Essentials

WATER TRANSPORTATION
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Understand the Philippine Nautical Highway system and
explain its importance in the transportation system in the
Philippines.
Explain the importance and the procedures in a Muster

Drill.
Identify and explain the issues and concerns in land

transportation
PHILIPPINE NAUTICAL HIGHWAY
SYSTEM
Also known as the Road Roll-on/Roll-
off Terminal System or RoRo System
An integrated network of highway and
vehicular ferry routes.
A system of roads and ports developed
to connect the major islands of Luzon,
Visayas and Mindanao.
PHILIPPINE NAUTICAL HIGHWAY
SYSTEM
Was opened to the public on Apr. 12,
2003
The system reduced the usual travel
tome by 17 hrs. to the different key
cities
ROUTES
ROUTES
Batangas City,
Oriental Mindoro,
Western Visayas,
Negros Island,
Zamboanga
Peninsula
ROUTES
Sorsogon,
Masbate, Central
Visayas, Camiguin
and Cagayan de
Oro
ROUTES
Masbate, Leyte,
Dinagat Islands
and Surigao del
Norte
Muster Drill
 Sometimes referred to as a “lifeboat
drill” or a “boat drill”
 An exercise conducted by the crew

of a ship prior to embarking on a
voyage.
Muster Drill
• The purpose of a muster drill is to
prepare passengers for safe
evacuation in the event of an
emergency while on board the ship
and to familiarize crew and
passengers with escape routes.
• During the drill, the ship's general

emergency signal (seven short
blasts, followed by one long blast) is
sounded to notify passengers.
 By international law, a passenger
muster drill must be conducted
by the ship within 24 hours of
departure, but many cruise lines
choose to conduct the drill
approximately 30 minutes prior to
the ship's scheduled departure
time.
 Muster drills are typically not
conducted and are not usually
required on short trips on the
water.
SOLAS
S AFE TY O F L I FE AT S EA
Basic Safety Training Course for persons
who are going on board a sea vessel.
SOLAS Training includes fire fighting, survival at

water, crowd management and first aid
application.
Medical certificate that you are physically
fit to undergo rigid training.
Must possess good hearing, eyesight &
be able to speak, as well as be in good
physical condition
SOLAS Good communication skills (written and
Requirements oral English) and knowledge on
geography.
Have taken the basic safety, security &
crowd control training (optional).
NBI clearance
ISSUES AND CONCERNS IN WATER TRANSPORTATION
IN THE PHILIPPINES
ISSUES AND CONCERNS
Core Problem: declining competitiveness of the country’s
maritime industry
Causes:
1. Poor quality of sea transport system
2. Low level of ship-building and ship repair productivity
3. Unattractiveness of the Philippine ship registry; and
4. Decreasing quality of maritime officers
1. Ageing ships
2. Inadequacy of ports and facilities
POOR 3. Shortage of qualified officers and
crew for both domestic shipping and
QUALITY OF fishing enterprises
SEA
4. Inaccessibility of affordable
TRANSPORT financing and attractive incentive
SYSTEM packages, most particularly for
small- and medium-sized domestic
shipping companies;
POOR
QUALITY OF 5. Weak regulation and supervision
of shipping, fishing, and other
SEA maritime-related enterprises and
TRANSPORT activities including law enforcement.
SYSTEM
LOW LEVEL OF SHIP-BUILDING &
SHIP REPAIR PRODUCTIVITY
1. High manufacturing cost associated with limited supply of
raw materials, most of which are imported (e.g., hot rolled
plates, steel pipes)
2. inaccessibility of affordable financing and attractive incentive
packages particularly for local shipyard/SBSR operators
LOW LEVEL OF SHIP-BUILDING &
SHIP REPAIR PRODUCTIVITY
3. Shortage of specialized skilled workers (e.g., naval
engineers, designers and information technology specialists)
because of the absence of trade area academic programs
4. Poor and inadequate shipyard facilities
UNATTRACTIVENESS OF THE
PHILIPPINE SHIP REGISTRY
1. High cost of doing business (i.e., cumbersome procedures,
numerous documentary requirements, and long processing
time)
2. Outdated ship registration policies and regulations including
lack of incentives
3. The government’s inability to fully comply with relevant IMO
conventions.
DECREASING QUALITY OF
FILIPINO MARITIME OFFICERS
1. Inability of some academic institutions and training centers
to continuously upgrade their programs in full compliance with
IMO’s Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping
(STCW ) requirements.
2. The low level of educational standards provided by some
schools
DECREASING QUALITY OF
FILIPINO MARITIME OFFICERS
3. Increasing production of fake STCW certificates in the
market
MARITIME INDUSTRY
DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2019-2028
1. Critically analyze the situation,
2. Identify the industry’s core problem and its causes,
3. Define priorities and strategies that will foster change in the
industry, and
4. Formulate priority programs

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WATER TRANSPORTATION

Explain the importance and the procedures in a Muster

Identify and explain the issues and concerns in land

 An exercise conducted by the crew

• During the drill, the ship's general

SOLAS Training includes fire fighting, survival at

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