To protect the Filipino seafarers from scalpers offering fraudulent legal certificates, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) presented to the media Mr. Malone Morales, 28, a two-year former MARINA employee under the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) – Surveillance Division, who is allegedly behind the faking of MARINA official signatures on the legal certificate needed for the processing of STCW certificates.