AMENDING ARTICLE 3, SECTION B, ITEM 3.2.3 OF PPA MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR (MC) NO. 03-95 RE COLLECTION OF APPLICABLE PORT CHARGES ON FOREIGN VESSELS WITH SPECIAL PERMIT TO PLY DOMEST…

PPA MC No. 03-95 was issued to ensure the proper assessment and
collection of the port charges under PPAMC No. 07-94. Said MC,
provides, among others, appropriate guidelines on what appropriate port
charges should be collected on foreign vessels which have been
authorized by the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), whether
permanently or in a temporary basis, to ply domestic routes.

Pursuant to BoardCom Resolution No. 2009- 1168, to prevent
circumvention of the Cabotage Law, and for the purpose of determining
the applicable port charges, the following amendments to Article III,
Section B, Item 3.2.3 of PPA MC No. 03-95 are hereby prescribed:

“ARTICLE III Specific Guidelines

Section B. Dockage

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3. Other Conditions

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3.2 The imposition of port charges on vessels with status
changed from foreign to coastwise or vice-versa, shall be governed by
the following guidelines:

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3.2.3 For a vessel engaged in international or foreign trade granted special permit to operate coastwise, the special permit issued by MARINA shall be required.

The temporary conversion of said vessel shall be reckoned from the date of effectivity of the special permit issued by MARINA.

Said foreign vessels granted special permit to ply
domestic route by MARINA, shall be levied the applicable foreign port
charges (port dues, dockage-at-berth, dockage-at-anchorage) which shall
be paid by either the owner, agent, operator or master of the vessel.”

All other provisions of PPA MC 03-95 which are consistent herewith shall remain binding, effective and enforceable.

This Order shall take effect 30 days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.

Adopted: 06 March 2009

(SGD.) ATTY. OSCAR M. SEVILLA
General Manager