TITLE XII
THIRD PARTIES
CHAPTER 1
CUSTOMS SERVICE PROVIDERS
SEC. 1200. Customs Brokers and Other Service Providers. – Upon the recommendation of the Commissioner, the Secretary of Finance shall issue the necessary rules and regulations for the registration of customs brokers and the accreditation of other customs service providers to ensure compliance with this Act and the rules and regulations that shall be promulgated to implement it.
CHAPTER 2
CARRIERS, VESSELS, AND AIRCRAFTS
SEC. 1201. Ports Open to Vessels and Aircrafts Engaged in Foreign Trade. – Vessels and aircrafts engaged in foreign trade shall visit designated ports of entry only except as otherwise especially allowed by law: Provided, That no existing and valid government contract covering the handling of import and export cargo shall be diminished or impaired. Every vessel or aircraft arriving within a Customs District of the Philippines from a foreign port shall dock at the designated port of entry and shall be subject to the authority of the District Collector of the port while within its jurisdiction.
SEC. 1202. Control of Customs Officer Over Boarding or Leaving of Incoming Vessel and Over Other Vessel Approaching the Former. – Upon the arrival in port of any vessel engaged in foreign trade, it shall be unlawful for any person, except the pilot, consul, quarantine officers, customs officers, or other duly authorized persons, to board or leave the vessel without permission of the customs officer concerned. It shall likewise be unlawful for any tugboat, rowboat, or other craft to go alongside such vessel and for any person so authorized to board the vessel to take any unauthorized person to board the same, or allow loitering near or alongside such vessel. Unauthorized tugboats and other vessels shall keep away from such vessel engaged in foreign trade at a distance of not less than fifty (50) meters.
SEC. 1203. Documents to be Produced by the Master Upon Entry of Vessel. – Upon entry of a vessel engaged in foreign trade, the master thereof shall present the following certified documents to the customs boarding officers:
(a) The vessel's general declaration;
(b) The original manifest of all cargoes destined for the port, to be returned with the endorsement of the boarding officers;
(c) Three (3) copies of the original manifest, one of which, upon certification by the boarding officer as to the correctness of the copy, shall be returned to the master;
(d) A copy of the cargo stowage plan;
(e) Two (2) copies of the store list;
(f) One (1) copy of the passengers list;
(g) One (1) copy of the crew list;
(h) The original copy of all through cargo manifest, for deposit with the customs officer who has jurisdiction over the vessel while in port;
(i) The passengers manifest containing the names of all foreigners, in conformity with the requirements of the immigration laws in force in the Philippines;
(j) One (1) copy of the original duplicate of fully accomplished bill of lading;
(k) The shipping goods and register of the vessel of Philippine registry; and
