History of Philippine Ports Authority & Terminologies

1.    This decree created the Philippine Ports Authority in July 11, 1974.
Answer: Presidential Decree No. 505

2.    This decree broadened the scope and functions of the PPA to facilitate the implementation of
an integrated program for the planning, development, financing, operation and maintenance
of ports or ports districts for the entire country and subsequently amended the decree that
created PPA.
Answer: P. D. 857

3.    It is an executive order issued on November 16, 1978 and amended the PPA charter granting
it police authority, creating the National Ports Advisory Council to strengthen cooperation
between the government and private sector, and empowering the Authority to exact
reasonable administrative fines for specific violations of its rules and regulations.
Answer: E. O. No. 513

4.    It is issued on April 13, 1987 and gave the Authority to cooperate autonomy to ensure the
rapid development of ports and authorizing it to execute port projects under its port program
Answer: E. O. No. 159

5.    The PPA is attached to what department.

Answer: Department of Transportation and Communication

6.    It is a port operation wherein from the vessels the cargo will be placed in apron or wharf and
subject to arrastre.
Answer: Perpendicular activity

7.    It is port activity where the cargo will be discharged alongside the wharf.
Answer: Parallel activity

8.    It includes the servicing of provisions of foodstuff, water bunkering, laundering, spare parts
and other ship accessories.
Answer: Chandlering services

9.    Services that covers the entrance and clearance of vessels, including the repatriation of the
crew
Answer: Agency works

10.  The process of handling, receiving and custody of the imported or exported articles
Answer: Arrastre

11.  It refers to all the works performed on board the vessels and refers to the process of loading
or unloading cargo inside hatches compartment and on deck and open cargo space on
board vessel and related activities of rigging goods and opening and closing hatches.
Answer: Stevedoring

12.  It means the carriage or handling of passenger’s baggage, luggage and personal belongings
from the passenger’s ship accommodations to the passenger’s vehicle or means of
transportation, or vice versa.
 Answer: Porterage

13.  Services that provide handling of cargoes from the shipper to the port or from the port to the
consignee
Answer: Trucking

14.   Services engaged in the supply of oil, fuel and water to the vessel.
Answer: Bunkering

15.  Services the clients in the preparations of all documents and requirements of the BOC, PPA
and arrastre operators such as paying taxes and duties, wharfage dues, storage fees,
handling cargoes, and other special services needed.
Answer: Brokerage

16.  Supply storage services for the safety of cargoes until cargoes are delivered finally to the
consignees.
Answer: Warehousing

17.  Services the supply of goods and/or food provisions to the crew of the vessels
Answer: Chandlering

18.  One who steers the vessel in towing or mooring.

Answer: Pilot or Harbor Master

19.  Direct the vessel from anchorage to the assigned berth work or directing the vessel from
Answer: Pilotage

20.  Ship docked or berthed for the sole purpose of loading and unloading.
Answer: Port

21.  It is used for the purpose of refuge and repair of vessel.

Answer: Harbor

22.  A floating support for a temporary bridge to the vessel

Answer: Pontoon

23.  Services the supply of barges for cargoes loaded and/or unloaded to and from the vessel.
Answer: Lighterage

24.  The length of time the cargo stays in the warehouse or shed

Answer: Dwell time

25.  Frame made of wood slats for protection of cargoes, generally the contents are visible
Answer: Crate

26.  A rectangular cargo tray made of wood and designed to be transported by forklift. Usual size
is by about 6 ft. by 4 ft.
Answer: Pallet

27.  Types of cargoes that utilize wood staves or slats as their base and were being shipped as a
unit or were held together as a set
Answer: Palletize
28.  Loosed wood or other materials used in a ship’s hold for the protection of cargo
Answer: Dunnage

29.  Various devices fixed or portable, serving to cushion the shock and protect the shell plating
when a vessel is in contact with a quay wall or the like or other vessel. AKA as bumper
Answer: Fender

30.  Opening generally rectangular, in a ship deck affording access in to the compartment below
Answer: Hatch

31.  Space below deck, designated for the stowage of cargo

Answer: Hold

32.  Securing cargo by binding closely with a rope or small stuff

Answer: Lashing

33.  Sea trade which is not confined to any particular route or harbors but which operates to all or
any ports of the world
Answer: Tramping

34.  Place where ship may anchor or tie up for the purpose of shelter, repair, loading or unloading
of cargo or for other such activities connected with waterborne commerce, including all the
land and water areas and structure, equipment and facilities related to these functions.
Answer: Port

35.  It is the most important facility in the marine terminal.

Answer: Dock

36.  It measure the total tonnage of cargo handled at berth in a specific period, usually a year.
Answer: Berth Output or Berth Throughput

37.   A Spanish word that refers to hauling of cargo, comprehends the handling of cargo on the
wharf or between the establishment of the consignee or shipper and the ship’s tackle.
Answer: Arrastre

38.  It refers to the handling of the cargo in the holds of the vessel or between the ship’s tackle
and the holds of the vessel.
Answer: Stevedoring

39.  Set of shore-based cargo handling activities

Answer: Arrastre Service

40.  All work performed on board vessel

Answer: Stevedoring Service

41.  Time when workers are engaged to work but cannot work after the first one hour of the entire
vessel operations
Answer: Stand-by-time

42.  It shows the details and actual stowage of the ship.

Answer: Final Stowage Plan

43.  It is the numbering and coloring plan.

 Answer: Block Plan

44.  It is the comprehensive record of all the cargo in the vessel against each bill of lading
number.
Answer: Inward Foreign Manifest

45.  Cargoes the weight of which is 2000/1000 pounds

Answer: Heavy lift cargoes