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PROPOSED INTEGRATED MARINA CENTRAL OFFICE
AND TRAINING COMPLEX
A Thesis Presented to the
School of Architecture, Industrial Design & the Built Environment
Mapua Institute of Technology
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in Architectural Design 9/ AR200/ AR200S
for the Degree of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE
Presented by
Cruz, Kristiana Louise E.
2010122514
Architect Junar Pakingan Tablan, uap, MSAE
Adviser
December 2014
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TABLE OF CONTENTS_______________________________________________________________________________
Part I. The Problem and Its Background
Chapter I.1 General Overview
Introduction4
Background of the Study.4
Statement of the Problem..4
Project Goals, Objectives and Strategies5
Significance of the Study5
Scope and Limitation.5
Assumptions..5
Conceptual Framework6
Definitions of Terms.6
Acronyms6
Chapter I.2 Review of Related Literature and Studies
Related Literature..7
Related Studies/ Projects.10
Chapter I.3 Research Methodology
Research Design19
Population and Sampling..19
Research Instruments.20
Chapter I.4 Summary of Findings and Analysis
Presentation of Collected Data..20
Need Analysis..25
Qualitative or Quantitative Analysis.26
Chapter I.5 Conclusions and Recommendations...31
Part II. Research Focus
Chapter II.1 Rationale.32
Chapter II.2 Principles and Relevance to the Project.33
Chapter II.3 Application to the Project..34
Part III. Site Identification and Analysis
Chapter III.1 Site Selection Process
Criteria for Site Selection.34
Site Option Description.35
Site Selection and Justification.38
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Chapter III.2 Site Evaluation and Analysis
The Macro Setting38
The Micro Setting..40
Related Laws and Ordinances.60
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CHAPTER I.1 GENERAL OVERVIEW
I.1.1 Introduction
The Proposed integrated MARINA Central office and training complex aims to answer the
problems of the existing office in terms of space and design. The proposal also seeks to provide
the best strategic location of the new building so as to provide convenience to the people it willcater and also to a way to provide the adequate and improved training facilities.
I.1.2 Background of the Study
The Philippines holds the greatest number in terms of the population of overseas workers. The
overseas workers are classified into two: land-based and water-based.
According to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), the Philippines is the
worlds main supplier of seamen since 1987, making the Philippines the manning capital of the
world. It is also cited that a figure of 280,000 students who graduates every year are products of
a maritime school which only shows the continuous production of the country for Filipino seafarers.It is also recorded that the current population of Filipino seafarers are around 400,00 wherein more
than half of them are working at sea at any time of the year.
The Maritime Industry Authority (Pangasiwaan ng Kalakalang Pandagat) or also abbreviated
as MARINA is a government office under the Department of Transportation and Communication
(DOTC). MARINA office has two branch wherein one is located in Cebu City and the other, which
is the main office, and will be the focus of this study, is located in Manila, Philippines. The existing
MARINA office leases five floors of Parkview Plaza building, a commercial building, located along
Kalaw Street, Manila. MARINA is responsible in producing legal documents and certificates of
Filipino seaman as well as to promote and regulate the maritime industry in the Philippines. Added
to the departments responsibility is the full authority of heading the marine deck and engineer
licensure exams which is to be practiced from the start of September 2014. The department alsohas power in developing and regulating all trades and transactions at sea which also includes the
operation of vessels and management of shipping yards and lines.
I.1.3 Statement of the Problem
With the presented data above, it is a fact that the Philippine maritime industry needs a
more improved facility to properly cater the increasing population of the Filipino seafarers. The
research is conducted to address the following problems cited above.
As the research carry on, it is needed to specifically address the following questions:
1. Why is there a need to develop the proposal? How can the proposed new MARINA
building provide solutions being addressed on the study?
2. What are the architectural design considerations necessary in order to plan a facility or
structure for the users of the proposed building?
How can the architecture of the project provide ease for the beneficiaries?
3. What are the space requirements of the proposed building?
4. What are the existing conditions of MARINA that does not comply in the international
standards?
5. Where is the best site for the proposal?
6. How many people are being observed and catered in this study?
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I.1.4 Project Goals, Objectives and Strategies
Goals
This research is to create and promote a structure mainly for the office dedicated for the
countrys maritime industry. It also seeks to create improved facilities and introduce innovations
mainly to enhance the experience of those who will be using the structure. The goal of this studyis to seek, determine and be able to point out the problems present in MARINA and to rectify
them accordingly through a thorough study and design of the spaces of the proposed new
MARINA Building and to be able to incorporate a green and sustainable design so as to be
inclined to the environment and as an advocacy as well.
Objectives
To study the spaces of the existing building and incorporate new and improved spaces.
- conduct a case study on the current MARINA building
To train and upgrade the country's maritime manpower resources through upgrading and
specialization of facilities
To assess the most appropriate site for the new structure
- conduct a survey about the most convenient site for the primary users
- conduct a case study in the possible sites of the new structure
To introduce new spaces and innovation for improved experience in the structure.
I.1.5 Significance of the Study
This study will be a significant endeavour that will provide a well-planned detail for the
improvement of the MARINA building that will aid not only the staff of the department but the
correspondingly the maritime community. Moreover, this study suggest empirical ideas on how to
implement effective architectural planning that would greatly help the department, specifically,
suggesting a more accessible and convenient planning to facilely regulate the flow of operation.
Furthermore, this study also highlights the concept that with the application of effective
architectural planning, the structure shall guarantee the proper security of the building and to the
market it serves.
I.1.6 Scope and Limitation
This study is limited to provide an improved architectural plan for a new MARINA building.
This includes the analysis for the best location of the building as well as the enhancement of the
buildings security and flow of people which can be answered through a strategic architecturalplanning. This study also aims and is limited to provide complete facilities that will enable the
office to function to its full extent specifically to its responsibility to provide service for the Filipino
seafarers and also to provide facilities that will help the department to make an additional
revenue.
I.1.7 Assumptions
The results of the study will confirm the need to develop the proposal. It will verify that the
structure will not only be beneficiary to the Filipino seafarers but also the government and the
Filipinos who are also into the maritime industry.Through intensive research, important data are
also expected to be learned by the researcher and provide a more realistic proposal.
This project will be of huge significance to the improvement of the flow of the processing of
papers of the seafarers. It will also provide the proper and necessary accommodation when they
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wait for their papers to process. There shall be no more long and ridiculously overnight lines that
will be discussed later.
The project will not cause significant, negative changes in the vicinity; one of which is traffic
congestion. The project will not cause any major traffic congestion since, according to the
conducted survey, most of the target users do not have vehicles and therefore rely on publictransportation only, which shall be provided proper and adequate drop offs in the Site
Development Plan. The site is also away from intersections which are critical points to traffic
jams.
In brief, this project can greatly improve the wellness, self-esteem, education, skills, and
over all well-being of every Filipino seafarer.
I.1.8 Conceptual Framework
I.1.9 Definitions of TermsMaritimeof or relating to sailing on the sea or doing business (such as trading) at sea
Seafarers- A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who navigates waterborne
vessels or assists as a crewmember in their operation and maintenance.
I.1.10 Acronyms
MARINAMaritime Industry Authority
DOTCDepartment of Transportation and Communication
POEAPhilippine Overseas Employment Administration
STCW- Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping
NMPNational Maritime Polytechnic
SOLASSafety of Life at Sea
SOPStandard Operating Procedure
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SIRBSeafarers Identification and Record Book
TUCPTrade Union Congress of the Philippines
CHAPTER I.2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES
I.2.1 Related Literature
Marine deck and engine licensure exams to be headed by MARINA
Last March 2014, MARINA administrator, Dr. Maximo Q. Mejia Jr. confirmed that through
the approval of Republic Act No. 10635, the authority of conducting licensure exams for marine
deck and officers has been transferred from the Philippine Regulatory Commission (PRC) to the
office of MARINA. R.A. 10635 was signed and approved by Rep. Jesulito Manalo, Angkla party- list
representative, Senate President Franklin Drilon and President Benigno Aquino. It was stated in the
law that, all powers, duties and functions of PRC on examination, licensing and certification
system for marine deck and engine officers as provided in RA No. 8544, otherwise known as the
Philippine Merchant Marine Officers Act of 1998, shall henceforth be exercised by MARINA. The
implementing rules and regulations will be issued six months from the day of its implementation
which marks on September 2014. The act aims to establish MARINA as the single and only maritimegovernment office to practice its responsibility to its fullest extent.
COA requires MARINA to have its own building, as office rentals ballooned to P368M
The Commission on Audit questioned the rental fee of Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA)
as it ballooned to the amount of P368 million pesos from the start of its office since 1974 up to
March 2012.
MARINA is renting five floors of the former Masagana Superstore in Parkview building located
at Taft avenue. It started renting with only one floor in 1974 wherein the annual rental fee costs P
1.484 million with an imposed ten percent increase every year. Their office have to be relocated in
its current location due to the fire that hit MARINA in their former office in PPL wherein they spent
P93 million pesos for leasing from year 1974 to 2007. Since the incident happened, MARINA has
transferred and continued their work in the Parkview building where it also houses the Metropolitan
Trial Court, Savemore supermarket, a maritime training center, a lotto outlet, cellphone store,
bakery and a used clothing store.
Fig. 1 Parkview building that
houses the MARINA office
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The memorandum that was addressed to the MARINA Administrator reads that with the total
amount of money the department spends for renting, MARINA could already have a building of
their own.
Filipino seafarers leads the world marine community with 35-40% account
With a number of 400,000 Filipino seafarers deployed at sea, Philippines topped the chart as
the country with greatest number of seamen. The Filipino seafarers continually increases the money
that they sent home to the country which is estimated to be $2.501 billion. According to Trade
Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) secretary general and former Senator Ernesto Herrera,
Foreign employers find Filipino sailors quick learners, and easier to train compared to other
nationals. This may be due to their superior instruction here, apart from their ability to understand
English. This just shows that the Filipino seafarers are well-competitive in the industry and are
flexible kind of workers. This statement from Senator Herrera also shows that the maritime schools
and training centers are still in line in world-class standard of maritime training. With these number
gathered, it is in right term to provide world-class facilities as a vital element in the value formation
of world-class seafarers.
Filipino seafarersletter to the President
The Philippine maritime community raise
their voices on calling out President Benigno
Aquinos attention regarding the
incompetence of MARINA. The United Filipino
Seafarers (UFS) leads the complaint in behalf
of over 400,000 Filipino seaman who had
enough of the low quality facilities of MARINA
and as well as its management. One of the
things that they pointed out is the hardshipthey experience in getting certificates and
other legal documents which acquires at least
two days. With the great amount of money
that they bring to our country, these group of
hardworking men wants to receive the proper treatment even at least, in their applications and
issuance of certificates, which is currently a big ache into the heads of these seamen. According to
them, since the current MARINA President Dr. Max Mejia was placed into seat, the management
inside MARINA was worse than ever and can lead to the incompetence of the Filipino seaman when
at sea.
Fig. 2 - Ralliers infront of MARINA
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MARINA being sued for long lines
Seeing a number of men sleeping outside a building along Taft Avenue is no longer a new
scenario to anyone who will be passing by the area, but this still remains an issue not just to the
people involved but to the government as well. These men shown in the picture are Filipino
seafarers who are applying for COP, an essential document for every seafarer. In order to avoid
the greater volume of people for the next day, these men sacrificed sleeping outside the MARINA
office as early as 7 pm to be able to get first in line the next day 7 am as the office opens. Most of
them are living outside Metro Manila, some as far as Cotabato City, but has to come to the office
to process their papers in order to work at sea.
Remittances from Filipino seamen to hit $5.5B
TUCP gave a new statistics showing the increase in the amount of remittance being brought
to our country by Filipino seafarers aboard foreign vessels. From the previous $2.746 billion, the
remittances showed up to be 8.84 percent higher than last year, expecting it to hit $5.5B until the
end of 2014. Remittances from Filipino seafarers increased twice compared to the land based
Filipino workers abroad. From January to June, Filipino seafarers sent home $223 million more
than last year and the growth was due to boost in hiring, TUCP said in a statement.TUCP stated
that most of the Filipino sailors were deployed to the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, Greece,
and the Netherlands. Some of the increase may also be attributed to rising inflation here at home,prompting sailors to send more money to their families to enable them to cope with the surge in
food and other consumer prices, TUCP noted.The top 10 sources of remittances from Filipino sailors in the first semester of 2014 are as
follows: the United States ($1.326 billion); the United Kingdom ($237.583 million); Germany
($194.844 million); Norway ($183.529 million); Japan ($149.295 million); Greece ($141.452 million);
Hong Kong ($123.084 million); Singapore ($110.194 million); The Netherlands ($45.726 million);
and Italy ($23.511)
Fig. 3 Filipino seafarers sleeping outside MARINA
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I.2.2 Related Studies/ Projects
Local
Far East Maritime Foundation, Inc.
The Far East Maritime Foundation, Inc. was established in year 1992 with its goal to provide
high standard training and facilities as an aid in the formation of world-class seafarers. The
company started with one room to start providing maritime training services which later onexpands south through its first branch in Cebu, making it the first training center in the countrys
south.
Far East in one of the pioneer maritime training centers in the Philippines which has two
locations, one in Manila and the other in Cavite City. Their training center in Manila focuses more
on lectures and indoor training sessions such as simulation and first aid training. It also includes
lecture rooms and their main office. On the other hand, Far East Cavite branch provides training
facilities for SOLAS training (Safety of life at sea training) which is more on outdoor activities.
Their Cavite branch happens to be located near the sea which made way for the company to
expand their training program. Far East Maritime Foundation, Inc. acquired ISO 9002 certification
from BVQI in year 1999 and was given a re-accreditation in year 2001. It also has its promotion
in years 2003 and 2008.
Fig. 4 - Simulation Room
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Far East offers outdoor trainings wherein students, mostly maritime students and seafarers, are asked
to do SOPs when in water. A swimming pool, which is a more controlled and safe training facility than an
open sea training, is built together with other training equipment. This kind of training is called as SOLAS
which is undertaken by anyone in the maritime industry in an interval of five years.
However, most trainings are still being conducted in a closed and indoor facility like that
of a classroom. Providing the trainees with a lecture room that is conducive to learning can give
them more eagerness to do trainings since they are undergoing numerous trainings before and
after working at sea.
Fig. 5 - Outdoor pool
Fig. 6 - Lecture rooms
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National Maritime Polytechnic
Through the virtue of Presidential Decree No. 1369, the NMP was established on May 1,
1978, to answer the countrys need for a maritime training center. It had its biggest expansion in
1980 upon owning a 17-hectare lot in Cabalawan, Tacloban City. The NMP is placed under the
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) due to the power of executive order no. 126. NMPPhase One consists of the Administration, Training and Generator buildings where the donated
simulator equipment and references are located. Some of the courses offered under NPM are the
following: PSCRB (Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boat other than Fast Rescue Boat),
MARPOL Annex 1 and 2, PADAMS (Prevention of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the Maritime Sector),
PSSR (Personal Safety and Social Responsibility), and SHAPIMS (STD,/HIV/AIDS Prevention in the
Maritime Sector).
Fig. 8 - NMP Training Building
Fig. 7 - NMP Administration Building
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This is a closer picture of NMPs entrance wherein the first building to be seen is
the agencys administration building. Most of the spaces in this building are the offices wherein
documents and certificates are being processed. NMP is a closed community wherein the
buildings are divided from the offices, training complex, and maritime institute.
National Maritime Polytechnic has a wide range of responsibilities when it comesto the Philippines maritime industry. The agency is divided into three major tasks: assessment,
training and research. In order to make a full work potential, the agency was put into a closed
and controlled community wherein buildings are divided according to its task which makes it
convenient to both employees and clients. NMP is the only government agency that provides
complete maritime training facility including open sea trainings. The agency is in cooperation with
TESDA, PRC and MARINA-STCW Office, the same agencies that is related to MARINA. According
to NMP, a branch of the office was establish in Manila in order to give convenience to the Filipino
seafarers who would like to be catered by their agency however, their office in Manila provides a
limited facility compared to their main office in Cabalawan, Tacloban City.
Fig. 9 Along Maharlika Highway
Fig. 10 NMP Administration building facade
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All seafarers gets a chance to be inside a simulator room. The simulator room isa resemblance of a ships control and navigation room wherein most of the tracking devices,
direction preferences, ships status and other navigation equipment are placed. In this training,
seafarers are trained on how to navigate the ship even under circumstances and to teach them
how to operate the equipment in the room. Flat screen televisions are placed around the wall of
the simulator room where it shows a scenario like that in the sea. This interactive scenes are
being controlled by the training instructors to test the seafarers.
Fig. 11
NMP Simulator room
Fig. 12 Seafarers undergoing training in the simulator room
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As shown in figure 12, NMP is located near the San Juanico bridge which is a
main and famous transport mode in Tacloban City. This just shows on how convenient andaccessible is NMP especially for the clients who are only new to the area. The open sea training in
NMP is done in San Pedro and San Pablo Bay which is extends until Marabut, Tacloban City. Open
sea trainings such as open fast rescue boat training are done every five years for every seafarers.
Fig. 13 Open sea training at NMP
Fig. 14 Training Facility of NMP
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Foreign
Singapore Maritime Academy Singapore Polytechnic
The Machinery room shows a resemblance of a ships engine and machinery room. Through
this, students and trainees will be able to be more familiarize to the different equipment, making
them more competitive in doing their work at sea.
Maritime industry also includes maritime engineering wherein most of the people in this field
are in charge of the ship engines maintenance, navigation and upgrading.
Fig. 15 - Engineering
Workshop room
Fig. 16 - Machinery
Simulator room
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The Singapore Maritime Academy was established in 2000 as the product of the merging of
Maritime Technology and Transportation Department of the Singapore Polytechnic and the
National Maritime Academy (NMA) of MPA. It is mainly concerned on the maritime industrys key
areas in navigation, marine transportation and marine engineering. SMA offers advanced facilities
and spaces to comply with the courses they offer to the people. This makes SMA as the pioneer
in offering maritime services in Singapore. Some of the facilities created in the SMA building are
the Engineering workshop room, machinery simulator room, marine workshop room,
Thermodynamics laboratory, Full bridge simulator room which are all of world-class standard and
are not being offered in all training centers.
Fig. 17 - Marine workshop
room
Fig. 18 Simulator room
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The function and work of Singapore Maritime Academy or Singapore Polytechnic is somehow
similar to the National Maritime Polytechnic of the Philippines. They are also in-charge in
assessing, research and training their countrymen who are in the maritime industry.
Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Canberra
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) was established in 1990, and governs and
oversees the shipping fleet and management of Australians international maritime obligations,
these obligations may are providing operation and maintenance as navigation aids. It also
ensures safe operation of vessels on Australian territory. Part of its obligations too is to
administer certification of seafarers and provide maritime distress and safety communications
network. Some of its other functions are rescue operations and other functions that are legislative
in nature. In summary, functions of the AMSA are both field operational and office-based in
nature.
Fig. 20 - AMSA Building Facade
Fig. 19 Maritime Gallery
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These offices require equipment that aid marines in navigation and guiding cruising ships.
Also, part of the functions are for the registry of seafarers; spaces that are adequate for the
accommodation of seafarers that are to register must also be considered. On the other hand, the
other function of the AMSA can be dismissed; as a field operational station, for the main function
of the proposal in this study are for office-based functions in nature only.
However, AMSA is more dedicated in the maritime safety which adds another department in
their office, the search and rescue department. Equipment in this office are provided to full
monitor seafarers state while at sea as well the ships. In the recent MH370 loss, AMSA was one
of the offices that cooperated in tracking the lost plane.
Fig. 21
AMSA Search and Rescue Office