PPA MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 34-97, September 23, 1997
GUIDELINES IMPLEMENTING THE INDONESIA AND PHILIPPINES BIMP-EAGA COMMON VESSEL TARIFF
Henceforth, all vessels carrying flags of Indonesia and the Philippines which operate under BIMP-EAGA program shall be entitled to the following special charges on vessels.
Dockage 0.020/GRT/day of 24 hours
Provided that in the computation of dockage, any fraction of a day (less than 24 hours) shall be counted as one (1) whole day (sample computations attached as Annex B*)
Availment of the above special rates shall be subject to the following:
1. Vessels operating under the BIMP-EAGA program shall be issued certificates of accreditation/certification by their respective authorized government agencies. In this regard, Philippine flag vessels desiring to operate under this program shall secure accreditation from the office of the Maritime Industry Authority.
2. The special rates shall be applicable only when the Vessel’s last and the next port of calls are in the BIMP-EAGA ports as shown in Annex C*.
3. Terminal Supervisors/Operations Officers shall require the vessel operating under this program to present its certificate of accreditation and the documents showing the last and the next port of calls prior to granting the special rates.
4. This Arrangement shall be in force for a period of two (2) years to be effective October 1, 1997 up to September 30, 1999.
This Circular shall take effect 01 October 1997.
Adopted: 23 Sept. 1997
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