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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

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