Its been 5 years since and our certificates are expiring. Worry no more, MARINA COP renewal as of 2023 has been so easy and convenient. As of this writing, there is no more training ashore as a requirement and there’s no need to go to MARINA office for appearance. A big ease to what we usually do come renewal of these certificates.
There are a lot of changes to the way we do this now. A much better and more convenient way to process COP renewal since there will be no appearances to MARINA offices. On top of it, there is no need to take up refresher courses, we only need to present an attestation letter as documentary evidence that we do trainings/drills onboard.
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How to renew COP using MISMO
All processes in regards to certification is via the MISMO platform. As I expect, all seafarers who will revalidate their documents already have a MISMO account.
Step 1 – Log in to your MISMO account at https://online-appointment.marina.gov.ph/
Step 2 – Once logged in, kindly check if the information in your profile is still valid, if not, then please update as necessary.
Step 3 – If the information in your Profile tab is up to date, then click Select Transaction to proceed.
Step 4 – After clicking Select Transaction button, Choose Certification, and then Click Regular. Tick Revalidation, Select COP as Class and then Choose what certification you want. In this blog, we will use Advance Fire Fighting (AFF) as an example.
You can add as many certification as you want. Just click the Add certification button then select COP as Class and then Function for the certification you want to add. Do this process for all document you want to revalidate.
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List of Training that needs renewal
There are only 13 items that needs COP renewal. These are the following:
- Advance Fire Fighting (AFF)
- Advance Training for Liquified Gas Tanker Cargo Operations (ATLGTCO)
- Advance Training for Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations (ATCTCO)
- Advance Training for Oil Tanker Cargo Operations (ATOTCO)
- Advance Training for Ships Operating in Polar Waters
- Advance Training for Ships Subject to the IGF Code (ATSSIC)
- Basic Training (BT)
- Basic Training for Liquified Gas Tanker Cargo Operations (BTLGTCO)
- Basic Training for Oil and Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations (BTOCTCO)
- Basic Training for Ships Operating in Polar Waters
- Basic Training for Ships Subject to the IGF Code (BTSSIC)
- Proficiency in Fast Rescue Boat (FRB)
- Survival Craft and Rescue Boat Other than Fast Rescue Boat (SCRB)
What are MARINA COP Renewal requirements?
You can find in this article the list of all COP for renewal. It doesn’t need much as compared to the Issuance requirements. Just be careful with your sea service requirements.
In this example, we will use AFF (Advance Fire Fighting).
Uploading of requirements in MISMO
Step 5 – Once you already have a copy of the documents required or your training is complete, you can now upload this into the MISMO platform.
Please be careful when you upload the files. Make sure that you know the labels of the items beside the requirements, take a look:
APPROVED means the document has been verified by the MARINA Evaluator.
RESUBMIT means that you have to submit again the document labeled with this.
UPLOADED means that the document is uploaded & submitted successfully.
DRAFT means that the document uploaded is pending for submission
There maybe some documentary requirements that needs to be uploaded by your agency or your school or training center where you enrolled for a course. Make sure to confirm with the institution about their role in uploading such documents your MISMO profile.
Initial & Final Evaluation
Once all requirements are met, you will have to click the Submit button.
MARINA will send you a text message informing you that they have received your application. They will subsequently update you via text messages of the status of your application.
There is absolutely no need to go to a MARINA Office for this your COC renewal. Normally at best, it’ll take the agency a week to complete this process.
If there is something wrong about your application, they will also inform you via a text message.
Payment Process
Step 6 – After clicking the Submit button, you will now proceed to the payment portal. Pay the corresponding fees as follows:
COP: Regular – P130 ; Expedite: P330
Choose between Bayad Center or Visa/Mastercard options. As of this writing, Visa/Mastercard option does not work well. So i suggest, you use the Bayad Center option for your payment.
After choosing Bayad Center as payment method, click Proceed.
You will then be redirected to the payment window where you can see your reference number. It will also be sent via SMS.
Pay via GCash, BPI App or in Bayad Centers. After payment, you will receive an acknowledgement via SMS along with the instructions for final evaluation.
Final Evaluation & Printing of COP Certificates
Step 7 – As of February 2020, MARINA removed the online evaluation. Thus, making the process faster. It will directly be for the Final Evaluation. Once approved, the certificates will reflect in MISMO.
Thereafter, it can be printed into an A4 size bond paper. If you’re not approved, you will also be notified via text on what deficiencies you need to comply.
Personal appearance is not a requirement in any case unless there is some problems with your documents. Nevertheless, it will be the only time the applicant will go to nearest MARINA office.
To sum it up, the entire process can be done without going to any MARINA Offices. You can have your COP within a weeks time, far from what we have before the MISMO era.