Far across the deep blue sea
Your smile lighted my way
Your watchful eyes guided me
To where I supposed to sail

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The Spratly Islands which consists of more than 100 reefs, islets and islands, occupies less than five square kilometers, and spread over more than 400,000 square kilometers of sea, located between the Philippines and Vietnam, in the area of the South China Sea.

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We will talk about Blog Directories and Social Bookmarking today. Since the Blogosphere is so vast, and the information dissemination through blogs are everywhere on the net, the truth is that it’s a little bit hard to find an audience especially if your blog is new. In this case Blog Directories and Social Bookmarkings comes in the scene. Most bloggers know that they need to attract more readers and visitors to their blog, and through this blog directories and social bookmarkings they would most likely hit the spot. Let me show you a picture of some of the most popular social bookmarks.

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Today at Pinoy Maritime I will be talking about “Business Franchising”. Most seaman would be thinking of an extra source of income while on vacation, and this is one of those options.

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A safe and executable Voyage Plan is the aim of every deck officers, to safely navigate the ship from one port to another. I have discussed from my previous post “How to make a Voyage Plan“, the basic things that you need on making your Voyage Plan. I will be discussing today at Pinoy Maritime, a more specific aim of making a Voyage Plan.

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I will be writing today a list of Maritime Schools and Colleges in the Philippines. This list are those that fully complied with CHED-STCW’95 requirements. I’ll be listing down only those which have their official website. I will try my best to find their contact details in case they don’t have their official website. Here are the list:

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Maritime Training is a part of a mariners life. A lot of maritime schools offers different courses like; marine correspondence courses, marine surveyor training, maritime security training, and many more. Listed below are the links to various Maritime Training Centers in the Philippines. You can check it out and find what you need.

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Today is Mother’s Day. Did you give your mother a gift? You can simply invite her over for dinner or lunch to celebrate Mother’s Day. A simple greet will do, for her to feel that she is remembered by her family. Its only once a year, that’s why it’s worthwhile to remember her at Mother’s Day. Here at Pinoy Maritime we will recognize our mothers and greet them with a warm “Happy Mother’s Day”.

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Today at Pinoy Maritime, I will be discussing to you about a simple way to easily memorize your Morse code. It is very helpful in taking your GOC exam. Here are some tips to help you getting started.

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