Question & AnswerQ&A (DTI DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2)
The authority is derived from Sections 6-a (ii), (x), 26 and 28 of PD 857, and Section 15 of PPA AO No. 13-77.
The primary objective is to designate and define anchorage grounds at the terminal ports in Bataan to improve monitoring of marine operations and ensure smooth vessel traffic flow.
No vessel shall anchor or lie in the approaches to various private ports in Bataan or be less than 0.25 nautical miles from another vessel already anchored or moored.
The East/West approaches to Lamao Pier are between the coordinates: Lat. 14°31.0' N Long. 120°36.6' E; Lat. 14°30.8' N Long. 120°36.6' E; Lat. 14°31.0' N Long. 120°39.6' E; Lat. 14°30.8' N Long. 120°39.6' E at a distance of 3 nautical miles.
The speed should not exceed 6 knots in the North/South approaches to Lamao Pier.
A common Precautionary Area with a 400 meters radius from Lat. 14°30.9' N Long. 120°37.45' E is designated.
All vessels anchoring at Lamao anchorage must secure necessary entrance and departure clearances from the PPA Terminal Management Office in Lamao, Limay, Bataan.
No, fishing is prohibited within 3 nautical miles from the shorelines of Cabcaben Point to Quitang Point in Limay.
The pertinent provisions of PPA MC No. 11-96, “Description of Anchorage Grounds at PMO Baseports,” must be observed and complied with.
All PPA orders, rules, regulations, circulars, and memoranda inconsistent with this order are repealed or modified accordingly.