Republic Act No. 233: An act to amend section one of republic act numbered seventy

In plain language

Amends Section 1 of Republic Act No. 70 to require vessels engaged in coastwise trade, with certain passenger capacities, to have medical personnel on board, thereby ensuring passenger safety.

Vessels with 150 or more passengers must have a physician on board.

Vessels with 150 or fewer passengers must have a male nurse on board.

Vessels with less than 75 passengers need no medical personnel.

Transportation

Safety

Maritime

Passenger Vessel

Medical Personnel

REPUBLIC ACT No. 233

An Act to Amend Section One of Republic Act Numbered Seventy

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1

Section one of Republic Act Numbered Seventy is amended to read as follows:

> "Sec. 1. It shall be unlawful for any vessel of Philippine register, engaged in coastwise trade, with a carrying capacity of one hundred fifty or more passengers and regularly making voyages lasting more than twenty-four hours without touching port, to sail or attempt to sail from any port of the Philippines unless it has in its complement a physician, or a male nurse if carrying less than one hundred fifty passengers and none if carrying less than seventy-five passengers."

Section 2

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 9, 1948.

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