[See Marine Regulations.] 

SECTION 1354 . Inspection Certificate . — Upon the inspection of any vessel as aforesaid, a certificate of inspection shall be issued, if the inspected vessel shall be found to conform with the requirements applicable to it. A vessel thus inspected and certif ied shall be permitted to operate for the length of time stated in the certificate, under such conditions as may be imposed by the collector of customs of the district, with the approval of the Insular Collector. 

[Marine Regulations, par. 354.] 

SECTION 1355 . Sanitary Inspection . — It shall be incumbent upon the Insular Collector to provide an adequate system of sanitary inspection for Philippine vessels. To this end a sanitary inspector may be appointed for the port of Manila. At the other respec tive ports the function of sanitary inspector may be exercised by the surveyor or other official thereunto deputed by the collector of customs. It shall be the duty of the sanitary inspector by personal examination to ascertain the sanitary condition of ve ssels subject to inspection by him and to see that the sanitary regulations of the Bureau of Customs are fully complied with; and a clearance shall not be granted to any such vessel until the sanitary inspector shall so certify. 

[See Marine Regulations.] 

SECTION 1356 . Fire-Apparatus and Life-Saving Equipment . — The regulations of the Bureau of Customs shall prescribe the mechanical equipment and fire-apparatus to be carried on Philippine vessels for the purpose of preventing and extinguishing fires. 

Such vessels shall also be required to carry life-saving equipment, consisting of boats, life-preservers, and other devices, to be prescribed by regulation, sufficient for the preservation of the passengers and crew in cases of emergency; and provision sha ll be made for adequate means of utilizing such equipment. 

[See Marine Regulations.] 

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## Coastwise Trade 

SECTION 1357 . Ports Open to Coastwise Trade . — All ports and places in the Philippine Islands shall be open to vessels lawfully engaged in the coastwise 

