Anchorage Policy - Cebu Port Authority

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CEBU PORT AUTHORITY
CIP Complex, Serging Osmefia Boulevard, North Reclamation Area, Cebu City
E-mail:
[email protected]
Telephone : 232-1461 to 63 . 231-6856 to 57
Fax No. : 231-6848
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03 March 2005
CPA Memorandum Circular No. 06
Series of2005
TO:
All Departments, Divisions
Shipping Lines and Others Concerned
SUBJECT:
ANCHORAGE POLICY
Pursuant to RA. 7621 and paragraph a,b,c and d of Section 6, Article III of CPA
A.O. No. 01-2000 otherwiseknown as the CPA General Port Rules and Regulations,
this anchorage policy is hereby prescribed:
Section 1. OBJECTIVES
1.1 To decongest the anchorage areas of idleor inactivevessels;
1.2 To maintain a safe and secured navigable fairways for vessels
entering, traversing or leaving the Cebu Harbor; and
1.3' To designate anchorage areas and graving harbors for idle or inactive
vessels.
Section 2. POLICY STATEMENT
It is the declared policy of the Authority to maintain a safe and secured navigable
approaches and fairwayswithin the Cebu Harbor by restricting anchorage activities
therein and correspondinglydesignatinganchorage areas and graving harbors.
Section 3. SCOPE
This Order shall apply to all vessels, both foreign and domestic and shall govern the
designation of anchorage areas and graving harbors, the corresponding fees thereof
and other matters relatingto documentary requirements..
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Section 4. DEFINmON OF TERMS
4.1 Anchorage Area - means areas with sufficient depth of water within
the harbor designated by the Authority for vessels that are anchored
under different circumstances.
4.2 Harbor - means a protected part ofthe sea, lakeor body ofwater used
by vessels as a place of safety.
4.3 Graving Harbor - means a place with sufficient depth of water where
idle or inactive vessels are moored or tied up.
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4.4 DecommissionedVessels - means vessels that are decommissioned
for commercial use/trade and anchored in a designated area or
otherwise unemployed and idle while waiting for better future
businessopportunities.
4.5 Off-hire Vessels - are vessels that are temporarily decommissioned
for commercial use/trade and anchored in a designated area or
otherwise unemployed and idle while waiting for better future
businessopportunities.
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4.6 Derelict Vessels - are vessels that are unserviceable, dilapidated,
decrepit, and abandoned or otherwise incapable of self-propulsion or
being towed, and is posing danger to safe navigation of other vessels
- along anchorage areas, harbor basins, fairways/sea lanes and other
navigational waters.
4.7 Afloat Repair - means any repair and related works done on vessels
at designatedanchorage areas.
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Section 5. ANCHORAGE
Idle vessels like decommissioned or off-hire vessels, vessels with pending court
litigations for violating marine laws and other related offenses and vessels that
remains at anchor, either to load cargoes or for lighteningpurposes, shall anchor only
at areas or graving harbors designated by the Authority.
5.1 DESIGNATED ANCHORAGE AREAS AND GRAVING DOCKS
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Anchorage Areas
a) For Foreign and Domestic Vessels waiting for
berth
LAT. 10° 18' 06" North
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LONG. 123055' 20" East
LAT. 100 18' 13" North
LONG. 123055' 32" East
b) For Foreign Vessels Discharging
lightening and quarantine
cargoes
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LAT. 100 16' 43" North
LONG. 123053' 12" East
c) Alternative quarantine station during southwest
monsoon:
LAT. 100 18' 06" North
LONG. 123055' 20" East
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5.1.2 GravingHarbors
a) Carmen Port located at Carmen, Northern Cebu
with coordinates:
LAT. 10034' 50" North
LONG. 124001' 37" East
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b) Other graving harbors to be designated by the
Authority in the future.
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Section 6. ANCHORAGE FEES
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The prescribedanchorage fees pursuantto CPA MemorandumCircularNo. 08, Series
of2002 shallhereto apply as follows:
6.1 DecommissionedVessels - Twenty-five percent (25%) of UsageI
Berthing Fee
6.2 Off-hireVessels
- Fifty percent (50%) of Usage/Berthing
Fee
6.3 Afloat Repair
- One-time fee based on the Gross
RegisteredTonnage (GRT)
6.4 Derelict Vessels
- None
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Domestic vessels that opts to anchor at designated graving harbor or at any private
port that is duly registered and accredited with the Authority, shall be charged a
minimal fee as reflected below:
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1st year of anchor
= One (I) month fee computed based on the
fee/rate for decommissionedvessels;
2ndyear of anchor
= Two
3rt!year of anchor
= Three (3) months fee computed based on the
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(2) months fee computed based on the
fee/rate for decommissioned vessels;
fee/rate for decommissionedvessels; and
after 5 years
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= double the fee (IO-month fee equivalent)
computed based on the fee/rate for the
decommissionedvessels;
Section 7. DOCUMENTARY REOUIREMENTS
The following documentary requirements prescribed under CPA Memorandum
Circular No. 08 - Series of 2002, shall be adapted for the purpose of this Order.
These are as follows:
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7.1 Accomplished Vessel's Information Sheet;
7.2 CPA duly approved Application for Anchorage;
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Decommission Certificate duly issued by the Maritime Industry
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Authority(MARINA)or the PhilippineCoast Guard (pCG);
Authority to break/scrap vessel duly issued by MARINA (for vessels
scrappedlbrokenonly);
Authority to undertake repair works at anchorage issued by the CPA
(for afloat repair only);
Certificate of Repair at Anchorage duly issued by a MARINAregistered ship repair facility(for afloat repair'vessels only); and
Duly notarized certificate issued by the shippingcompany concerned
that the vessel is unemployed and idle while at anchor (for off-hire
vessels only)
Section 8. PENALTV CLAUSE
Non-compliance and/or violation of any of the provisions herein and of any related
policy, rules and regulations shall be subject to the penalties and fmes prescribed
thereof. Further the Authority reserves the right to pursue other legal remedies when
deemed necessary.
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Section 9. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE
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Should any of the provision of this Order be declared illegal or unconstitutional by
any court of competent jurisdiction, those provision to which such declarations does
not apply shall remain in full force and effect.
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Section 10. REPEALING CLAUSE
Any CPA Order, circular or other issuances or parts thereof that are contrary or
inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
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Section 11. EFFECTIVlTY
This Administrative Order takes effect immediately upon its approval and after two
(2) publications in a newspaper of general circulation.
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