VESSEL REGISTRATION

Registration of Fishing Vessels Three

(3) Gross Tonnage and Below

Company

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2-day Orientation:

The Fishing Vessel Registration System

ordinance
implementation

The FVR software

Software features
Data entry and retrieval
reporting
Data management and maintenance

SCOPE
. . . . . applicable to all fishing
vessels three (3) gross tonnage
and below owned or operated
by the resident of the city or
municipality, or the principal
office of the operator is
located in the city/municipality.

PURPOSE
Limited to the conferment of
identity to the fishing vessel
Does not serve as an
authorization or license to fish
in municipal waters

Conditions of E.O 305

Assignment of Name

Vessel Number (Certificate of

Number)

uniform system and procedure

Use of the prescribed standard

forms

Tonnage measurement formula

Record keeping and submission of

reports

SECTION 4. Registration of Fishing Boats

No fishing boat, three (3) gross tons or
below, shall be allowed to be licensed or be
issued with fishing boat license without first
registering the said fishing boat to the
municipality or allow transient fisherfolk with
appropriate fishing permit to operate within the
jurisdiction of the municipality to fish using
unregistered fishing boat. Likewise, no vessel of
any size or built shall be allowed to operate or
be used for any purposes within the jurisdiction
of the municipality without first registering the
said vessel to appropriate government agency.

SECTION 5. Application

. . . . shall be submitted and

processed in the Municipal Agriculture
Office using the Municipal Fishing
Vessel Registration Form (MFVR
Form 1).

VESSEL REGISTRATION MFVR Form 1

MFVR Form 1 (Application Form)
Republic of the Philippines
Province of Southern Leyte
Municipality of Silago

MUNICIPAL FISHING VESSEL REGISTRATION

APPLICATION FORM
TYPE OF APPLICATION
( ) Initial Registration

Application No.

( ) Issuance of New Certificate of Number (CN)

NAME OF OWNER (Surname, First Name, Middle Initial)

NAME OF BOAT BUILDER (Surname, First Name, Middle Initial)

VESSEL TYPE

NAME OF FISHING VESSEL

( ) Non-Motorized
( ) Motorized

DATE OF FILED

( ) Re-Issuance of Certificate of Number (CN)

ADDRESS

(No. of Street, Barangay)

ADDRESS

(No. of Street, Barangay)

PLACE BUILT

YEAR BUILT

FOR CHANGE IN HOMEPORT

PREVIOUS HOMEPORT

ORIGINAL CN
FOR CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP

NAME OF PREVIOUS OWNER (Surname, First Name, Middle Initial)

ADDRESS OF PREVIOUS OWNER (No. of Street, Barangay,

Municipality/City, Province)
ORIGINAL CN

FOR CHANGE OF TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

( ) Modified vessel admeasurements
( ) New Engine

ORIGINAL CN
FOR CHANGE IN NAME OF FISHING VESSEL

ORIGINAL NAME OF FISHING VESSEL

PROPOSED NAME
1. Principal: ______________________________________

ORIGINAL CN

2. Alternate: ________________________________________

FOR DELETION/CANCELLATION OF FISHING VESSEL REGISTRATION

REASON/S FOR
[
[
[

DELETION/CANCELLATION
] Decay of Fishing Vessel
] Loss of Fishing Vessel
] Others: ___________________________________________________
PRINTED NAME AND SIGNATURE OF OWNER

I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT ALL INFORMATION

CONTAINED HEREIN IS TRUE AND CORRECT

TIN
Comm. Tax Cert. No.
Issued at
Issued on

: __________________________
: __________________________
: __________________________
: __________________________

SECTION 6. Eligibility to Apply for Vessel Registration

1. Filipino citizens
2. Single proprietorships
3. Partnerships and/or corporations,
4. Duly registered or accredited fisherfolk
associations, or cooperatives.

SECTION 7. Requirements
1. Properly accomplished application form (MFVR
Form 1)
2. Certificate of Inspection or Admeasurements Form
(MFVR Form 2)
3. Two (2) 5R size (4x6) picture of the boat (one shot
side view, full-length and one perspective shot
with the applicant on the side)
4. PNP-MARIG or local PNP clearance
5. Payment of appropriate fees (registration fee and
inspection fee)

. . . . . . duly designated admeasuring officer shall

conduct an inspection of the fishing vessel to
determine its gross tonnage using the metric
formula as follows:
GT= Tonnage Length x Tonnage Breadth x Tonnage Depth x 0.70
2.83

The Inspector or Admeasuring Officer shall

certify the correctness of the admeasurement in
the standard tonnage measurement form (MFVR
Form 2).

VESSEL REGISTRATION MFVR Form 2

MFVR Form 2 (Certified Standard Admeasurements Form)

Republic of the Philippines

Province of Southern Leyte
Municipality of Silago
Application No.

DATE

CERTIFIED STANDARD ADMEASUREMENTS FORM

NAME OF OWNER (Surname, First Name, Middle Initial)

ADDRESS

(No. of Street, Barangay)

VESSEL TYPE

NAME OF FISHING VESSEL

[ ] Non-Motorized

[ ] Motorized

FISHING VESSEL DIMENSIONS AND TONNAGES

LENGTH (METERS)

BREADTH (METERS)

GROSS TONNAGE

DEPTH (METERS)
NET TONNAGE

PARTICULARS OF PROPULSION SYSTEM

ENGINE MAKE

SERIAL NUMBER

HORSEPOWER

NO. OF CYLINDERS

PLACE OF INSPECTION

DATE OF INSPECTION

I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT ALL INFORMATION

CONTAINED HEREIN IS TRUE AND CORRECT AND THAT
ACTUAL INSPECTION OF THE FISHING VESSEL WAS
CONDUCTED.
PRINTED NAME AND SIGNATURE OF ADMEASURING OFFICER
REMARKS, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

NOTED BY:

MUNICIPAL AGRICULTURIST

Perspective View of the Boat

Side View of the Boat

SECTION 8. Issuance of Certificate of Number

The Municipality shall issue a

Certificate of Number (MFVR Form 3) once
all the documentary requirements are fully
complied with and upon payment of the
registration fee. The certificate of number
shall indicate the official serial number of the
boat and its official name. The certificate of
number shall serve as the proof of
ownership of the boat.

SECTION 9. Assignment of Official Number

The Municipality shall assign an official

number to a registered fishing vessel which shall
correspond to the code of the province (SL),
followed by the zip code of the Municipality and the
serial number (not less than five digits) assigned to
the fishing vessel (i.e. SL-6607-00001).
The
number shall be painted permanently not less four
(4) inches in height, on both sides of the forward
portion of the fishing vessel.

SECTION 9. Assignment of Official Number

Provincial Code

Zip Code
Serial No.

SL-6607-00001
Not less
than 4

MFVR Form 3 (Certificate of Number)

MFVR Form 3 (Certificate of Number)

Republic of the Philippines

Province of Southern Leyte
Municipality of Silago

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR

CERTIFICATE OF NUMBER

OFFICIAL NUMBER

VESSEL TYPE

NAME OF FISHING VESSEL

[ ] Non-Motorized
[ ] Motorized

HOMEPORT

THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT Mr./Mrs./Ms. _________________________________

of Barangay __________________, Municipality of Silago, Province of Southern
Leyte is the OWNER/OPERATOR of the herein named and described fishing
vessel.

FISHING VESSEL DIMENSIONS AND TONNAGES

LENGTH (METERS)

BREADTH (METERS)

GROSS TONNAGE

DEPTH (METERS)

NET TONNAGE
PARTICULARS OF PROPULSION SYSTEM

ENGINE MAKE

SERIAL NUMBER

HORSEPOWER

NAME OF BOAT BUILDER

PLACE BUILT

YEAR BUILT

Issued on _____________, 20__ at the Municipality of Silago, Province of

Southern Leyte, in compliance with R.A. 8550 and pursuant to the provisions of
Municipal Ordinance No. __, series of 2012.

HON. MANUEL A. LABRADOR, SR.

MUNICIPAL MAYOR
Paid under O.R. No. ___________________
Dated: _________________________

SECTION 10. Assignment of Name

The owner/operator shall propose

a name to be assigned to the fishing
vessel. The Municipality shall ensure
that a name shall be assigned only to
one (1) fishing vessel regardless of
type of fishing gear being used, design
or size of the vessel.

SECTION 10. Assignment of Name

. . . . If the proposed name has already

been assigned to another registered vessel, the
owner/operator may add letters of the alphabet,
any Arabic number or Roman numeral to the
proposed name (example; F/B Bing, F/B Bing 1
or F/B Bing III). The name of the fishing vessel
shall be painted not less than four (4) inches in
size on both sides in the mid portion of the
fishing vessel.

PROPER MARKING OF VESSELS

VESSEL NAME

OFFICIAL NUMBER

SECTION 11. Issuance of New Certificate of Number (CN)

The Municipality may issue a new CN to a fishing vessel

registered to another city or municipality if;
a. the fishing vessel transfers or changes its homeport to
Municipality.
A change of homeport may occur if;

a.1 the owner/operator of the said fishing vessel

decides to transfer its residence or its principal
office to the Municipality of Silago or
a.2 a resident of this municipality acquired ownership
of a fishing vessel registered to other LGU.

SECTION 12. Re-Issuance of Certificate of Number

a. the fishing vessel changes its ownership

through a valid sale or any other legal
means;
b. the fishing vessel changes its engine; or
c. the fishing vessel change its name.

SECTION 13. Requirements for Re-Issuance of CN

a.

Change of ownership

1. Properly accomplished application form (MFVR

Form 1)
2. Copy of duly notarized deed of absolute sale or
any legal instrument for transfer of ownership.
3. Affidavit of publication executed by the Barangay
Captain or Mayor that a notice had been posted
for seven (7) consecutive days in the premises
and that there is no opposition filed against the
fishing vessels sale or transfer of ownership

SECTION 13. Requirements for Re-Issuance of CN

4. Copy of the notice posted in the Barangay Hall

or City/Municipal Hall for seven (7)
consecutive days that the fishing vessel has
been sold or transferred to the new owner.
5. Copy of the original CN.

6. MFVR Form 2
7. Payment of appropriate fees (registration and
inspection fees)

SECTION 13. Requirements for Re-Issuance of CN

b. Change of engine
1.

2.
3.
4.

5.
6.

Properly accomplished application form (MFVR

Form 1)
Copy of the original CN.
Copy of the official receipt of the engine
purchased, and/or
Police clearance that the engine purchased or
used is not from a carnapped/stolen
vehicle.
MFVR Form 2
Payment of appropriate fees (registration and
inspection fees)

SECTION 13. Requirements for Re-Issuance of CN

c. Change of vessel name

1. Properly accomplished application form
(MFVR Form 1)
2. Affidavit stating the reason for change of name.
3. Affidavit of publication executed by the Barangay
Captain or Mayor that a notice had been posted
for seven (7) consecutive days in the premises
and that there is no opposition filed against the
fishing vessels change of name.

SECTION 13. Requirements for Re-Issuance of CN

4. Copy of the notice posted in the Barangay Hall or

City/Municipal Hall for seven (7) consecutive days
that the fishing vessel has applied for change of
name, stating the original name of the vessel and
the proposed name.
5. Copy of the original CN.
6. MFVR Form 2
7. Payment of appropriate fees (registration and
inspection fees)

SECTION 14. Publication Requirement

In any of the circumstances enumerated in

Section 12 of this ordinance, the
owner/operator shall notify the MAO and
file a request for publication of the said
act, by posting a notice in the Barangay
Hall or Municipal Hall of this municipality
for seven (7) consecutive days upon
payment of publication fee.

SECTION 15. Deletion or Cancellation of Registration

The owner/operator shall immediately inform the

City/Municipality, thru the Office of the City/Municipal
Agriculturist and request for deletion of vessel
registration in cases of;
a. Loss or decay of the fishing vessel,
b. involvement in a marine/maritime
incident which rendered the fishing
vessel unserviceable.

SECTION 15. Deletion or Cancellation of Registration

Registration of the fishing vessel may be cancelled or

deleted due to any of the following reasons;
a. Utilizing the fishing vessel as coastwise commercial
passenger vessel.
b. Involvement in any illegal or criminal activities.
c. Failure to renew the vessels registration for one year.
d. Giving false information in the application form

e. Continued failure to display the vessels official

number and name in violation of Sections 9 and 10
of this ordinance.

SECTION 16. Renewal of Vessels Registration

Registration of all fishing vessels registered to this

Municipality is subject for renewal every year. Application
for registration shall be submitted and processed in the
Municipal Agriculture Office not later than the last working
day of February every year. Applicants for renewal of
vessels registration shall present to the Agriculture Office
the copy of the Certificate of Number of the vessel for
assessment prior to the payment of the appropriate
renewal fee. Failure to renew the vessels registration on
the prescribed deadline shall subject the owner/operator of
the said vessel to pay an additional cost of 25% of the
renewal fee.

SECTION 17. Record-keeping and Submission of Reports

The Municipal Agriculture Office shall

maintain updated records of all fishing
vessels three (3) gross tons and below
registered to the municipality including
those deleted and/or cancelled, and
prepare the appropriate reports to be
submitted to the regional office of the
MARINA on the first week of April every
year, copy furnished the Provincial Offices
of PCG and BFAR.

SECTION 19. Appointment of Admeasuring Officer

The Mayor, shall appoint Admeasuring

Officer/s who shall conduct the
appropriate vessel inspections,
documentations and issuance of
certificate of admeasurements, and
shall be responsible in conducting an
orientation seminar for the fishing
vessel owners/operators prior to the
issuance/release of CN.

SECTION 23. Transitory Provision

To maximize the response to fishing vessel

registration, the Mayor is hereby
authorized to waive the cost of the
registration and inspection fees for all
fishing vessels applied within six (6)
months upon effectivity of this ordinance.
After which, the usual rate of fees as
provided in Section 18 shall be applied.

FLOW OF TRANSACTIONS
Applicant/Boat
Owner

Inspection and
Documentation of Boat by
Admeasuring Officer

Agriculture
Office

Properly accomplished
MFVR Form 1

Certificate of Inspection
MFVR 2

Payment of
Appropriate Fees

Painting of Boat

Treasurer

Issuance of CN

Assignment of Name and

Number

Orientation Seminar for

Boat Owners/Registrants
Approval of MFVR 3

Agriculture
Office

Mayor

Agriculture
Office