Marina Memorandum Circular No. 178 (2002)

(NAR) VOL. 13 NOS. 1-4 / OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2002

[ MARINA MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 178, S. 2002, October 07, 2002 ]

AMENDMENTS TO MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 152 ON THE MANDATORY DRYDOCKING OF SHIPS

Pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 474 and Executive Order No. 125, as amended, and to effectively monitor the drydocking of all Philippine-registered domestic ships, Memorandum Circular No. 152 is hereby amended, as follows:

II. COVERAGE

The amendatory provisions in this Circular shall apply to all Philippine-registered domestic ships except motorized bancas with outriggers.

III. DEFINITION OF TERMS:

The following terms are added to Section III of Memorandum Circular No. 152: “ADMINISTRATION” refers to the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA). “CERTIFICATE OF DRYDOCKING” refers to a Certificate issued by a MARINA-licensed shipyard to ships engaged in the domestic trade after satisfactory compliance with the mandatory drydocking requirement under MC 152 and this Circular.

IV. GENERAL POLICY GUIDELINES:

The following provisions are added to Section IV of Memorandum Circular No. 152:

1. Only shipyards licensed by the Administration shall be authorized to undertake or carry out drydocking activities.

2. The Administration shall adopt systems and procedures that will be implemented in monitoring the drydocking activities undertaken by shipyards.

IV-A RESPONSIBILITIES of the SHIPYARD

This is a new provision covering shipyards:

1. A Certificate of Drydocking shall be issued by the shipyard only after the conduct of the required drydocking and compliance with safety regulations.2. The shipyard shall submit to the MARINA Central Office or the Maritime Regional Office where the shipyard is licensed, a Drydocking Report for every ship that was drydocked using the MARINA prescribed form attached as Annex A, within five (5) working days after undocking. In addition, the shipyard shall be required to submit the following documents prior to the issuance of Certificate of Inspection:

(a) Photographs of the ship being drydocked/repaired in various angles, with the corresponding date when it was taken, to be reflected in the photo. The size of the photographs should be 5” x 7” showing the following angles before and after drydocking/repair:

1. Bottom, side and bilge plating;

2. Propeller and Rudder;

3. Bow;

4. Stern; and 5. Close-up photo of the portion of the ship’s hull, which was repaired/replated;

(b) Shell Expansion Plan of the ship that has been repaired with markings (except for wooden-hulled ships);

(c) Copies of the job orders; and (d) Certificate of Drydocking.

VI. PENALTIES/SANCTIONS:

1. Non-submission/late-submission of the requirements under this Circular: Category 1st Violation 2nd Violation 3rd Violation (a) Large Php 1,500/document Php 3,000/document Php 6,000/document and Shipyard cancellation /revocation (facility with of License for the capacity of at operation of the least 7,500 shipyard. DWT as per MC 95) (b) Medium Php 1,000/document Php 2,000/document Php 4,000/document and Shipyard cancellation/revocation of License for the (facility with operation of the shipyard. capacity of 7,499 DWT but not below 1,500 DWTas per MC 95) (c) Small Php 500/document Php 1,000/document Php 2,000/document and Shipyard cancellation/ revocation (facility with of License for the capacity of operation of the below 1,500 shipyard. DWT as per MC 95) 2. Submission of false /fraudulent reports/documents — The administrative fine in the amount of Php25,000.00 and withdrawal of License/Certificates necessary for the operation of the ship and non-renewal of License for the operation of the shipyard. All other provisions of MARINA Memorandum Circular No. 152, insofar as they are not inconsistent with this Circular, shall remain in full force and effect. This Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately upon its publication once in a newspaper of general circulation. Adopted: 07 Oct. 2002 BY AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD:

(SGD.) ATTY. OSCAR M. SEVILLA Administrator