PPA Administrative Order No. 15-95 (1995)

(NAR) VOL. 7 NO. 3 / JULY-SEPTEMBER 1996

[ PPA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 15-95, June 16, 1995 ]

GUIDELINES ON PILOTAGE RATES AND PPA REVENUE FROM PILOTAGE SERVICE

1 Authority 1.1 Sections 6(a)(VIII) and 20 of PD 857, as amended by LOI No. 1005-A 1.2 Section 23 of PPA AO No. 03-85 2 Scope This Order shall cover all Harbor Pilots/Pilots' Associations operating in the 24 pilotage districts of the country. 3 Objective To enable the Authority to collect additional revenue for the improvement of port facilities and services. 4 Purpose To prescribe guidelines on the generation of government revenue from pilotage service through PPA collection of government share from pilotage income. 5 Guidelines The following guidelines are hereby issued for the compliance of all concerned: 5.1 Pilotage Rates — The applicable rates for regular pilotage services rendered to vessels are as follows:5.1.1 Foreign Vessels: RATES IN US$ OR ITS PESO EQUIVALENT less than 500 GRT US30.00 500 GRT and up to 43.33 2,500 GRT 2,500 GRT and up to 71.33 5,000 GRT 5,000 GRT and up to 133.67 10,000 GRT 10,000 GRT and up to 181.67 15,000 GRT 15,000 GRT and up to 247.00 20,000 GRT 20,000 GRT and up to 300.00 30,000 GRT 30,000 GRT and up to 416.67 40,000 GRT 40,000 GRT and up to 483.33 60,000 GRT 60,000 GRT and up to 550.00 80,000 GRT 80,000 GRT and up to 616.67 100,00 GRT 100,000 GRT and up to 666.67 120,000 GRT 120,000 GRT and up to 716.67 130,000 GRT 130,000 GRT and up to 766.67 140,000 GRT over 140,000 GRT -$0.05 or its peso equivalent for every excess tonnage 5.1.2 Coastwise Vessels: 100 GRT and under 500 P 41.70 GRT 500 GRT and under 600 55.60 GRT 600 GRT and under 69.60 1,000 GRT 1,000 GRT and under 139.20 3,000 GRT 3,000 GRT and under 194.80 5,000 GRT 5,000 grt and over 300.00 5.2 Gross Income — For purpose of this Order, the term gross income shall be understood to mean as total gross billings (whether already realized or still to be collected) assessed the shipping agents/vessel owners for the conduct of regular andother related special pilotage services. 5.3 PPA Revenue — In consideration of the privilege to render pilotage service and to use port facilities, all Harbor Pilots/Pilots' Associations shall remit to the Authority, through the Port Management Office (PMO), a government share of not less than ten (10%) percent of their gross income derived from purely pilotage service. The 10% government share for billings which have already been realized/collected shall be remitted to the PMO not later than the tenth (10th) day of the succeeding month. Billings which are still to be collected by the pilots (receivables) shall, subsequently, be subject to 10% government share upon collection and shall also be remitted to the PMO not later than the tenth (10th) day of the succeeding month. In either case, late payments by the harbor pilots/pilots' associations shall be subject to interest penalties as prescribed in PPA AO No. 08-82. The above remittance scheme shall be without prejudice to PPA"s right to subsequently impose, if warranted a direct collection system (on a per vessel basis) in any pilotage district. 5.4 Records — The Pilotage Association shall keep records of its transactions and furnish the Authority with copies of its billings and receipts in accordance with the provisions of Sections 19 and 21 to PPA AO No. 03-85. 5.5 Audit — The Association shall make available, for audit by the Authority, all financial records and all other records concerning its operations. 6 Repealing Clause All PPA orders, rules and regulations, circulars or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this Order are hereby repealed u modified accordingly. 7 Separability Clause If, for any reason, any section or part of this Order is declared unconstitutional or invalid by competent authority, the declared or invalid section or part thereof shall not affect the other sections or parts to which such declaration or nullify does not apply or relate. 8 Effectivity Clause This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation. Adopted: 16 June 1995(SGD.) CARLOS L. AGUSTIN General Manager