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Common terms and processes

Longer definitions live in the maritime glossary and Taglish gabay.

Allotment

A portion of wages the seafarer directs to a family bank account. The percentage and schedule are set in the contract, not by a news site calculator.

Manning agency

The licensed recruiter that processes the contract. Licence status should be checked on the official government site, not on social media screenshots.

DMW-SEC

The current standard employment contract for Filipino seafarers: the 2026 DMW Standard Employment Contract, Department Circular No. 07, Series of 2026, in force since 3 July 2026. It replaced the 2010 POEA SEC. The two forms are not the same document. A document number identifies a form; it does not make the 2010 form the current one.

DMW / MARINA

Philippine government bodies for overseas employment and maritime certification. Use their official sites for licences and circulars.

STCW / SIRB / SID

Training and identity documents. Search aliases on this site help you find pages; they do not make the documents interchangeable.