PPA Administrative Order No. 01-95 (1995)

(NAR) VOL. 7 NO. 4 / October-December 1996

[ PPA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 01-95, January 11, 1995 ]

INCREASE IN THE AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF HARBOR PILOT POSITIONS IN ALL PILOTAGE DISTRICTS

1 Authority 1.1 Section 2(a) and (b) of PD 857 1.2 Section 6(a) (II) (III) (V) and (VIII) of PD 857 1.3 Sections 134-140, Article XII of PPA AO No. 13-77 1.4 Sections 6 and 7 of PPA AO No. 03-85 2 Scope This Order shall apply to all twenty-four (24) pilotage districts in the country as provided for in Section 6 of PPA Administrative Order No. 03-85. 3 Purpose To meet present and expected future demand for pilotage services due to continued growth in shipping traffic. 4 Guidelines

Section 7 of PPA Administrative Order No. 03-85, "Rules and Regulations Governing Pilotage Services, The Conduct of Pilots and Pilotage Fees in Philippine Ports", is hereby amended by increasing the maximum number of harbor pilot positions in all pilotage districts. As such, said Section shall now read as follows:

"SECTION 7. Authorized Number of Pilot Positions in the Pilotage District. — The General Manager of the Authority may increase or decrease the authorized number of pilots in a pilotage district considering the needs of the service; provided, that the minimum number of pilots ineach district shall not be less than five (5) and the maximum shall not be more than the number stated as follows:

1. Manila Pilotage District — 37 pilots 2. Cebu Pilotage District — 17 pilots 3. Davao Pilotage District — 15 pilots 4. Tacloban Pilotage District — 12 pilots 5. Bicol Region Pilotage District — 9 pilots 6. Iloilo Pilotage District — 8 pilots 7. Zamboanga Pilotage District — 8 pilots 8. Batangas Pilotage District — 9 pilots 9. Dumaguete Pilotage District — 6 pilots 10. Maasin-Surigao Pilotage District — 8 pilots 11. Masao Pilotage District — 6 pilots 12. Iligan Pilotage District — 6 pilots 13. Masinloc-Sta. Cruz Pilotage District — 5 pilots 14. Aparri Pilotage District — 5 pilots 15. Cagayan de Oro Pilotage District — 6 pilots 16. San Fernando Pilotage District — 5 pilots 17. Siain-Hondagua & Casiguran Pilotage District — 5 pilots 18. Catbalogan Pilotage District — 5 pilots 19. Tagbilaran Pilotage District — 5 pilots 20. Jolo Pilotage District — 5 pilots 21. Pulupandan Pilotage District —5 pilots 22. General Santos (Dadiangas) Pilotage District — 6 pilots 23. Puerto Princesa Pilotage District —5 pilots 24. Polloc Pilotage District — 5 pilotsThe appointment of harbor pilots shall be effected by the Authority, through the General Manager, upon determination of the need to fill the vacancy based on, among others, the following factors:

a) The shipping traffic trend in relation to the existing number of harbor pilots;

b) The degree of promptness of the pilots in rendering service and major factors involved in any downtime in the conduct of pilotage service;

c) The schedule/shifting/leaves of harbor pilots and their physical ability to cope with present and future service demand;

d) Port infrastructure and shipping developments within the whole pilotage district;

e) Views of shipping lines and pilot association." 5 Repealing Clause Any PPA issuance inconsistent herewith is hereby amended or modified. 6 Effectivity This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation and/or in the Official Gazette. Adopted: 11 Jan. 1995

(SGD.) CARLOS L. AGUSTIN General Manager