"While sea-voyaging could be part of our second nature, there is an opportunity for you, the current generation of Filipino sailors, to differentiate yourselves from our ancestors. Most of them worked with rudimentary instruments and passed-on knowledge and traditions. You have a choice to make good of your professions with advanced technology, various opportunities to train further in the different aspects of shipping operations and the hands- on experience to work with the best of your peers as well as the leaders in the global industry.
There is much to learn and much to gain in the world of seafaring. Your education and training is a continual process. Just like any other learner, you build on your previous gains. But unlike any other, you practice what you learn out there, where there will only be you, your team, your ship and the big blue ocean. As you sail during good or bad weather, there are uncertainties that only the well earned experience can properly respond to. You can say you have done your part when your ship has arrived safely on port.
And so I pose a challenge to all of you present here today to enable each Filipino seafarer to be the best that he can be, compliant with global education and training standards but more importantly carrying with him the values of a dignified global Filipino worker."
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