Fao On Licensing & Registration 198-1
Fao On Licensing & Registration 198-1
Fao On Licensing & Registration 198-1
Deprfnent of Agriculture
OFFICEOF THE SECRETARY
Ellipical Road,Diliman,
Quaon Cny 1100Philippines
ilSHnRIES AIIMIFIISTRATTI/E]
ORDERNO. 398"1 :
Seri€sof 2{}18)
Chapter I
General Provisions
?:tffif;ffi:-HI:fln*i*s &vicecl:eracrerie*d
by&epursuit
.rrh;
target species by towing, pushing the gears, surrounding, covering
dredgingard scaringthe targetspwies to impoundments:suchas, but not
limited to fawlo purseseine,Danislrseines,
paaling anddrift gill net.
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2. Passivefishiag gear - is characterized.by the absenceof pursnit of the
target specieesuchas,but not timitsd to, hook and linq fishpots,traps md
gi$ netssd aerossthe paih oftke {ish-
p. Fishing Logsheef- official daily rccord ef fish catch and spoilage, landing
points and estimatedquantity and value of fish mught, and otl:-loadedfor
transshipmenf,saleand/orother dirynsal.
q. Fishing vesssl- any boat, ship or ather watercraft equippedto be used for
*king sf *stlery *pet'ics ur aiding c'r assistingone {1} i}r racneyesscisin the
petformanceof any activity relating to fishing including, but not limited to,
preservation,supply,storage,refrigeratior, transportationand/orprocessing.
r. Fishery managementarea* a buy, gulf, lake or any other fishery areawhich
may be delinealedfor fishery resourcemailagementpurposes-
5. Fi*eriffi Obeerver- refem to a pasan duly autlrorized b'y the Phiiippine
governmentor tmder a Regional ObserverProgram of the RFMO, to collect
scientific, t€chni@l or fishing-relateddata, and other information that may be
required by the government or the RFMO andlor in eompliance {o a
conservationandmanagementmeasure.
t Fishworker - a person regututy or not regulaty einployed in commercial
fishing and relded indushies, whose income is either in wage, profit-sharing
or stratified sharingbasis,including lic@sed patrons,maine e,lrgineers,radio
operatcrsand cooks- Excluded &om this categoryare admicistrator, s*rrrity
guards,and overs€ers.
ti, Harrest Conml Rules - refers to aetions or set of actisns to be taken to
achievea medfumor long term taget referencepoint while avoiding reaching
or breachinga limit referencepoinq
v- High Seas-tfu*.part ofthe seeu&i*h a#ecd$ beyoadtk ExclusiveEco$osaic
Tnae {EEZ} ofa State.
w. SpeeialFishing Fermit *a qpecialfishing permit issuedto commercialfrshing
vesselswhich opsralesin Higb SeasPocket No. I after complying with the
regularory
x- MARINA* lvtaritise ludusry Auth+rity.
y. Master Net Mender - A person who supervises or does fhe actual net
designingand consfirction-
z. NTC - National TelecommunicationsCommission
aL "Palcurd"or "sirisatt" - meansa small motorized boa! three (3) gross trms
{GT} or !ess, r:si*g hffldlire Sshing ge*r *d *peretes i:n conjunction with a
comnercial t*na handlinevessel.
bb" SkiffBoa * a boat attashedto one extremity of the purseseineand having one
extemity of the pirss line cable,which is kept on the top of the net on bonrd
the slopedpart of the stem of the vessel
cc. Perssa * na*lral +r jr*idical mh&ee $rch ss i*dividaals" associ*tions,
parmerships,cooperativesor corporations.
dd. Secretary*The Secretaryofthe Deparment of Agricutture.
ee. Vecsel Monitoring Measure* meansa method or a $y$tsmused to track and
monitor the positiorg csurseaod speedof the vesselsat any given time for the
pwpss€ *f rnanagantentof lishing effo* a*d fiskxiss rcscilrces and for
trac€ability.
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Chepter II
Regi*tration of Fishing Vesseband Gears
a. Paymentof applicationfee;
b. Duly accompli*tedand notarizedBFAR FishingCearRegistrationFornn;
c. Fishing geartechnicaldesignand ryecificationsduly certified by the master
netmerrderandowner:
Chapter III
Licen-singaf Commercial Fishiug Ycs*b, Gers and Fishwsrkers
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*Po*fira"or lsitirsstt", The olvners
Section 9. Req$ire,Elmfi for Skiflborts and
and operators ot m fishing vessels shall, include in their CFVL application,
the complete infsrmation on their skifrboafs. Such skiff boats shall be ad-mea*sured,
identified and indicated in tls CFVL of the catcher ves-qel.The erwnerand operator of
cenrrnercial hasdli*e t"essc!$shall, indicat* fu thir CFVL, the nunber *f, "qt#k*r#"or
"sifigfln".
Scction10.
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Section14. Rcqgriremenrsfor Commercial Fishius Gaar ticense {CFGLI,
a" Completedapplicationform;
h" Fishinggearinspectienreport;
c. Fishing gearrnarkings;
u- Faymentuf licensefee,
a. Cornpletedapplicationform:
L
U. Twe p) capiessf l" X I' ID pi*me;
c. Valid government-issued ID or BarangayClearurce;and
d. Paymentof licensefee in the amountof OneHundredPesos{PhP100.00).
&. At leastsixty {60) calendardaysprior to the expry of its CFVL and CFGL,
the licsfisee slmlt eh?r€ss to the DA-BFAR Regional Offise having
jurisdiction of the fishing vessel'shomeport,their intent to renewthe license
and requestfor an inspectionof the fishing vessel.The licenseemay also
receive in their email a notification fr,om the Fishing Vmsel Electranic
Licensing System {FeLiS} that the CFVL/CFGL will expire in sixty (60}
calerrdmdays-?hr DA-BFAR Rqfunral Sffice shall s$n&ict tlre inspwtioit
within thirty {30) calendardaysfrom receiptof suchrequest"
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b. At leastthirqy calendar(30) dayspnor to tk expiry of tbeir CFVL and CFGL
and upon reipt of the fuspection Report showing compliance with the
requirernents;the licenseeshall file the complete documentaryrequirements
for renewaland pay the licensefeesand charges.
*. T6e DA*BFAR Regi*r:at Sffice r*all evatruatethe applicati*n for rsaewatr
within thirfy {30} calendardays &om receip of its completesubmissionand
compliance wi& the requirements- Otherwise, it shall bs deemed
arfromatically aPProved'
d" Licenseesniho havenot renewedtheir CtrVL and CFGL within sixty (60) days
p6or to its expiration msy still ryply for reftswal subject to tbe llarlrest
Control Rulesin placeat the time of application-
Section Zl. Sglre1lder pf CFIT,. The CFIT- sfualib€ surrenderedto BFAR upon
its expiratioo ot *h*o thi fishing vesselis intendedto be usedfor;nqloses other than
fishing.
$ection 24. Re*nonsibilities of the License llolder. The license holder has the
fottowing responsibilities:
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recordiag of details of vessel operaaiomand maintenancein their roll and
decllengine logbooks;
c. displaythe original or authenticdedcopy ofthe fishing licensein conspicuous
placeson boardthe fishing vessel;
: keopi*g of fishing logskts oa board ssd be ar*de re*dily evailable fer
inspeetionby authorizedfishery law enforcers at all ti&es, exc€pt when the
boat is dry dockedor undergoingrepairs;
submission of an affidavit to prove that the vessel.is not involved in any
adrninistrativeor judicial cilseupon rsrewal of CFVL;
sebmissiontlf an nffida*'it statitg tlre aqa:sr hasc*mplied Sel. 25 sf RA
8550,asarnendedby RA 10654; "vith
g- subject the fishing vessel and gea for inspection prior to the issuanceof a
Certificate of Clearaaceto departto the fishing ground;
h" notifu the BFAR of atransfer of owmship of the vesseland/or gear;
t. allsw deprtized fishtrt'law eaforwt officss to take fish samplesfor on-
the-spotexaminations;
j. submit original iishing logshee!
k comply with the vessel rrea.sure.as ryplicable;
l" comply with the observerrequirenrcn! as ryplicable; ad
ffi. comply with the hrvest contnolnrlesand referwce points.
ChaPterfY r'
Feesetrdca$h heads
iL ?'or CammercisthTshingVesselLicense.
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Fbr Comrnerci*l FishixgGearLiaense.
Reportoriar*-nr,"fj:f;;?.r-hDocumenrarion
*nd fnspection of Fishing Logshets
The fishing logsheetsor daily record of fish catch shall be submited to the BFAR
RegionalOffice upon tAe completionof the fishing trip and the datatherein shall be
analyz.ed,
andusedfor fisheriesmanagement
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$ection 3?. &eeisft:rtlon of Fishine LoFhea The fishing logsheetmentionedin
the precedingsectionshaitbe registeredwith their pagesnrmrbercdccnsecutivelyand
kept intact with no missingpages/numbers and shall be presentedto the Director or
his duly authorizedrepresentatives for registrationupon paymentof the registration
fse of F:fty {P50,00}pos f'or ecch bo$k" $uc&eppr+valshall be.idisat'-d ia the
inner sideofthe coveroppositethe first pagethereofas follows:
Registration Fee:
O.k No.
Date:
Chaptrr YI
Instihtional Liuhnges
FageI0 oJt5
d" The Bureau, in caerdinatienwith *f'ARINA" shall dgamine the marintunr
numberoflicenswto be iszued:
Chapter VII
Li*bilities spd $anefbns
(b) Non-compliancewith the term$ and conditions of the license which shatl
include,but not to be limited to" the follawing:
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yiii. P.ef*satts let d$rtized fishay lar- erif,srsementoffftcerstu
takefish samplesfor on-the-spote,lraminations.
ChepterYIII
Distant Water I'ishing
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Sectis* 3& kaat Et'ster FigbiaE Fi*hirg lesscls +f PFnhpptr,eregi*ry n?ay
engagein disfantwater fishing as defined in this Order: Provided,that they comply
with the saiery, manning and other requirementsof tlre Fhilippine Coast Guard,
Maritime Industry Authorig and other agenciesconcerned:Provided,howeverothat
they securea fishing permit, gear licenseand other clearancesfiom the Departrnent:
Prervided, fi:rther, tba*the fuh Ga*gtsby suehvc*selsskll be eo*sideed ** e**gl* ia
Philippinewatersand thereforenot subjectto all import dutiesand taxesonly when
ihs stfir{sir lartrlerlin dulydesignatedfish iandingsmd frsh poris in tfre Pfuilippines:
Provided,furthermore,that landingports establishedby canneries,seafoodprocessors
and all fish landingssitesestablishedprior to the effectivity of the IRR of R.A. No.
1M54 shall be con*idered arxharirsd landing. sitaq Previde{ final$, that
fishworkers on board Philippine registered fishing vessels conducting fishing
aetit'ities beymrdtle Philipinr Exctush"e'Eccn-omicEcne are nct consideredas
oversea$Filipino workers.
Disfant water fishing vessels shall comply with the monitoring; control and
surveillancerequirements,conservationandmanagement measuresand fishing access
ssxrditiomof the bertffieat, the RF'MO,er eti"erowtal dat€s;
lofilt;
d. Copy of the fishing permit/licensefrom the coastalState(for tishing vessels
operatingin watsrsof otJrercoastalStates);
e- Ship StatirmLiceilseissuedby NTe;
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{. F+*+f Pl'!P.09;
Pain**t ef sppti+eti*n
o FaymentofPermit Feeof F1,500'ffi; onthehigh
n" ;;#ffi; ;;;d;;;;.t* i"" r"' sp*"i1l5lTp-IT1,::.op"*"
WCppC HSP-I only);
*.* (fotcatchervessels operatingin
u"i*rr.irg thatthe ves*l sharlnot, exceptwhenotherwise
;frJ;;il;f r t:-- ^ n-,^l--^:-,,,
uy graE';F-#
ar.rth*ci'ucd' i* Ptritippins*-wa*ess'inelexliag Exel'+sive
EconomioZoneduringthe durationof the DWFP'
The validity of Distant
section 40. vsli{ity of Distpt water Fishing Perpil l i c e n sies s u ebdy t h e
r i s h i n rg* i n g
W a t eF
time as the fishing lic'enseof the
coastalstateand shall expirelterrninateat the same
coastalstate.
Section4I. Vessel
ffi#*.-ri'ni
marking and ,p""ln*,iJ*" Tqit"d .U,v:h" .,*":1::, :.fti*,^:::y:: is
ilffif**l;d;;il Gr#ot andiir by the cmstalsrate,whichever
applicable,
ChePieril(
Miscellaneous Provisbns
i.
up+a tb reearlatlle{t(jatjoaof tJre
Seetiou 42- Moraforium. The Dagrarlrner+tstrall'
on the issuance of licenses for
Burea$, have the p"*-t t" declare a morEtorium
areaor areasin Phiiippirie rtaiters iR
c*rqmrrvial frshing vffissts tii ilpeiats in spoe*iftad
of overfishing brought about by a
a limited period or time if there are indications
ca.ught therein or for canservation or
decrease in the volume and sizes of fish
ecological Bnrpose$"
gNpteit$!*T:f FFeeifit f;slteriT areaFin
Ns **+.* lie€$s* and ei*,gli.larpi"+ileges ** accordancewith
philippine wafsrs uJ uq**ufi.rry ftiauction areasshall be issued in
frve i5, years from tire effecti*rty of
this Code. Such moraforia shafl not *x*e*e
Republic ActNo- 10654and its IRR'
Section 44.
v
srr"*.osnts. 3:-Y*"-::T"1t#X
i; i"* a fishing vessel,t: upp*l'oa|or clearanceof
the Deprt*ter:t c&dstfffst +b*l:nedi'**r*q.t*m **gc f,ishittgcspmi$''
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$mtiron 45. Recairclgcq$ far Imaorhtiou. Con#action sr C*nversion
Clearancg:
a- Letter of Intent to the Director with the ffrme of the fishing vessel to be
importedlconstructed/converted, type of vessel, gross tonnage and country of
nricrirr'
b. Certificate of Deletion from Philippine Registry of the scrapped/sunken
fishingvessel;
c. Certificateof Deletionfrom VesselRegisty of the vesselto be importedfrom
thecountryof origin (for secondhandfishingvessels);
Section50- Elfectivitv- This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after
publication in one (l) newspaperof generalcirculation and upon filing with the
Offi ce of the NationalAdministrativeResister
Alt
.{g#tp,r,he",2018in Q*ezonCity,Me*o }.4enile,
Philipp:nes.
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Fisbing Vessel tdenti:Iieatiog and Markilg Tecbnicd Rcqcfoemetr& *nd Specifieticns
while backgroundusinga ^
+. The marksshall be white on a black background;or black on a
provide a borderaroundthe mark ofnot
durablemarinepaine Thebackgroundshall extendto
lessthanV6.
at all tinres'
{ The marksandthe backgroundshall be maintainedin goodcondition
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