Section 30Sec./Art. 30

Prohibitions. Unless authorized under this Act, it shall be unlawful for:

a. Any person to order or otherwise cause the construction, conversion or alteration of any floating vessel or equipment for any work or project to be done in the Philippines whether for domestic or overseas trade unless the design, plans or specifications have been prepared under the responsible charge of, and duly signed and sealed by a registered naval architect.

Likewise, said designs, plans or specifications must be approved by a registered naval architect in accordance with the standards prescribed by national and/or international maritime rules, regulations and conventions.

b. Any person to admeasure and calculate gross and net tonnages of a vessel of more than five (5) gross tons for the assessment of anchorage, wharfage, berthing, pilotage, dry docking, Panama or Suez Canal dues and other passages; and to inspect a vessels hull, its outfitting and its main and auxiliary machineries unless carried out by or be under the responsible charge of a registered naval architect;

c. Any person to teach professional subjects in naval architecture course unless he/she is, at least, a duly registered naval architect with the Board and the Commission;

d. Any shipyard for new building, conversion, alteration or repair of any floating vessel or equipment to operate without contracting the services of a registered naval architect;

e. Any ship recycling or ship salvaging works or projects to be performed without contracting the services of a registered naval architect;

f. Any classification society or third party certification body operating in the country, whether wholly-owned by a Filipino or part of a multinational organization, to conduct surveys and inspection of floating vessels and equipment without contracting the services of a registered naval architect, and;

g. Any firm, partnership, corporation or association to practice naval architecture, as only persons who are properly registered may practice naval architecture. However, duly registered naval architects may form partnerships, corporations or associations among themselves or with other registered architects and use the title Naval Architects, Architects or Engineers in their companys corporate name.