CARRIERS, VESSELS, AND AIRCRAFTS
CHAPTER 2 CARRIERS, VESSELS, AND AIRCRAFTS Sec. 1214 Entry and Clearance of Vessels of a Foreign Government. – The entry and clearance of transport or supply ship of a foreign government shall be in accordance with the agreement by and between the Philippines and the foreign government. *Sec.1018 of TCCP CHAPTER 2 CARRIERS, VESSELS, AND AIRCRAFTS Sec. 1215. Clearance of Vessel for Foreign Port – Before a clearance shall be granted to any vessel bound to a foreign port, the master of the agent thereof shall present to the District Collector the following properly authenticated documents: a) A bill of health from the quarantine officer or officer of the public health service in the port; b) Three (3) copies of the manifest of export cargo, one of which, upon certification by the customs officer as to the correctness of the copy, shall be returned to the master; c) Two (2) copies of the passengers list, showing foreigner and other passengers; d) The register and shipping goods, if the vessel is of Philippine Registry; e) Clearance issued by the last port of entry; CHAPTER 2 CARRIERS, VESSELS, AND AIRCRAFTS f) A certificate from the Philippine Postal Corporation to the effect that it received timely notice of the sailing of the vessel: Provided, That the District Collector shall not permit any vessel to sail for a foreign port if the master or agent thereof refuses to received bags of mail delivered to the same by the Philippine Postal Corporation for transport upon reasonable compensation. In case the Postmaster General and the master or agent do not come to an agreement concerning the amount of the compensation to be paid for the carriage of the mail, the matter shall be submitted for decision to a Board of Referees to be composed of three (3) members appointed, respectively, by the Philippines Postal Corporation, the agency of the company to which the vessel concerned belongs, and the Bureau, who shall fix a reasonable rate of compensation.
CARRIERS, VESSELS, AND AIRCRAFTS Sec. 1216 Detention of Warlike Vessel Containing Arms and Munitions – District Collectors shall report to the proper authorities or detain any vessel of commercial registry manifestly built for warlike purposes and about to depart from the Philippines with a cargo consisting principally of arms and munitions of war, when the number of men shipped on board or other circumstances render it probable that such vessel is intended to be employed by the owner or owners to cruise or commit hostilities upon the subjects, citizens, or property of any foreign principality of state, or of any colony, district, or people with whom the Philippines is at peace, until the decision of the President of the Philippines is rendered thereon, or until the owner or owners shall give a security, in double the value of the vessel and cargo, that it will not be so employed, if in the discretion of the District Collector such security will prevent the violation of the provisions of this section. $Amended Sec. 1020 of TCCP CHAPTER 2 CARRIERS, VESSELS, AND AIRCRAFTS Sec. 1217 Oath of Master of Departing Vessel. – The master of a departing vessel shall state under oath that: a) All cargoes conveyed on the vessel, destined for the Philippines, have been duly discharged or accounted for; b) A true copy of the outgoing cargo manifest has been furnished to the Bureau; c) No letters or packets, not enclosed in properly stamped envelope sufficient to cover postage, have been received or will be conveyed, except those relating to the vessel; and that all mails placed on board the vessel before its last clearance from the Philippines have been delivered at the proper foreign port; and d) If clearing without passenger, the vessel will not carry upon the instant voyage, from the Philippine port, any passenger of any class, or other person not entered upon the ship’s declaration. *Amended Sec. 1022 of TCCP CHAPTER 2 CARRIERS, VESSELS, AND AIRCRAFTS Sec. 1218 Extension of Time for Clearance – At the time of clearance, the master of a departing vessel shall be required to indicate the time of intended departure, and if the vessel should remain in port forty-eight (48) hours after the time indicated, the master shall report to the District Collector for an extension of time of departure, and without such extension the original clearance shall be nullified. * Sec. 1203 of TCCP
CARRIERS, VESSELS, AND AIRCRAFTS Sec. 1219 Advance Notice of Aircraft Arrival A) Nonscheduled Arrivals – before an aircraft comes into any area in the Philippines from any place outside thereof, a timely notice of the intended flight shall be furnished to the District Collector or other customs officer-in-charge at or nearest the intended place of first landing, and to the quarantine and immigration officer-in-charge at or nearest such place of landing. If dependable facilities for giving notice are not available before departure, the use of any radio equipment shall be appropriate as long as it will result in the giving of adequate and timely notice of the aircraft’s approach, otherwise landing shall be made at a place equipped with navigational facilities. CHAPTER 2 CARRIERS, VESSELS, AND AIRCRAFTS If upon landing in any area, the government officers have not arrived, the pilot-in-command shall hold the aircraft and any baggage and goods thereon intact and keep the passengers and crew members in a segregated place until the inspecting officers arrive. B) Scheduled Arrivals – Such advance notice will not be required in the case of an airline arriving in accordance with the regular schedule filed with the District Collector for the Customs District in which the place of first landing area is situated, and also with the quarantine and immigration officers in charge of such place. *Minor modifications Sec. 1102 of TCCP CHAPTER 2 CARRIERS, VESSELS, AND AIRCRAFTS Sec. 1220 Landing at International Airport of Entry. – Except in case of emergency or forced landings, aircraft arriving in the Philippines from any foreign port or place shall make the first landing at an international airport of entry, unless permission to land elsewhere other than at an international airport of entry is first obtained from the Commissioner. In such cases, the owner, operator, or person in charge of the aircraft shall pay the expenses incurred in inspecting the aircraft, goods, passengers, and baggage carried thereon and such aircraft shall be subject to the authority of the District Collector at the airport while within its jurisdiction.
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