An Embarkation Ceremony of ninety eight (98) IMMAJ-PJMCC sponsored midshipmen from class of 2012 from the Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP) was held last 12 April 2010 at 0900h at Pier 13, Manila South Harbor.

This batch consisted of forty six (46) deck and fifty two (52) engine cadets who boarded the TS Kapitan Felix Oca. They will undergo three (3) months of supervised shipboard training before they join commercial ships.

Their training is sponsored by the IMMAJ-PJMCC Foundation, Inc. to better enhance the skills of the cadets and to prepare them to a career at sea.

Present during the ceremony were Mr. Eduardo Manese, President of PJMCC, Mr. Kumio Tsuruta, IMMAJ Manila Representative, Captain Ted Quijano, Vice President of PJMCC, Admiral Eduardo Ma. R. Santos, President of MAAP, Captain Kiyoshi Oikawa, Chairman of Training Committee, and other distinguished guests.