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Republic Act
Approved 1953-05-07

Republic Act No. 844

An act requiring nautical or maritime schools to have at least one training ship each.

AN ACT REQUIRING NAUTICAL OR MARITIME SCHOOLS TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE TRAINING SHIP EACH.

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Mandates that all nautical or maritime schools have at least one training ship for practical training; existing schools must provide one within six months or risk cancellation; Secretary of Education may exempt schools with arrangements for practical training with a shipping enterprise; Act takes effect upon approval.

  • All nautical or maritime schools must have at least one training ship.
  • Existing recognized schools must acquire a training ship within six months.
  • Failure to comply may result in cancellation of government recognition.
  • Secretary of Education may exempt schools with arrangements for practical training with shipping enterprises.
  • The Act takes effect upon approval.
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[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 844, May 07, 1953 ]

AN ACT REQUIRING NAUTICAL OR MARITIME SCHOOLS TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE TRAINING SHIP EACH.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1

All nautical or maritime schools shall have at least one training ship each.

No nautical or maritime school shall be recognized by the Government unless it has at least one ship for the practical training of its students:Provided, however,That any existing nautical or maritime school already recognized by the government shall provide itself with a training ship within the period of six months from the date of approval of this Act, and the failure of such school to provide itself with a training ship within said period shall result in the cancellation of its government recognition.

The Secretary of Education is authorized to exempt any nautical or maritime school from the requirements of this Act if he is satisfied that such school has an arrangement nth any shipping enterprise whereby its students may be given practical training in the ship or ships of such shipping enterprise.

Section 2

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved, May 7, 1953.

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