAs) requesting for contract processing and documentation of their hired seafarers shall use the new SBECS.The SBECS, as a replacement of e-Sub, is a secured web-based facility developed for active LMAs to submit online 24/7 their request for processing (RFP), pay online the POEA processing and OWWA membership fees, submit online the seafarer's contract and print the electronic Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) of the seafarers in the comfort of the agency's office.2.      All agency-hired seafarersThe new e-Registration System shall provide the seafarers with a new unique registration number that will link his profile to the SBECS. In requesting for...