PTC Facilitates Crew Change for Euronav PTC Inc. Passes Periodic Audits for ISO 9001 and ISO 14001

PTC Facilitates Crew Change for Euronav

Crew changes continued, and principals chose to do so in the Philippines. The PTC crewing operations team together with PTCAT facilitated the crew change for M/T Sara of Euronav last August 2. The vessel, which was originally bound for Qingdao, China, was specifically rerouted by Euronav in order to conduct the crew change and safely bring 15 PTC GMPs who have finished their contracts back home as another set of 15 GMPs were deployed to take their place.

Following strict health and safety protocols, the onboarding GMPs were brought to Pier 15 of the Manila South Harbor where they boarded a vessel that will take them to M/T Sara in Singapore. Meanwhile, the crew that have signed off are currently fulfilling their mandatory quarantine period before heading home to their respective families.

PTC Inc. Passes Periodic Audits for ISO 9001 and ISO 14001

The organization has successfully passed the ISO 9001:2015 periodic audit conducted on the company’s Quality Management System last June 8 to 9, 2020. The audit was facilitated online, a first for the company, by DNV-GL Auditor Mr. Randy Magnaye who announced that PTC has maintained the highest rating of 5 on the criterion “Company’s Degree of Control over its Quality Management System.” The company has also impressively posted 6 Positive Indications, without any non-conformities and observations noted on the audit report. The results attest to PTC’s long-standing commitment to the continuous improvement of the quality and consistency of its service for its Principals and Global Maritime Professionals.

The company has likewise passed the second ISO 14001:2015 Follow-up Audit for its Environmental Management System (EMS) conducted remotely by Mr. Rolando Remitar, Lead Auditor of TÜV Rheinland Philippines, last June 24, 2020.

Positively noted during the audit was the company’s Plastic Free Starts with Me campaign which has produced a total of 2,200 ecobricks containing 1,566 tons of plastic waste as of the end of 2019. Also noted was the company’s consistent awareness campaign against the usage of single-use plastics, including the recently launched BYOB program, implemented among employees despite the quarantine period.