The Department of Foreign Affairs of the J"{epublic of the Philippines. presents its compliments to the Embassy of the UI-lited States of America and

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1 /l ""{;E:: IrOII"nt ~r~'f ncr-uqj,~ or Tn~ I-nll-lr-rINI::) DEPARTMENT C F FOREIGN AFFAIRS MI~NILA No The Department of Foreign Affairs of the J"{epublic of the Philippines presents its compliments to the Embassy of the UI-lited States of America and has the honor to refer to the Embassy's reques1 for consent regarding the marine scientific research (MSR) project Impacts c;~ Typhoons on the Western Pacific Ocean' (ITW/;)) mooring operation to be co'lducted aboard R/V Roger Revelle within the maritime jurisdiction of the Repllblic of the Philippines from 19 September 2009 through November 2010 The Government of the Republic of the PhililJpines grants its consent to the conduct of the said MSR project in accordance with Article 246 of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and subject to the strict adherence and compliance to the terms and c4:'nditions set forth in the attached Grant of COl7sent The Department of Foreign Affairs of the RI3public of the Philippines avails itself of this opj:!ortunity to renew to the Emba :isy of the United States of America the assurances of its highest consideration Pasay City 16 September 2009

2 v IrOV~-~y REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS MA/~ILA No 09,,2727 The Departml~nt of Foreign Affairs of the F~epublic of the Philippines presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honor to refer to the Embassy's request for consent regarding the marine scientific rese~arch (MSR) project Impacts 01' Typhoons on the Western Pacific Ocean (ITWf» mooring operation to be cor1ducted aboard R/V Roger Revelle within the maritime jurisdiction of the Repul)lic of the Philippines from 19 September 2009 through November 2010 The Governml~nt of the Republic of the Philif)pines grants its consent to the conduct of the s~!id MSR project in accordance with Article 246 of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and subject to the strict adherence and compliance to the terms and c:)nditions set forth in the attached Grant of Consent The Department of Foreign Affairs of the F4epublic of the Philippines avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Emb~lssy of the United States of America the assuranl;es of its highest consideratior;, Pasay City 16 September 2009

3 11-,t:r-~uu~ U~':J:J Cruise Name and Number: 1 Th~ MSR project shall be subje(~t to applicable laws, rules, regulations, and requirements (}f concerned agencies and instrumentalities of the Governrrlent of the Republic of the Philippines; The US Office of Naval Resear'ch shall guarantee the right of the following designated Phil; I)pines scientists and official representatives to participate,n all aspects of the MSR project: 321 Representative( 5) Marine Science In :ititute University of the PI,ilippines 322 Representative Mines and Geosci I~nces Bureau Department of Enlrironment and Natural Resources 323 Representative/O(~eanographer Ocean Littoral Affi~irs Group NavallntelligencE' Service Force (OLAG-NISF) Philippine Navy Page 1 of 4 ' ~~:

4 ,)1; I uj The above personnel shall be allo-yi'ed to actively participate In tl1e conduct of the MSR projl3ct and shall be given unrestricted access to all areas in Ihe vessel as well as the use of available equipment, as neclo:ssary The United States Office of Naval :~esearch shall designate the most convenient embarkation end disembarkation points for the above personnel Their pa;1:icipation shall not oblige the Government of the Republi:: of the Philippines to contribute to the costs of the sl,lbje{~t MSR project; 33 The research vessel, vehicles, platforms, devices and installations used in the conduct of the MSR project shall be subject to the close monitoring by 1he Philippine Navy (PN) and/or Philippine Coast Guard (P :~G) upon entry into the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Republic of the Philippines The master of the vessel shall notif~1 the PN and PCG of the vessel's location prior to entering ttl6 EEl and is required to regularly provide Periodic Position Reports (POSREP) and Situation Reports (SITREP) as the MSR project progresses until the vessel's actual departur~ from the EEZ of the Philj~1pines Contact details are as f':lllows: The Office of the Assistant C~tief of Naval Staff for Plans, N5 Philippine Navy Tel: Fax: loc635'-' Philippine Coast Guard Actic 11 Center Tel: Fax: ; :'3; Mobile: +63 (917) The master of the vessel shal provide the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration of the Department 0: Science and Technology (PA(;iASA-DOST) real-time observ~tions of mean sea level pres~iure, wind direction and speec I rainfall, air temperature, humijity, significant wave height, s~~a, and swell at standard hours 0000, 0600, 1200 and 1800 JTC upon entry and stay within the EEZ of the Phjlippin~s [;Iata and information shall be transmitted to the Weather Foll~casting Manila Office of PAG,ASA-DOST at any of the follo\lliing: ; +63~ Page 2 of 4

5 +63;~ 95Ei ; ; ; fredolina baldonado r _sawi@hotmailcon Radio frequency: (170+63;~ 9263' 67+63;~ SSB Appropriate navigation warnl1g devices that comply with International navigational safety slandards shall be installed on the gilders/vehicles deploy(~d tc: warn transiting vessels in the area; No mapping survey activitie: Philippine maritime jurisdiction S 51" all be undertaken withins 37 Drilling, the use of explosives or Ihe introduction of harmful substances into the marine en vlrol'lment is prohibited; ExJ:,loitation, production, cu;itur(j or ;Jathering of fish, fingerling or any species of fisl h or fishery,'squatic products ornga!~ling pro,:essing of the same or 61 in any fishery activity witl-,in Philippine maritime juris dict ons is prohibited; The Chief scientist of the MS diplomatic channels to the 0 Department of Foreign Affair~ days after the conclusion of e the MSR project the followln!; R pl'oject shall submit throughicean Concerns Office of the ~ (DI=A-OCO) within thirty (30)Ich I)f the three (3) cruises of 391 Two (2) copies ()f thl~ report on the preliminsry results of the MS~R p'oject;ulse 392 The vessel's cr track and ssmples sites chart; 393 A list of all scien involved in the respective positil 394 All data gatherec i in ;Ipproprlate tific :>ersonnel and vessel crew p~lrticular cruise, with their Dns :~nd affiliations; and format; Two (2) copies of a report 0 n tl-,~ final results of the MSR project and two (2) copies of cill o':her publications arising out of the MSR project shall be su:>mitted through diplomatic channels to DFA-OCO withir, I tw~~lve (12) months after the conclusion of the MSR project' The Republic of the Ph ilip~,ines shall be provided unrestricted access to all orlgl inal,jata derived from the MSR Page 3 of 4 J ':" ", 8,-- -' I', i8;"""' 'n'",';,,:;::' :'-"-~I

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