ministrative Order No. 113 shall be required to pay 25 per cent thereof: And provided further, That the provisions of this paragraph shall not be held to apply to vessels which are engaged exclusively in a daily ferry service between Iloilo and points on the western coast of Negros: Sailing vessels up to 55 register gross tons- Steamers of 30 to 75 tons, gross- P1.45 3. 60 5.75 6.48 7.55 8.65 9.70 10.80 12.95 17.30 21.60 27.00 35. 65 46. 45 66. 00 84.00 102.00 120.00 Vessels of 6,000 register gross tons and over-- 150.00 Pilotage for vessels shifting in the Iloilo River, except when done without letting go all moorings, shall be compulsory for vessels of 60 tons gross or more, and the pilotage fee shall be 50 per cent of the regular river pilotage fees, as prescribed in Paragraph IV of this circular: Provided, That coastwise vessels commanded by officers duly licensed under paragraph XV of Customs Administrative Order No. 113 shall pay 25 per cent of the regular shifting fee. CEBU PILOTAGE DISTRICT All fees hereinafter prescribed for the Cebu pilotage district shall be collected by and paid to the Cebu Pilots' Association not later than the last day of the month during which the pilotage service are rendered. No clearance shall be granted to any vessel on account of which said fees are payable unless payment has been made or guaranteed in a manner satisfactory to the collector of customs at Cebu. Pilotage through the Cebu Channel (from an imaginary line extending from Batolinao Point, Mactan Island, due north to the Island of Cebu, to an imaginary line extending from Lauis Ledge, Mactan Island, to Lipata Point, Island of Cebu) shall be optional to all vessels, but should pilotage services be requested and rendered, the following fees shall be charged: Vessels of less than 2,000 register gross tons- P25 50 75 Vessels taking pilots upon entrance shall be exempt from the following prescribed berthing fees. For all vessels of 20 register gross tons or over mooring at the wharf the following berthing fees shall be paid: Provided, however, That for vessels of 20 register gross tons or more mooring at the Visayan Refining Co.'s wharf the following berthing fees shall be charged: The employment of a pilot for the purpose of unmooring vessels of 20 register gross tons or over from the wharf shall be optional: Provided, however, That if the services of a pilot be requested and rendered the following fees shall be paid: Pilotage for all vessels of 40 register gross tons or over entering and clearing at the port of Aparri shall be compulsory, and the following fees shall be paid to and on account of the association for entrance or clearance at the port of Aparri : Vessels of 40 to 199 tons, gross register per 3 decimeters (1 foot) draft. 2. 50 5.00 6.50 8.00 9.00 All vessels propelled by sail of less than 40 register gross tons entering the port of Aparri shall, for the information of the Aparri Pilots' Association, display a red, triangular-shaped pennant from the topmast, the pennant to be of the following dimensions: Length, 2 meters, 50 centimeters; greatest width, 1 meter, 10 centimeters. Failure on the part of any sailing vessels, as above described, the master or patron of which had previously received a copy of this marine circular, to comply with the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall subject such vessel to a pilotage at the rate specified in this circular for vessels of 40 register gross tons: Provided, That the pilotage charge shall not apply to sailing vessels of 15 gross tons or less which fail to fly the pennant. Provided, That pilotage for shifting berths shall not be compulsory on vessels of 20 tons gross or over and less than 40 gross tons, but if the services of a pilot be requested and rendered, the pilotage charge shall be collected as provided for above. Pilotage between Aparri and Lal-loc shall be optional, but when requested and rendered 4.50 per 3 decimeters (1 foot) draft shall be paid for the service of piloting a vessel from Aparri to Lal-loc and return, or vice versa. TACLOBAN PILOTAGE DISTRICT The following fees shall be paid to and on account of the association at the port of Tacloban, in the manner hereinafter prescribed: Pilotage for vessels passing through the Straits of San Juanico shall be cptional: Provided, That when such services are requested and rendered, a pilotage fee of 2 per 3 decimeters (1 foot) draft shall be paid: And provided further, That vessels paying for pilotage through the San Juanico Straits shall not be required to pay the following berthing fees which are otherwise compulsory. Vessels entering the Port of Tacloban shall pay the following berthing fees: Pilotage for all vessels of 5 register net tons or over entering or clearing at the port of Dagupan shall be compulsory, and the following fees shall be paid to and on account of the Dagupan Pilots' Association for each entrance or clearance: Vessels of 5 to 10 tons, net register. PO. 65 2.40 Vessels of over 50 net register tons, per 3 decimeters (1 foot) draft__ 1.25 DAET AND NAGA PILOTAGE DISTRICT All pilotage within the Daet and Naga (Nueva Caceres) pilotage district shall be compulsory for all vessels over 50 tons gross, and the following pilotage and shifting fees shall be paid by all vessels to and on account of the association: At the port of Daet: For entrance or clearance per 3 decimeters (1 foot) draft. #3.00 1.50 For entrance or clearance per 3 decimeters (1 foot) draft.. 5.00 SPECIAL REGULATIONS FOR MANILA HARBOR AND THE PASIG RIVER Vessels entering the port of Manila through the North Channel shall pass between La Monja Island and Guardia Shoal and shall proceed directly through the center of the channel between Corregidor Island and the mainland. The same route shall be followed by vessels when leaving Manila Harbor by the North Channel. Vessels entering the port of Manila from the south upon arriving off Limbones Island shall keep south of a line projected from Caballo Light and bearing S. 56° W. (true), and in passing through the channel shall keep south of said line and shall not approach closer than 1 mile to the shore or any island. The same route shall be followed by vessels when leaving Manila Harbor by the South Channel. Vessels from the north entering the port of Manila by the South Channel upon arriving off Hornos Point shall keep south of a line projected from El Fraile Rock and bearing N. 64° W. (true) until reaching a line projected from Caballo Light and bearing S. 56° W. (true) and then shall proceed directly to their anchorage grounds in Manila. In passing through the channel they shall keep south of the last-mentioned line and shall not approach closer than 1 mile to the shore of any island. Vessels leaving by the South Channel and proceeding to the north shall follow the same route. Vessels entering or leaving the port of Manila are prohibited from lingering, loitering, or anchoring at any place between the entrances to Manila and the anchorage grounds of the harbor. When a vessel enters or leaves Manila Bay by any course other than that permitted under paragraph 1 hereof, instructions indicating the correct course will be signaled from the station on Corregidor Island, and said instructions shall be carried out: Provided, however, That a master who has received a copy of these regulations and violates the provisions thereof shall not be exempt from the penalties provided by law by reason of a failure of the station officials to display the signals on Corregidor Island. Vessels maneuvering in the Pasig River, and not under way, shall carry at night, besides the anchor lights, a red light, which shall be placed 4 feet below the white anchor light in the same vertical line, and also the side lights. As soon as the vessel is under way these lights shall be lowered and the regular masthead light shall be lighted. At daytime the International Code letter "M" shall be displayed until the vessels have cleared the mouth of the river. While vessel is maneuvering in Manila Harbor or Pasig River, bancas, lighters, cascos, scows, steam launches with or without tows, and all other craft shall keep away from such vessel, or from the berth or anchorage where such vessel is intending to moor; neither shall steam launches drop tows either ahead or in the wake of such maneuvering vessel, nor at the berth or anchorage ahead or astern thereof, until such maneuvering vessel is properly secured or is already clear: Provided, That when a vessel is maneuvering to moor at any of the berths in the Pasig River, and several cascos, bancas, lighters, scows, launches, or other craft happen to be moored at the same berth, such of the latter as are not moored alongside the river wall but alongside or abreast of 62012°-27-24 other cascos, bancas, lighters, scows, launches, or other craft shall immediately vacate such berth without obstructing, endangering, or delaying the maneuvering of the mooring vessel. Only one line of bancas, lighters, cascos, or other craft shall be permitted to tie at the side facing mid-channel of any vessel moored in the river. Neither shall more than one line of such craft be permitted to tie along the river wall of a berth occupied by or alloted to any vessel, nor shall such craft hinder or obstruct the placing and use of lines and gangplanks or the unloading or loading of such vessel to or from the quay. Vessels moored in the Pasig River shall be so arranged as to permit the passage of bancas, cascos, lighters, scows, and other craft to and from the river wall. Lighters, cascos, bancas, scows, launches, and other craft shall not tie more than three abreast at the river berths unoccupied by seagoing vessels; nor shall the craft moored on the outside of a row facing mid-channel extend more than 40 feet from the river wall to such mid-channel unless otherwise permitted by the surveyor of the port. No person, except the pilot, shall be allowed to board seagoing vessels under way or while maneuvering in Manila Harbor or Pasig River until the same are properly moored or are already clear; nor shall any person, except the pilot, quarantine or customs officers, be permitted to board such vessels through any other way than their gangways or gangplanks unless by special permission of the surveyor of the port and only under special circumstances. All vessels engaged in foreign trade arriving at the port of Manila shall take such berths as shall be designated by the insular collector of customs or the chief of the piers and inspectors' division. Steam vessels carrying merchandise for discharge at the port of Manila shall, if not inconsistent with customs laws, rules, and regulations regarding inflammable and explosive cargo, be berthed alongside the piers or bulkheads if such berths are available: Provided, however, That vessels whose general cargo to be discharged onto the piers is less than 100 tons may, in the discretion of the insular collector of customs or his authorized representative, be allowed to anchor and discharge in the stream. Steamship agents or masters of vessels engaged in foreign trade shall notify the chief of the piers and inspectors' division, as early as possible, of the time of arrival of their vessels at the port of Manila, the quantity and kind of cargo carried, number of passengers in each class, if any, length of ship, time of departure, and such other information deemed necessary to avoid delay and to facilitate the assigning of proper berths for them. A vessel going alongside a pier or bulkhead as provided in customs laws, rules, and regulations must be berthed and secured by the pilot or her master, as the case may be, officers and men of the contractor of the Arrastre Plant to attend to the handling and placing of lines to mooring posts under instructions from the bridge of the vessel. All responsibilities for insecure or improper mooring and all consequences arising therefrom shall lie with the vessel. A customs wharfinger and his men will be in attendance on the pier or bulkhead upon arrival or departure of a vessel and during the time she is actually working cargo, or upon request of her agent or master for other purposes, to look after the interests of both the government and the vessel. In the case of a passenger vessel, unless otherwise directed by the chief of the piers and inspectors' division, a wharfinger and the necessary customs employees shall be on duty during the time she is alongside the pier or bulkhead to attend and render facilities to passengers, ship's agent, officers, members of crew, etc., and said wharfinger and employees shall be entitled to extra compensation for services rendered outside of the official working hours as provided in Customs Administrative Order No. 155. Sailing vessels arriving with general cargo from foreign ports shall not be permitted to berth at government piers or bulkhead. Bulk cargo shall be delivered at ship's side and the rest lightered into the customhouse wharf. When a foreign or coastwise vessel berths at a Philippine government pier or bulkhead, the master of the vessel shall, immediately after the lines have been secured to the pier or bulkhead, cause rat guards of sufficient size and proper construction to be placed on all the lines leading to the pier or bulkbead so as to prevent any rats from going ashore. The master of a vessel alongside a pier or bulkhead shall also be required to have suitable rat guards placed on all lines leading from lighters or cascos to the vessel. No cargo shall be discharged from or received on board a vessel at a pier or bulkhead before suitable rat guards have been placed on all the lines leading from the carriers to the vessel and from the vessel to the pier or bulkhead. When a vessel berthed at a pier or bulkhead has not a supply of suitable rat guards on board, a sufficient number shall be loaned to the vessel by the wharfinger in charge of the pier, receipt to be taken in each case for the rat guards, and the vessel held responsible for the loss of any of the rat guards so loaned. All foreign and coastwise vessels docking at the Philippine government piers or bulkhead shall be fended off from the piers or bulkhead a distance of at least 6 feet. All cargo chutes and gangways connecting the vessel with the pier or bulkhead shall be removed at night, as soon as the vessel has stopped work of discharging or receiving cargo and not put in place again until the following morning. This does not apply to the gangways of passenger vessels, which need not be removed until the pier or bulkhead is actually closed and work has been stopped. No steamer lying at one of the Philippine government piers or bulkhead shall be without steam, and no repairs to the machinery shall be done without special permit from the collector of customs or the deputy surveyor of customs. Vessels alongside the piers or bulkhead shall have their engines ready to move from same at a short notice. A vessel about to leave its berth at a pier or bulkhead shall give due notice to the wharfinger that he may provide attendants to let go ropes and moorings. Any responsibility for damage which may be done to a pier or bulkhead and the cargo therein shall lie upon the master of the vessel if same is caused by the boats having been swung outward, or by anchors or other projections not housed, and also by the discharge of steam, water, or other discharges which should be let down by hose or other effective appliances. Breast lines must be used on the mooring posts only; not on the cleats. No dirt, ashes, sweepings, garbage, or rubbish shall be thrown overboard, but must be either landed and deposited at places provided for that purpose or burned on board the vessel. Vessels with gasoline, dynamite, or other highly explosive compounds, shall not be permitted to berth at a pier or bulkhead. The government arrastre plant (pier, wharf, and warehouse) management uses every precaution against fire. Fire appliances are provided. No smoking on the piers, wharves, or warehouses is permitted. The government does not carry insurance. Merchandise brought on a vessel from a foreign port shall not be unladen except during regular working hours on regular working days, without permission of the deputy surveyor of customs. The granting of such permission shall be conditioned upon the payment of overtime pay of all customs employees engaged therein. The government assumes no legal responsibility in respect to the safekeeping of merchandise stored in any customs or bonded warehouse. (Sec. 1303, Administrative Code.) The regular hours for discharging cargo on and delivering from the Philip✓ pine government piers or bulkheads and customhouse wharf and bonded warehouses shall be from 7 a. m. to 11.45 a. m., and from 1 p. m. to 4.45 p. m., Sundays and legal holidays excepted, work outside of such hours or regular working hours and on Sundays and legal holidays being overtime work. When a vessel or lighter is granted permission to work overtime, the discharge of cargo onto the pier, bulkhead, or wharf shall be between the follow ing hours From 6 p. m. to 11.45 p. m., and from 12.45 a. m. to 5.45 a. m. The officer or wharfinger in charge of an all night overtime, together with his detail to safeguarding the merchandise so discharged, and also the laborers will, however, be paid overtime from 6 p. m. to 6 a. m., and all arrastre employees will be paid overtime to 12 midnight and from 12.30 to 6 a. m. Those detailed to work the first half of the night shall perform the services required of them until 12 midnight, and those detailed to work the last part of the night shall perform the same services until 6 a. m. The stevedoring of vessels discharging or loading at a pier or bulkhead will be performed by stevedores employed by the ship's agents or master. The handling of all merchandise on a pier or bulkhead will be done by the Government arrastre plant. The stevedore or ship's officer shall give due |