AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE EXAMINATION AND LICENSING OF APPLICANTS FOR THE POSITIONS OF MASTER, MATE, AND PATRON OF SEA-GOING VESSELS.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION THREE OF ACT NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE EXAMINATION AND LICENSING OF APPLICANTS FOR THE POSITIONS OF MASTER, MATE, PATRON, AND ENGINEER OF SEAGOING VESSELS IN THE PHILIPPINE COASTWISE TRADE, AND PRESCRIBING THE NUMBER OF ENGINEERS TO BE EMPLOYED BY SUCH VESSELS".

AN ACT AMENDING1 ACT NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING' FOR THE EXAMINATION AND LICENSING OF APPLICANTS FOR THE POSITIONS OF MASTER, MATE, PATRON, AND ENGINEER OF SEAGOING VESSELS IN THE PHILIPPINE COASTWISE TRADE, AND PRESCRIBING THE NUMBER OF ENGINEERS TO BE EMPLOYED BY SUCH VESSELS."

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ARREST AND RETURN TO SHIP OF SEAMEN DESERTING FROM CERTAIN MERCHANT VESSELS IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, FOR THE ADJUDICATION BY CONSULS OF CERTAIN DISPUTES AND FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF CONSULAR DECISIONS IN SUCH CASES, AND REPEALING ACT NUMBERED FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-NINE

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR MARINE EXAMINATIONS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED AND TWO OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN, KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AS AMENDED, TO PERMIT VESSELS OPERATING ON THE HIGH SEAS TO CARRY SEAMEN NOT CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES OR OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.

REQUIRING ALL GOVERNMENT-OWNED VESSELS UTILIZED IN MARITIME COMMERCE AND PRIVATELY-OWNED VESSELS ACQUIRED THROUGH REPARATIONS BUT NOT YET FULLY PAID, TO ACCEPT CADETS FROM THE PHILIPPINE MERCHANT MARITIME ACADEMY FOR SHIPBOARD TRAINING.