Section 12
SEC. 12. Section eleven hundred and ninety-eight of the Administrative Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 1198. Marine investigation and suspension or revocation of marine certificates.—For the purpose of investigating marine accidents or of charges preferred and filed with the Insular Collector of Customs, or with the Collector of Customs of any subport, there shall be maintained in the Bureau of Customs at Manila a Board of Marine Inquiry to consist of five members to wit: The Surveyor of the Port as chairman, one master mariner and one chief engineer of the Division of Hulls and Boiler, Bureau of Customs, and one master mariner and one chief engineer of the Philippine merchant marine who shall not belong to the qualified Civil Service and who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Finance. The two latter members shall receive a per diem of twenty pesos for each day of not less than seven hours of service rendered in connection with such marine investigation. Such Board shall have the power to investigate into the professional conduct of marine officers, giving the party affected an opportunity to be heard in his defense, and the decision of the Insular Collector of Customs based upon the findings and recommendations of the Board, by which any marine certificate may be suspended or cancelled on account of misconduct, intemperate habits, or inattention to duty, shall be appealable to the Department Head whose decision shall be final in all cases. Rules and regulations governing the procedure of the marine investigation and the proceedings of the Board shall be promulgated by the Secretary of Finance."