[ PPA MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 63-98, November 24, 1998 ]

AMENDING THE ESTABLISHED/DESIGNATED ANCHORAGE GROUNDS OF THE MANILA INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER TERMINAL (MICT) AS SPECIFIED IN ANNEX "A" OF PPA MC NO. 11-96, ENTITLED "DESIGNATION OF ANCHORAGE GROUNDS AT PMO BASEPORTS"



In order to accommodate more bulk carriers and maximize the use of the MICT basin, the geographical positions of the anchorage grounds for MICT as specified in Annex "A" of PPA MC No. 11-96 are hereby amended and the following are designated as anchorage berths at MICT:
Anchorage No. 1
=
Lat. 140 36' 27" North  
Long. 1200 56' 25.6" East  
  Anchorage No. 2
=
Lat. 140 36' 26" North  
Long. 1200 66' 39.3" East  
  Anchorage No. 3
=
Lat. 140 36' 25.5" North  
Long. 1200 56' 14" East
All other provisions of PPA MC No. 11-96 shall remain valid and enforceable.

Copies of this Circular shall be furnished the following
  1. Commandant, Philippine Coast Guard

  2. Director, Coast & Geodetic Survey Department, NAMRIA

  3. President, United Harbor Pilots Association of the Philippines

  4. Chief Pilot, Manila Pilots Association

  5. Harbor Master, ICTSI

  6. President, Domestic Shipowners Association

  7. President, Philippine Interisland Shipping Association

  8. President, Association of International Shipping Lines
This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in any newspaper of general circulation.

Adopted: 24 Nov. 1998

(SGD.) JUAN O. PE A
General Manager