The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Caraga Regional Office, in coordination with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) under the jurisdiction of Coast Guard District Northeastern Mindanao (CGDNEM), successfully conducted a monitoring visit to various Coast Guard Stations and Sub-Stations (CGS/CGSS) in Agusan del Norte and Surigao City last July 24-25, 2025 and August 08, 2025, respectively.
These visits aimed to properly assess student cadets’ compliance with On-Board Training (OBT) standards and review the completeness of the Master’s Declaration of Safe Departure (MDSD) and Crewlist of cadets onboard.
This initiative forms part of CHED’s commitment to ensuring the highest standards of maritime education and training for student cadets undergoing On-Board Training (OBT) on domestic vessels, in accordance with Joint CHED-MARINA Memorandum Circular (JCMMC) No. 1, series of 2023.