%0 Journal Article %A Magramo, Melchor M. %A Bernas, Louella %A Calambuhay, Jeff Rex %A Eler, Geneva %T The Role of the Maritime Institutions on the Shortage of Officers %J TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation %V 4 %N 4 %P 449-451 %D 2010 %U ./Article_The_Role_of_the_Maritime_Institutions_Magramo,16,255.html %X This study aimed to determine the role of the maritime institutions in the midst of the shortage of officers in the world manning industry. The quality of instruction and the competency of the professional instructors are seen as an important factor in producing quality graduates who will eventually become officers to man modern ships of today. %@ 2083-6473