Wasn't
exactly in the mood to do anything after the disheartening news. I'm not even
on the mood to get an NBI certificate, - but I need to get one today as I
already put in on the online appointment ahead. The biggest and most hassle of
all was online payment system which you have to pay on some collection company
and show them first the printout of the appointment. Have no idea why
government agencies opt to this kind of system but this was the most hassle
part in getting an NBI clearance. Incidentally on that day the NBI server was
down and I had to wait until noon for me to make the payment.
Once the
payment has been made , everything was straightforward and took me only at
least 35 minutes for the long line - after that I got my NBI clearance.
A few days
later …..
Recently
there has been a new site to get COP documents in Marina, before it was just
only the main building in T.M. Kalaw. The new site as what I saw in the MARINA
official website was inside the walled intramuros compound, inside AMOSUP
Building. I researched more info on some Facebook groups and said that getting
COP documents there would be less hassle that it was in T.M. Kalaw. So I tried
it out and set an online appointment, hopeful that a hassle free document
process will take place. Thankfully they were right and did not fail my
expectation.
My schedule
which I fed to the MARINA website is on April 26, 2016 at around 4pm in the
afternoon. I arrived earlier at around 11am given that I had to get some
documents from my employer ,specifically my old BT COP certificate and
photocopied it. Location of the building according to the address was the new
AMOSUP building which is just across the street, the very same building on
which if I recall is WES located (walk in exam schedule i.e. licensure exams ).
The third floor is were MARINA COP satellite office is located.
Basically
the MARINA COP satellite office is less crowded that its Main office
counterpart, roughly on my estimate there are only less than 30 people on the
floor compared to the main office which has about hundreds if not thousands of
people in the waiting line alone and have to wait in line as early as 2am in
the morning. Hopefully MARINA COP Satellite office shows the best of what this
government agency has to offer. Aircon, wide and spacious floor space, chairs
for the people who wait on the long line, and best of all features is the same
day processing which I got my rPSCRB COP in exactly just an hour.
For the
people reading this. MARINA Satellite office has four steps in getting the COP
certificate.
Step 1 ,
Basically just approach the counter and show the printout of the online
application form. The bloke here just tells me to write my name and sign on the
logbook.
Step 2.
Evaluator, show the appropriate documents needed for the COP . Different types
of paper documents for different types of COP. On my case here is the documents
I showed for the rPSCRB COP
Proficiency
in Survival Craft and Rescue Boat (PSCRB)
1.
Certified True Copy of Training Completion and Records of Assessment (TCROA) in
PSCRB , Original Documents. On my case it was an just an email printout form
given to me by PMMA training center.
2.
Certified True Copy of Enrollment Report. Translation - original enrollment
slip you filled up in the training center which you enrolled for the training .
Basically number 1 and 2 are the same and inter-changeable.
3.
rPSCRB Training Certificate, Both original and Photocopy
4.
Certificate of Sea service with company dry seal (in MARINA prescribed form).
Can be get from the previous shipping or current company.
5.
Basic Safety Training/Basic Training COP , Both original and photocopy of the
certificate
6.
Seafarers Identification Record Book (SIRB), Photocopy the first page and all
the pages that has a Stamp.
7.Old
PSCRB COP Certificate . ORIGINAL ONLY
8.Long
Brown envelope. Protip: write your name on the back of the envelope so that
MARINA cant resell it to the poor Filipino sailors who are languishing for COP
at the main MARINA Office in T.M. Kalaw.
If a sailor is REALLY IN A HURRY, Bring
these extra documents to convince MARINA. (Thankfully I'm not. )
1.
Letter request
2.
Certified True Copy of Valid Overseas and Employment Certificate
3.
Certified True Copy of Employment Contract
4.
Certified True Copy of Air Ticket/Flight Details
Step 3.
Payment. Self-explanatory just hand out the money , Based on my experience 200
Php is the price for a COP alone but there are miscellaneous like another 25
Php for the stamp and another 25 something or so on the picture (in the Old
MARINA building) . Overall just prepared at least 300 Php to cover everything
for a single COP.
Step 4.
Releasing. - In the old days MARINA takes up to at least a week to release the
COP certificate, and a sailor has to go thru all the horror in the waiting line
again just to get it. Thankfully in MARINA Satellite office , they manage to
cut down the waiting time to at least 700 percent and release the COP
certificate 30 minutes after you applied for it (same day).
