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PD 97 Section 13

Section 13

SEC. 13. The licenses for Deck Officers shall be classified as: Unlimited — competency to command and/or navigate merchant marine vessels of any gross tons, upon the waters of any sea or ocean. Limited (foreign) — competency to command and/or navigate merchant marine vessels of any gross tons, registered for foreign trade only. Limited (coastwise) — competency to command and/or navigate merchant marine vessels of any gross tons, registered for the coastwise trade only. Restricted (Major) — competency to command and/or navigate merchant marine vessels of not more than two hundred fifty gross tons in a particular water of the Philippines. Restricted (bay, lake, river or harbor) — competency to command and/or navigate vessels of not more than twenty gross tons in a particular bay, lake, river or harbor in the Philippines.

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CitationPD 97 Section 13 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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