Maritime Industry Authority

(MARINA) is defined under E.O.

125 as amended by E.O. 125-A.
It is embodied in Section 12 of E.O. 125 as amended by E.O.
125-A the functions of the MARINA. Some of these functions
are to develop and formulate plans, policies, programs,
projects, standards, promotion and development of the
maritime industry, the growth and effective regulation of
shipping enterprises, and for the national security objective of
the country, issue certificate of Public Convenience for the
operation of domestic and overseas water carriers and issue
and register the continuous discharge book of Filipino
seamen.
The powers of the MARINA with respect to domestic shipping are now enumerated in
Section 10 of RA 9295 which was passed in May 2004. The powers and authority of
MARINA are:
 Register vessels;
 Issue certificates of public convenience or any extensions or amendments thereto,
authorizing the operation of all kinds. Classes and types of vessels in domestic
shipping: Provided, That no such certificate shall be valid for a period of more than
twenty-five (25) years;
 Determine the impact which any new service shall have to the locality it will serve;
 (11) Adopt and enforce such rules and regulations which will ensure compliance by
every domestic ship operator with required safety standards and other rules and
regulations on vessel safety;
 Issue such rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this Act:
Provided, That such rules and regulations cannot change or in any way amend or be
contrary to the intent and purposes of this Act.
Training and Certification of Seafarers

R.A. 10635 enumerates the power of the MARINA in the

implementation of and to ensure compliance with the 1978
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and
Watch keeping for Seafarers (STCW Convention), as amended, all
international agreements implementing or applying the STCW
Convention, and other international maritime safety conventions or
agreements that the STCW Convention seeks to promote compliance
therewith. MARINA is designated as the single maritime
administration mandated to implement and enforce the STCW
Convention.
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)
The present governing law is R.A.
9993 otherwise known as the
Philippine Coast Guard Law of 2009.
it is described in the law as an armed
and uninformed service attached to
the Department of Transportation
and Communications. However, in
times of war, the PCG is attached to
the Department of National Defense.
 P.D. 857 issued in December 1975
organized the Philippine Ports
Philippine Authority. The law recognized the
Ports need to integrate and coordinate
port planning, development,
Authority control and operations at the
national level, and at the same
time promote growth of regional
port bodies responsive to the needs
of their individual localities.